Parts Room Supervisor

Carolina Foods LLC produces high-quality Duchess branded and private-label bakery goods for retail customers nationwide. Based in Pineville in the Charlotte, North Carolina area, our single-site bakery brings product development and manufacturing together, giving leaders a direct connection to the products, people, and decisions that drive our business.

Our people are central to our success. We value leaders who take pride in their work, share ideas, and build strong partnerships. Our commitment to safety, food safety and quality, operational excellence, and continuous improvement guides how we work and grow.

Parts Room Supervisor oversees daily storeroom operations and works alongside the team to ensure maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) parts and supplies are available, accurately recorded, and ready when needed. This role supports equipment reliability and production uptime through effective inventory control, timely replenishment, and disciplined receiving, storage, and issuance practices.

Reporting to the Maintenance Director, this position directly supervises assigned Parts Room Clerks / Storeroom Technicians and partners with the Maintenance Planner, maintenance leaders, Production, Sanitation, Purchasing, and Finance. The supervisor is accountable for team performance, parts readiness, cost controls, and continuous improvement of storeroom operations.

• Supervise receiving, inspection, storage, issuance, returns, and incoming and outgoing shipments for stock and non-stock parts and supplies; ensure accuracy, timeliness, and complete documentation.
• Develop inventory plans and recommend criticality classifications and minimum and maximum stocking levels based on equipment needs, usage, lead times, asset strategy, and total cost of ownership.
• Maintain accurate item master data, part descriptions, bin locations, and inventory transactions in the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) and related business systems.
• Coordinate with the Maintenance Planner and operating departments to reserve, kit, label, and stage materials for work orders, preventive maintenance, shutdowns, and emergency repairs; promptly elevate shortages.
• Lead and audit weekly cycle counts, investigate discrepancies, implement corrective actions, and coordinate month-end inventory reconciliation and accounting preparation with Finance.
• Review critical spares, excess, slow-moving, obsolete, and above-maximum inventory; coordinate approved repair-and-return, surplus, and disposition activities.
• Initiate replenishment requests and material releases within delegated authority, track deliveries, and resolve shortages, receipt issues, and invoice discrepancies with Purchasing, Finance, and suppliers.
• Improve vendor-managed inventory and new-stock setup processes while following purchasing policies, approval limits, and internal financial controls.
• Maintain a secure, clean, organized storeroom with clear shelf and bin identification, controlled access, and accurate tracking of parts, tools, and company assets.
• Directly supervise assigned employees, schedule work, assign priorities, and coordinate coverage during regular operations, extended hours, breakdowns, and shutdowns.
• Provide coaching, feedback, recognition, performance reviews, and development planning; partner with Human Resources on employee concerns and corrective action.
• Lead onboarding and cross-training, verify proficiency, and train employees and storeroom users on receiving, issuance, returns, material staging, and timely inventory documentation.
• Develop and improve standard operating procedures. Use daily, monthly, and ad hoc reports to improve inventory accuracy, parts readiness, transaction timeliness, and team performance while…