Inventory Control Clerk - 1st Shift

At the heart of our company is a deep passion for creating fresh, healthy, and artisan‑quality food that brings people together. We honor the craft of artisan cooking—using scratch‑made stocks, hand‑chopped herbs, and only the highest‑quality ingredients—complemented by cutting‑edge technology. This allows us to deliver consistently safe, exceptional products on a large scale.

Our culture is built on principles that shape how we grow, both as individuals and as a team. One of our core values, Honoring Development, guides us to actively seek out, celebrate, and nurture one another’s talents, strengths, and interests. By fostering each other’s growth, we strengthen our relationships and capabilities, driving both personal and professional success.

We also believe in Honoring Each Other. We surround ourselves with passionate people who share our love for great food. Through mutual respect and collaboration, we create an environment where employees are empowered to thrive, building trusting, and rewarding relationships with our clients, partners, and one another.

The position requires coordinating the maintenance team Mechanic‑Planner with the requested parts to complete the jobs on time. The Maintenance Inventory Control Clerk ensures maintenance technicians have the necessary spare parts to make work orders available. The clerk is also expected to schedule cycle counting of the items available at the maintenance shop inventory and implement maximum and minimum levels to minimize equipment downtime and impact production.

The role deals with different levels of mechanical skills and operates in a cold and hot environment where equipment is installed.

• Maintain and improve overall inventory control of spare and replacement parts for use by maintenance and production departments.
• Manage processes for parts ordering, tracking, storage and retrieval to improve maintenance efficiency, accountability and accuracy.
• Develop and drive improvement in key storeroom metrics.
• Ensure high vendor delivery performance and negotiate fair pricing for goods and services.
• Perform inventory transactions using the CMMS system to support parts receipts, issues and adjustments.
• Ensure parts delivery dates are met and expedite orders as required.
• Track and send rebuildable spares to rebuilds.
• Perform cycle counts regularly to ensure accuracy of stated on hand inventory values.
• Analyze and manage inventory stocking levels and ordering rules to minimize material costs while maintaining sufficient stock to reduce equipment downtime.
• Monitor record integrity to ensure accurate vendor, specification and cost information.
• Kits together parts for technicians as part of the preparation process for planned work.
• Generate inventory‑related reports as required.
• Manage the Equipment Disposal Order (EDO) process and coordinate elimination of obsolete parts.
• Receive, stock, and store parts received in the storeroom and other storage areas as appropriate.
• Maintain a safe stockroom area with reasonable access to all parts.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 5+ years of maintenance/facilities inventory control management.
• Food manufacturing experience preferred.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Basic computer skills and ability to learn maintenance management systems.
• 2+ years of CMMS experience strongly preferred.
• Forklift Certified or ability to obtain forklift certification.

• Ability to train employees.
• Ability to prioritize and follow through to achieve results.
• High level of personal initiative, self‑driven, action and results oriented.
• Thrives in a challenging, entrepreneurial atmosphere; open to change and creating change.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
• Strong organization skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, team player, generates enthusiasm, builds effective working relationships at all levels.
• Ability to negotiate and coordinate quality services from suppliers and contractors.

• Primary function is accomplished in office / stockroom environment.
• Manufacturing environment – Conditions can be wet and cold.
• Must…