Mro Buyer - Lunenburg, Canada - High Liner Foods

High Liner Foods

Verified Company

Lunenburg, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

MRO Buyer - Lunenburg, NS

Relocation assistance is available

About High Liner
Foods
High Liner Foods was founded in
1899 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada as a small salt fish company. Lunenburg is still the current home of our Canadian Operations. As a category leader in Seafood, High Liner Foods has a strong footprint across Canada and the U.S. with close to $1 billion in sales.

High Liner Foods is the seafood brand people trust.

Every day we're _Reimagining Seafood to Nourish Life_ through a focus on our customers, innovation, and of course, responsible operations.

Our talented team is committed to the High Liner Foods goal of becoming the leader in branded, value-added seafood in North America.

We offer professional, technical and operational career opportunities across Canada and the United States. We believe in building a high-performance organization by investing in our people. We are focused on developing future leaders from within and fostering career growth and advancement.

It's our time to make waves. Join us.

High Liner Foods is a career destination.

We look for high-performing talent who value:

Safety it's our #1 priority
Opportunities to contribute to your community through volunteerism
A culture of inclusion, support and recognition
Senior leaders that are highly accessible and available to employees
A strong focus on education and career development through training
Competitive salary and performance rewards
A comprehensive benefit plan designed to keep up with the changing healthcare needs across North America

Position Summary:

Performs all duties associated with project management to include scope of work, identification of vendors, coordination and implementation and project close out.

Daily purchases MRO to maintain plant systems.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Sources materials and services, looking at quality and price for comparable items.
Negotiate cost, freight, stock levels, and delivery schedules.
Negotiate vendor off site inventory where applicable.
Performs project po/pr closing as established with current account guidelines.
Maintain CMMS modules in an orderly fashion to reflect up to date plant conditions.
Ensure BOM are established for all assets.
Maintain purchase order systems to reflect current accounting guidelines on tax exempt purchases.
Maintain plant asset system to reflect up to date plant conditions.
Maintain MRO inventory stocking levels ensure min and max stock quantities are correct for our operation.
Upkeep the daily maintenance "checkbook" and ensure accuracy.
Produce a purchasing report weekly as directed by maintenance manager. Include but not limited to, budget status, weekly, MTD and YTD spend. Past due PO's.
Work closely with accounting to monitor and report open PO's to ensure correct accrual levels are met.
Maintain an annual "Capital Project Purchasing" file to include a summation sheet at the front cover.
Parts room clerks report to this position.
Investment Recovery. Assist the Plant Engineer & Maintenance Manager in implementing an investment recovery system of surplus equipment or materials i.e. parts, Including scrap recovering, or disposition that recovers as much of the original capital investment as possible.
Performs other duties as required by the Maintenance Manager.
Make travel arrangements for all maintenance personnel.
Daily purchasing of all supplies
Oversee the parts storage and inventory areas ensure they operate to a high standard of safety, operating efficiency and housekeeping. Ensure cycle count schedules are met.
Develop process/workflows for all processes in the department
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Qualifications:

Minimum High School. Post secondary preferred.
Computer skills including Microsoft Access, Word and Excel.
Excellent Math skills
Ability to read, communicate clearly, interpret and follow written and verbal instructions given in English.
Strong planning and organizational skills
Analytical thinking, the ability to understand overall visions, as well as minute details
35 Years of MRO, or purchasing experience
Expert level knowledge using CMMS Software
Ability to obtain passport to travel if necessary
Valid driver's license and vehicle to commute to other plant locations

Health, Safety & Wellness
At High Liner Foods, we believe strongly in the safety and wellness of our employees.

Our organization has a number of policies, programs and practices that focus on safety, wellness, health and sustainability of the overall organization.

Company employees, including temporary/agency and contract workers, are required to provide proof of their full COVID-19 vaccination status if their role requires business travel by a means requiring vaccination (including, but not limited to, international air travel and/or domestic air and rail travel within Canada) per regional laws/regulations.

Employees