Maintenance Spare Parts Technician

We are seeking a Maintenance Spare Parts Technician to support equipment reliability by building and maintaining an efficient spare parts management program. This role is responsible for ensuring critical maintenance parts are properly identified, documented, and available to minimize equipment downtime.

The ideal candidate will work closely with maintenance, reliability, and procurement teams to improve spare parts accuracy, establish Bills of Materials (BOMs), and develop an inventory strategy aligned with equipment criticality.

Maintenance Spare Parts Technician

📍 Hickory, NC (Onsite)

🕒 Monday – Friday | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Responsibilities

Stabilize Spare Parts Program (0–3 Months)

• Identify 10–20 critical assets based on downtime impact and operational risk
• Create initial spare parts lists for critical equipment
• Capture parts used in work orders and link them to asset records within the CMMS system
• Conduct field inspections and verify spare parts using photos where documentation is missing
• Reduce stockouts by prioritizing high-risk, high-usage, and long lead-time components

Optimize Spare Parts Data (3–9 Months)

• Build and maintain Bills of Materials (BOMs) for rotating and critical equipment (motors, pumps, gearboxes)
• Identify long lead-time components and recommend stocking strategies
• Standardize spare parts across similar equipment where possible
• Collaborate with maintenance technicians to capture tribal knowledge and undocumented parts data
• Identify obsolete, redundant, or superseded parts

Sustain & Improve the Program (9–24 Months)

Support implementation of a criticality-based inventory strategy:

• Critical Spares: Always stocked
• Operational Spares: Stock based on usage
• Non-Critical Spares: Order on demand
• Obsolete / Legacy Parts: Special handling procedures

Additional responsibilities include:

• Participate in quarterly spare parts inventory and accuracy reviews
• Help establish documentation standards for new and existing assets
• Support continuous improvement of spare parts and maintenance data accuracy

Required Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance, inventory management, storeroom operations, or industrial operations
• Knowledge of mechanical and electrical spare parts
• Familiarity with CMMS or EAM systems and maintenance work order processes
• Strong organizational and documentation skills
• Ability to collaborate with maintenance and procurement teams
• Comfortable working both in the field and with systems/data

Preferred Experience

• Experience building or maintaining Asset Bills of Materials (BOMs)
• Background in manufacturing, utilities, heavy industry, or processing environments
• Understanding of spare parts criticality and lead-time risk

What Success Looks Like

• Reduced maintenance downtime caused by missing parts
• Fewer emergency and expedited parts orders
• Improved accuracy of spare parts and asset records
• Better alignment between maintenance needs and inventory levels

Support & Resources

• Clear asset prioritization guidance from leadership
• Dedicated time for spare parts program improvements
• Collaboration with maintenance and procurement teams
• Optional temporary support for data collection and BOM development