Grow a Better Tomorrow with Nufarm
We know that growing is about more than just crops and cultivation. It’s about sunshine and rain, early mornings and hard work. It can be frustratingly unpredictable but also wonderfully uplifting. More than anything, it’s about people. Nufarm is the dependable partner behind thousands of agricultural success stories. Every day, growers around the world turn to our products and our people to help with the challenges of fighting disease, weeds and pests, and to increase crop yields.
How can you grow with Nufarm?
Based in Chicago Heights, IL Nufarm is looking for a MRO stores administrator who is responsible for leading the procurement and parts inventory activities in support of the reliability, repairs, uptime and optimization of the various pieces of equipment used in the chemical manufacturing and packaging processes at Nufarm.
Overview of Job Responsibilities:
· Own and oversee the purchasing of maintenance repair and maintenance project parts for the facility and packaging and formulation equipment.
· Create requisitions for parts needed for repairs and inventory spare parts for equipment including pumps, pipelines, reactors, compressors, generators, heat exchangers, filters, and agitators in operation. Boilers, lighting, liquid bottle fillers, bottling equipment, box formers, conveyors, and other packaging line equipment.
· Work alongside the Maintenance Technicians to correctly identify parts for purchasing against work orders.
· Implement maintenance, procurement, and inventory tasks to ensure part shortages are minimized to increase equipment availability.
· Oversee the storage and use of equipment spare parts.
· Provide recommendations and a system for cataloguing spare part inventory.
· Recommend spare part order and stock quantities.
· Maintain vendor relationships for stocking quantities and minimizing stores valuation.
· Use a Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to inventory parts, record work orders and implement preventive maintenance tasks. Develop, implement, and maintain a barcode system.
· Provide cycle counts and spending and inventory reports.
· Receive parts into inventory and put parts away in conjunction with mechanics.
· Implement Best practices for maintenance procurement and inventory.
· Develop blanket POs and repair POs for vendors and contractors.
Required Qualifications
· Minimum 5 years of experience in procurement and managing inventory in a CMMS system.
· Provide guidance to maintenance team while taking ownership of procurement and parts and process outcomes.
· Effectively communicate problems and solutions to team members both orally and in writing, and maintain interpersonal relationships is essential. Must possess ability to multi-task several projects with various deadlines, establishing priorities and meeting deadlines while working in a fast-paced environment.
· A keen ability to solve problems and troubleshoot equipment and process failures is essential.
· Effectively deal with and handle change and uncertainty. Adapt easily and quickly to a changing environment without losing effectiveness.
· Listen well and reflect on feedback; be aware of personal strengths and weaknesses; take continuous action to improve personal capabilities. Have a growth mindset.
If you want to be a part of a thriving, supportive environment and are inspired by the prospect of being a part of something bigger, we’d love to hear from you.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity. All employment decisions are decided based on qualifications, merit and business needs. We are committed to building an inclusive environment for all Nufarm employees.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $25.00 - $35.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 – 48 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Experience level:
Schedule:
Work setting:
Ability to Relocate:
- Chicago Heights, IL 60411: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person