MRO Purchasing Clerk at MFP in US-CA-Ukiah

Job description

• Mendocino Forest Products Company (MFP) is looking for an experienced MRO Purchasing Clerk to join our sawmill maintenance team in Ukiah, CA . This is a non-exempt position at an hourly rate of $28.65 and includes benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K matching and company paid Life Insurance. To learn more about our benefits click Here.
• This position is onsite and requires regular, physical attendance. Successful candidates must be able to work in person, interact directly with co-workers and team members, and fully participate in collaborative, in-office activities. Remote or hybrid work is not available for this role.
• The Mendocino Companies (Mendocino Forest Products Company, Mendocino Redwood Company, Humboldt Redwood Company, Humboldt Sawmill Company, and Allweather Wood) own nearly 450,000 acres of Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC® C031337) certificated redwood and Douglas-fir timberland, constitute the largest waterborne wood treater in the Western USA, and is the largest producer of redwood lumber in the world. Collectively providing 950 employees and their families with excellent wages and benefits in communities throughout the Western USA. Additionally, the Mendocino Companies own and operate a 25-megaWatt biomass cogeneration power plant and wood pellet plant.

Responsibilities

• Identifies potential supplies and facilitates qualifying new suppliers
• Confers with vendors to obtain product or service information, such as price, availability, and delivery schedule
• Maintains manual or computerized procurement records, such as items or services purchased, costs, delivery, product quality or performance, and inventories
• Expedites delivery of goods to users
• Counts, measures, or weighs articles to verify contents of shipments against bills of lading, invoices, or storage receipts
• Examines articles for defects and sort articles according to extent of defect
• Unloads and unpacks incoming shipments by hand or forklift
• Uses a keyboard to enter purchasing and receiving information into computer
• Sorts and files purchasing and receiving records
• Prepares spreadsheets and obtains details for prices
• Maintains vendor list of prospective subcontractors and materials/new products
• Collects and enters bids into spreadsheets for evaluation by the Manager
• Provides samples and information to staff as requested
• Corresponds, issues and tracks Purchase Orders with outside vendors
• Confirms with vendors delivery schedules to ensure Company can meet requirements
• Decides with vendors for timely product pick-up
• Creates PO’s to Companies as required
• Closes PO’s in computer systems at completion as needed
• Organizes and maintains MRO inventories

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required and minimum of six months experience in warehouse, shipping, or sales preferably with a company that manages and sells lumber or similar material or the equivalent combination of education and experience
• Must maintain and carry a valid driver license and remain eligible to operate a company vehicle including automobiles and trucks in accordance with company policy guideline
• Ability to obtain and maintain a forklift operator’s license through company-provided training, or provide proof of a current or previous forklift operator’s license.
• Demonstrated advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, and proficiency with Microsoft Office suite
• Experience with purchasing and accounting software preferred

Skills

Required

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite
• Valid driver license