Job DetailsLevel: ExperiencedJob Location: Anchor Way - Hood River, OR 97031Position Type: Full TimeEducation Level: 2 Year DegreeSalary Range: $65,000.00 - $80,000.00 SalaryTravel Percentage: Up to 25%Job Shift: DayJob Category: ManufacturingSummary
The Maintenance, Repair, & Operations (MRO) Buyer is responsible for procuring maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) supplies and services for the food manufacturing facility. This includes sourcing, negotiating, and purchasing a wide range of items, such as spare parts, tools, lubricants, cleaning supplies, safety equipment, and maintenance services. This role also is responsible for maintaining an organized and accurate part room. The MRO Buyer plays a critical role in ensuring the smooth operation of the facility by maintaining adequate inventory levels of parts and minimizing downtime.
Essential Functions
Parts Room & Inventory Control
Procure MRO materials including spare parts, tools, consumables, and services to support plant operations
Receive, inspect, label, and store maintenance and spare parts in compliance with GMP, food safety, and allergen control standards
Issue parts to maintenance technicians and record transactions in the CMMS; ensure accurate flow of inbound and parts consumption records in the CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System)
Partner with Maintenance to identify and prioritize critical spare parts
Maintain accurate inventory records, including lot tracking for food-contact and critical parts
Perform daily and weekly cycle counts; assist with physical inventory
Maintenance Support
Stage parts and kits for scheduled preventive maintenance (PMs)
Identify critical spares and support uptime for high-impact production equipment
Track warranty parts, cores, and returns with vendors
Purchasing & Cost Control
Manage purchase orders, confirmations, and deliveries in the ERP/CMMS system
Resolve invoice discrepancies, pricing errors, and receiving issues
Collaborate with Finance on spend analysis, budgeting, and cost-reduction initiatives
Monitor min/max levels and initiate replenishment requests
Optimize min/max levels based on consumption patterns, trends, and business needs
Coordinate with Purchasing and Maintenance leadership on approved vendors and lead times
Support continuous improvement projects related to reliability and asset uptime
Negotiate pricing, lead times, contracts, and service agreements with vendors
Identify obsolete, slow-moving, and excess inventory for reduction or disposal
Work closely with maintenance and production teams to identify and address MRO needs
Organization & Compliance
Maintain a clean, organized, and audit-ready parts room
Support maintenance KPIs such as inventory accuracy, stock-outs, and PM kit fill rate
Follow all safety, food safety, and sanitation requirements
Competencies
Safety-Minded
Communication
Research
Negotiation
Teamwork and Leadership
Initiative/Self-Motivation
Results Driven
Supervisory Responsibility
None
Work Environment
This job largely operates in an office setting and will routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is also required to visit the manufacturing and warehouse floor where they will be exposed to large equipment and moving mechanical parts. The employee may be exposed to loud, wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; and extreme heat.
Physical Demands
This role requires moderate physical activity in the office operating office equipment such as phone, computer, etc. and on the manufacturing/warehouse floor. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and taste or smell. This position requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing. The employee must have the ability to lift 50 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Position Type and Expected Hours of Work
This is a salaried, exempt position. Typical days and hours of work are Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. This position may require long hours and occasional weekend work.
Travel
5% - local supplies if needed.
QualificationsRequired Education and Experience
Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management or related degree with 2 years of experience in MRO procurement or maintenance role. A combination of a High School Diploma or G.E.D. and experience may also be considered.
Seasoned Inventory Management experience
Strong negotiation and communication skills
Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and purchasing software
Experience using inventory management and ERP systems (Plex is preferred)
Preferred Education and Experience
Food manufacturing experience in operations or maintenance
Familiarity with food safety and sanitation
Other Duties
Actively supports all company sustainability initiatives.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Work Authorization
Must be eligible to work in the United States of America.
Equal Employment Opportunity
We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of our customers and the communities we operate in to attract and retain the best talent, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, maternity, paternity or caring responsibilities, or any other basis protected by law.