MRO Buyer

Darigold•Portland, OR

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Darigold is seeking an experienced and motivated MRO Buyer to join the Operations team at our Portland Plant. The MRO Buyer is responsible for planning and coordinating ongoing purchasing of all parts, supplies and services required for continuous operations. The MRO Buyer works with the plant leadership team to develop a daily plan that maximizes runtime and minimizes expenses. Darigold is the fifth largest dairy cooperative in the United States based on milk volume and one of the largest privately held organizations headquartered in the state of Washington. Since 1918, our producers have taken pride in producing dairy products with unsurpassed quality. Today we are one of the nation's largest agricultural cooperatives, producing over 8.5 billion pounds of milk every year. Through innovative technology and our efficient, flexible production capabilities, we deliver value-added products and customer-driven solutions. Darigold is now known throughout the world for bringing fresh, wholesome dairy products and ingredients from the Northwest to people all around the globe.

Requirements

3-5 years of manufacturing maintenance, purchasing, inventory or related experience.
2 or more years of experience with computerized maintenance management programs.
A demonstrated ability to achieve results through others.
Ability to multi-task and effectively manage competing priorities.
Demonstrated excellence in organizational and planning skills.
Commitment to complete detailed record keeping and budget tracking.
Ability to manage multiple databases.
Demonstrated knowledge of 5S.
Ability to communicate effectively and maintain composure under pressure.
Strong written and verbal communications skills and the ability to be approachable and tactful.
Must be self-driven and able to work independently with little supervision.
Strong supervisory skills.
Excellent math skills and computer skills.
Demonstrated ability to write and provide simple and accurate instructions.
Demonstrated ability to read standard blueprints, machine and process drawings.
Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of maintenance processes and proper use of the work order system, planning and scheduling and storeroom processes.

Responsibilities

Interact with Plant Maintenance Engineers and vendors to locate, order and stock the required parts that enable continuous operations, while adhering to department budget.
Integrate vendor and Darigold resources; develop/review critical spare lists for existing and new equipment in the plant. Maintain appropriate levels of organization so that all items ordered, received and paid for are readily available for the Maintenance team. This will also require the MRO Buyer to notify the Maintenance Planner and Engineers of the arrival of materials required to complete pending work orders and preventive maintenance.
Issue POs for necessary outside vendor service work.
Research and follow up on questionable invoices and packing slips when requested. Investigate and resolve any order discrepancies.
Partner with Engineers, Maintenance Manager and Planner to establish and maintain new parts inventory, including min/max levels utilizing min/max reports, critical spares and the proper level of security to ensure inventory accuracy.
Retrieve necessary parts information for ordering purposes via equipment information, manuals and/or CMMS system.
Assist and lead 5S storeroom improvement projects.
Strict adherence to Corporate and/or Plant policies, rules and regulations.
Complete all purchasing through various systems.
Facilitate daily communication with the Chief Engineers and Maintenance Manager to determine purchasing priorities.
Leverage inventory control practices to enable the utilization of a weekly reorder report.
Supervise parts clerk, who receives, labels and inventories all parts, prepares parts for jobs, performs inventory counts and manages open past due POs and invoices on hold.
Demonstrate a continual effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes and work cooperatively with other departments to provide a quality and seamless operation.
Provide on- and off-hour emergency response to major equipment issues.