MRO Planner

Utz Quality Foods is seeking an MRO Planner to join our Maintenance Department out of our Goodyear, AZ facility. Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, this position will work in the maintenance department and requisition maintenance equipment, parts, and supplies for the Goodyear plant utilizing the EAM (Enterprise Asset Management) system. Additional responsibilities include monitoring and adjusting inventory levels to sustain plant needs, working with Service POs for work performed by outside contractors, and performing miscellaneous tasks as assigned by the Maintenance Manager.

The successful candidate will have the interpersonal skills needed to negotiate with vendors and the ability to make sound purchasing decisions. This candidate will also have strong planning and organizational skills with great attention to detail, flexibility and resourcefulness to locate and requisition non-stock items to facilitate timely repairs, and the ability to lift up to 40 pounds when needed. Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs and Infor Enterprise Asset Management system (EAM) is also required.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Generate requisitions in EAM for all maintenance equipment, parts, and supply purchases.
• Solicit and review vendor quotations for all parts not included in automatic re-order point reports.
• Receive, label, and stock parts notifying the requisitioners of received shipments.
• Work with department supervisors to adjust inventory levels to minimum sustainable levels.
• Responsible for coordinating cycle counts and ensuring inventory accuracy
• Review and receive service PO's and associated work order for outside contractor services
• Review opportunities to consolidate vendors, negotiate pricing, and reduce maintenance costs.
• Provide maintenance reporting through the EAM.
• Any other duties as assigned by Supervisor.
• Daily short-term exposures to moderate noise, heat, dirt, and slippery floors.
• Required to work on-site.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES NEEDED:

• Interpersonal skills needed to negotiate with vendors.
• Ability to work with EAM and D365 purchasing programs.
• Able to make sound purchasing decisions.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Flexible and resourceful to react to equipment break downs and meeting repair and installation deadlines.
• Basic understanding of mechanical and electrical parts usage.
• Requires strong mathematical capabilities.

Our Recruitment Process

• Easy Application (5 mins): Introduce yourself and answer a few key questions to get started.
• Engaging Chat Interview (20-25 mins): Share your experiences in an online chat, highlighting how your values align with ours.
• Live Interview: Selected candidates will meet with the hiring manager to explore their alignment with the team and overall Utz company culture.

Continuously Pursuing Excellence!

Here at Utz, we have a passion for exciting and delighting consumers with delicious snack foods made from high quality ingredients. After over a century with a strong family heritage, our diverse portfolio of brands includes Utz, Zapp's, Boulder Canyon, and On the Border. Our associates are the reason for the success of this company, so it is important we provide a supportive, caring and inclusive environment that offers opportunities for career growth and advancement. We also help take care of our associates by providing benefits, resources, and programs that ensure they live their healthiest lives. Our full-time benefit package includes medical, dental, and vision plans, an employer match 401k, profit sharing plan, employee stock purchase plan and much more. Join our world class team and help us become the fastest growing pure-play U.S. snacking company of scale!

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

• Interpersonal skills needed to work within the maintenance group and negotiate with vendors.
• Must be capable of making sound purchasing and business decisions.
• Position requires strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Flexible and resourceful to locate and requisition non-stock items to facilitate timely repairs.
• Ability to work with Microsoft Office programs and the Infor Enterprise Asset Management system (EAM).
• Must be capable of lifting 40 pounds.