Regional Maintenance & MRO Specialist

Position Summary

The Regional Maintenance & MRO Specialist is responsible for advancing maintenance excellence across Purem manufacturing facilities within the region. Based in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico, this role drives preventive maintenance compliance, implements predictive maintenance methodologies, and leads MRO inventory optimization initiatives to improve equipment reliability, asset utilization, and maintenance cost performance. The position partners with plant maintenance, operations, engineering, procurement, and supply chain teams to standardize best practices, deploy reliability-focused programs, and support continuous improvement objectives. This role functions as an individual contributor and regional subject matter expert without direct supervisory responsibility.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive regional PM compliance and maintenance governance across multiple facilities.
• Develop, standardize, and continuously improve preventive maintenance programs and standards.
• Implement predictive maintenance technologies including vibration analysis, thermography, ultrasound, lubrication management, and condition monitoring.
• Analyze maintenance and asset-performance data to identify reliability improvement opportunities.
• Support plants in reducing reactive maintenance and increasing planned maintenance effectiveness.
• Lead regional MRO optimization initiatives including inventory rationalization, critical spare identification, and stocking strategy improvements.
• Partner with Procurement and Supply Chain teams to improve MRO availability while reducing inventory costs.
• Support root cause failure analysis (RCFA) and reliability-centered maintenance activities.
• Develop regional KPIs, dashboards, and performance reporting.
• Facilitate sharing of maintenance best practices across regional facilities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, or related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in maintenance, reliability, industrial systems, or manufacturing operations.
• Experience implementing preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Experience with MRO inventory optimization and spare parts management.
• Knowledge of CMMS/EAM systems such as SAP PM, Maximo, or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

• CMRP Certification.
• RCM or Predictive Maintenance certification.
• Experience supporting multiple manufacturing facilities.

Technical Skills

• Preventive Maintenance (PM)
• Predictive Maintenance (PdM)
• MRO Optimization
• SAP PM/MM
• Power BI, Excel, and Data Analytics

Success Measures

• Improved PM Compliance
• Increased Predictive Maintenance Coverage
• Reduced Unplanned Downtime
• Improved Asset Reliability
• MRO Inventory Optimization and Cost Savings
• Regional Standardization of Maintenance Practices