Plant Maintenance & Purchasing Clerk

Maintenance Clerk

The Maintenance Clerk plays a crucial role in keeping our plant operations running smoothly by managing the fast-paced clerical and administrative functions of plant purchasing, with a key focus on the maintenance area. This dynamic position is responsible for processing requisitions, issuing and distributing purchase orders, and maintaining a real-time database to track all orders. You'll be the go-to contact for vendors, ensuring timely delivery and smooth communication to keep our equipment and operations in top condition. If you're detail-oriented, proactive, and thrive in a high-energy environment, this is the perfect role for you!

What You'll Do:

Vendor & Supplier Management: You'll manage vendor accounts to ensure timely order fulfillment and resolve invoice issues via phone and email. You'll also follow up with suppliers to schedule deliveries, address material discrepancies, and track outstanding orders from the MRO buyer. Work with vendors to resolve order problems, including pricing issues, delivery tracking, and invoice discrepancies. Coordinate with vendors in emergencies to expedite service for equipment issues. Handle orders with consumable vendors for necessary parts.

Maintenance & Inventory Management: You will oversee the repair and rebuild of items that need attention. Perform monthly checks on tools, fall protection, and off-site inventory. Assist in reviewing Maintenance PMs for accuracy. Communicate with Maintenance staff to address parts room concerns and order requests.

Reporting & Documentation: Provide daily, weekly, and monthly reports to management on Purchasing and Maintenance needs. Create and manage Plant Purchase Orders for receiving and billing.

Training & Safety Compliance: You'll also train new employees in the department. Keep the parts room clean and compliant with Safety, Food Safety, and Environmental standards.

What We're Seeking:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required.

Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.

SAP knowledge, preferred.

Excellent verbal and written communications skills.

Ability to work well with others in fast paced, dynamic environment.

Ability to be respectful, approachable and team oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment.

Other Skills That Make You Stand Out:

Bachelor's Degree, preferred.

APICS Certification is preferred.

SAP knowledge

Bi-lingual, preferred.

Ability to be respectful, approachable and team oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment.

Physical Demands & Work Environment:

The majority of the time is spent in an office setting outside of the production plant. The plant environment will include wet or humid conditions (non-weather related), extreme cold and heat (non-weather related), working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, and chemicals.

Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can be loud when in the production area.

Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance, vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

Frequently required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and talk or hear.

EEO Information Smithfield is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans status, status as a disabled individual or any other protected group status or non-job characteristic as directed by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment selection process, please call us at 757-357-1595.