Maintenance Purchasing Coordinator

Job Title: Maintenance Purchasing Coordinator

Job Description

The Maintenance Purchasing Coordinator supports the maintenance operations of a busy manufacturing facility in Rochester, MN by ensuring the maintenance team has the parts, equipment, supplies, and plant consumables needed to keep production running efficiently. This role manages purchasing, purchase orders, inventory, receiving, vendor communication, and parts tracking while working closely with maintenance leadership and other departments. It is an excellent opportunity for a highly organized professional with experience in purchasing, inventory, MRO, maintenance support, supply chain, or manufacturing who is comfortable working in an industrial environment.

Responsibilities

• Create and issue purchase orders for maintenance parts, materials, equipment, and supplies.
• Source maintenance materials from multiple vendors based on price, quality, availability, and lead time.
• Receive, verify, organize, and stock incoming maintenance parts and materials.
• Maintain accurate inventory counts for maintenance parts, supplies, and plant consumables.
• Establish and maintain appropriate reorder points to prevent critical parts shortages.
• Track purchasing and inventory information within company computer systems and software tools.
• Work with vendors to obtain quotes, locate parts, improve pricing, and ensure timely deliveries.
• Develop and maintain strong vendor relationships to support reliable supply and service.
• Coordinate with Accounts Payable on invoices, purchase orders, and any discrepancies.
• Generate purchasing and inventory reports for the maintenance department.
• Assist maintenance technicians and maintenance leadership with locating and ordering necessary parts.
• Coordinate shipping and distribution of maintenance parts and materials when necessary.
• Help maintain an organized maintenance parts and MRO inventory system.
• Identify opportunities to improve inventory availability while controlling unnecessary spending.
• Support the maintenance team with additional purchasing and administrative needs as required.
• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts related to purchasing, inventory management, and vendor performance.

Essential Skills

• Previous experience in purchasing, inventory control, maintenance support, parts, supply chain, or a closely related role.
• Experience in a manufacturing or food production environment.
• Experience purchasing or managing maintenance and MRO parts and supplies.
• Familiarity with mechanical, electrical, facility, or industrial maintenance parts.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage inventory accurately.
• Comfort working with spreadsheets and purchasing or inventory software, including Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office.
• Strong data-entry skills with high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to understand basic maintenance parts, equipment, and plant consumables.
• Effective vendor communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong problem-solving and follow-up skills to resolve purchasing and inventory issues.
• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with maintenance technicians, supervisors, vendors, Accounts Payable, and other departments.
• Customer service mindset when supporting internal maintenance and operations stakeholders.
• Knowledge of purchase order processes, procurement, and pricing concepts.
• Comfort working around industrial equipment and in an industrial maintenance setting.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing, industrial maintenance, or industrial equipment environments.
• Experience with supply chain, procurement, buyer or purchasing roles, and vendor management.
• Familiarity with MRO (maintenance, repair, and operations) inventory systems.
• Experience using MRP or similar planning and reporting tools.
• Ability to prepare and interpret purchasing and inventory reports.
• General computer proficiency and strong overall computer skills.
• Exposure to food manufacturing or food production operations.
• Demonstrated ability to support continuous improvement in purchasing and inventory processes.

Why Work Here?

You will join a stable manufacturing operation where maintenance and operational support play a critical role in keeping production running efficiently. The role offers the opportunity to make a direct impact on plant uptime, equipment reliability, and inventory availability, contributing to overall production performance. You will gain valuable experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and build skills that can support career growth in maintenance, purchasing, inventory, MRO, supply chain, and operations. The position provides broad cross-functional exposure by working closely with maintenance leadership, technicians, vendors, purchasing, Accounts Payable, and other plant departments. The organization emphasizes operational excellence, food safety, quality, integrity, and continuous improvement, creating a culture focused on long-term success and professional development.

Work Environment

The role is based in a busy manufacturing facility in Rochester, MN, supporting an established food manufacturing operation. You will work in an industrial environment around maintenance activities, industrial equipment, and production operations, where maintenance and operational support are essential to keeping production lines running efficiently. The pace is fast and dynamic, requiring the ability to manage multiple priorities and respond quickly to maintenance needs. You will regularly use computers, purchasing and inventory software, spreadsheets, and Microsoft Office tools to manage purchase orders, inventory records, and reporting. The position involves frequent interaction with maintenance technicians, maintenance leadership, vendors, Accounts Payable, and other plant departments, fostering a collaborative and cross-functional work setting. Dress expectations align with an industrial and food manufacturing environment, which may include appropriate workwear and adherence to plant safety and hygiene requirements.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Rochester, MN.

The pay range for this position is $22.00 - $28.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Rochester, MN.

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 18, 2026.

This is a fully onsite position in Rochester,MN.

Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.