Staffing - Equipment Engineer III

Staffing - Equipment Engineer III#26-10758 Hickory, NC All On-site Job Description

Job Title:

Maintenance Spare Parts Engineer Onsite - Hickory, NC, M-F 8-5pm Local Candidates Job Summary The Maintenance Spare Parts Engineer is responsible for building and maintaining a reliable, cost-effective spare parts program that supports equipment uptime and reduces maintenance-related downtime. This role focuses on identifying critical spares, improving spare parts accuracy, and aligning inventory levels with asset criticality using a phased, realistic approach. The technician works closely with maintenance, reliability, and procurement teams to ensure the right parts are available at the right time. ________________________________________ Key Responsibilities Stabilize Spare Parts (0-3 Months)

• Identify top 10-20 critical assets based on downtime and operational impact
• Develop minimum viable spare parts lists for critical equipment
• Capture parts used on work orders and link them to asset records in the CMMS
• Conduct field inspections and use photos to verify parts where documentation is missing
• Reduce stockouts by focusing on high-risk, high-use, and long lead-time items 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 support appropriate stocking decisions
• Standardize common spare parts across similar assets where possible
• Validate spare parts information with maintenance technicians to capture tribal knowledge
• Identify obsolete, superseded, or redundant parts Sustain & Improve the Program (9-24 Months)
• Support implementation of a criticality-based stocking strategy:
• Critical Spares (Always Stock)
• Operational Spares (Stock Based on Usage)
• Non-Critical Spares (Order on Demand)
• Obsolete/Legacy Parts (Special Handling)
• Participate in quarterly reviews of spare parts accuracy, usage, and inventory levels
• Help establish documentation standards for new and existing assets ________________________________________ Qualifications & Skills
• 7+ years of experience
• Experience in maintenance, inventory, storeroom, or industrial operations
• Working knowledge of mechanical and electrical spare parts
• Familiarity with

CMMS/EAM

systems and work order processes

• Strong attention to detail and ability to organize technical information
• Ability to work cross-functionally with maintenance and procurement teams
• Comfortable working in the field as well as with systems and data ________________________________________ Preferred Experience
• Experience building or maintaining asset BOMs
• Background in manufacturing, processing, utilities, or heavy industry
• Understanding of spare parts criticality and lead-time risk ________________________________________ What Success Looks Like
• Fewer maintenance delays due to missing parts
• Reduced emergency and expedited part orders
• Improved accuracy of spare parts and asset records
• Better alignment between maintenance needs and inventory levels ________________________________________ Support & Resources
• Clear asset priority guidance from leadership
• Protected time to focus on spare parts improvement activities
• Cross-functional support from maintenance and procurement
• Optional temporary support for data collection or BOM development

EEO:

"Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of - Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans."