The Marzetti Company
Clerk Maintenance
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About Us
The Marzetti Company (Nasdaq: MZTI) manufactures and sells specialty food products. Our retail brands include:
- Marzetti® dressings and dips
- New York Bakery™ garlic breads
- Sister Schubert’s® dinner rolls
We also hold exclusive license agreements for:
- Olive Garden® dressings
- Chick-fil-A® sauces and dressings
- Buffalo Wild Wings® sauces
- Arby’s® sauces
- Subway® sauces
- Texas Roadhouse® steak sauces and frozen rolls
Our foodservice business supplies sauces, dressings, breads, and pasta to many of the top restaurant chains in the United States.
At Marzetti, our mission is to make every meal better through high-quality, flavorful food, guided by our purpose: to nourish growth with all that we do. Our team members are dedicated to creating great-tasting food and cultivating deep and lasting relationships.
Overview
The Maintenance Clerk supports maintenance operations through:
- Inventory control
- Purchasing coordination
- Parts room organization
- Equipment documentation management
This role ensures the availability, accuracy, and organization of maintenance materials and records while supporting continuous improvement, cost management, food safety, quality, and operational excellence. The Maintenance Clerk performs responsibilities with minimal supervision and demonstrates initiative, accountability, collaboration, and a commitment to ongoing improvement.
Responsibilities
Essential Functions & Primary Responsibilities
- Reviews all applicable SOPs and maintains Qualified Individual (QI) status for the position.
- Maintains a clean, safe, organized, and efficient parts room and work environment.
- Coordinates with the Receiving Department to verify shipments and match packing slips to received items.
- Partners with the Purchasing Department to:
- Maintain open purchase orders
- Monitor purchasing activity (including maintaining a two-month backlog)
- Creates and routes requisitions for:
- Maintenance parts
- Supplies
- Plant-related items (requiring approval)
- Identifies, evaluates, and maintains vendor relationships for:
- Parts procurement
- Repairs
- Equipment service needs
- Researches and sources replacement parts for aging or obsolete equipment.
- Tracks and reports metrics related to:
- Maintenance inventory
- Purchasing activity
- Repair costs
- Parts usage
- Initiates purchase orders for:
- Parts
- Tools
- Lubricants
- Cleaning materials
- Repairs
- Maintenance services
- Maintains inventory across multiple storage locations and coordinates:
- Annual physical inventories
- Routine cycle counts (to ensure accuracy)
- Completes daily Prism system entries, including:
- Work orders
- Equipment information
- Inventory minimum/maximum levels
- Develops and maintains Excel-based tracking tools, such as:
- Templates
- Reports
- Analyses (for inventory management and purchasing effectiveness)
- Supports the evaluation, implementation, and utilization of computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS).
- Maintains:
- Organized, labeled, and barcoded storage areas (shelves and cabinets)
- Department documentation (including SOPs, forms, training materials, and equipment records)
- Ensures compliance with:
- Quality norms
- Food safety measures
- HACCP
- GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)
- OSHA standards
- 5S methodology
- Company policies
- Customer requirements
- Regulatory standards
- Demonstrates a continuous improvement mindset through:
- Seeking feedback
- Adapting to change
- Identifying process improvements
- Supporting operational excellence
- Performs additional duties as assigned.
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Qualifications
Required Skills & Experience
- High school diploma or GED (mandatory).
- Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including:
- Creating/maintaining templates
- Organizing data
- Analyzing information
- Generating reports
- Experience with:
- ERP systems (preferred)
- Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) (preferred)
- Basic mechanical aptitude and math skills.
- Strong organizational skills, with attention to detail and accuracy.
- Proactive problem-solving approach and positive attitude.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively (written and verbal).
- Ability to read, understand, and follow:
- Written instructions
- Verbal instructions
- Ensure safe and productive work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
- Regular and reliable attendance, adhering to company policies.
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Working Conditions/Environment
Operates primarily on the manufacturing floor, with occasional time spent in the maintenance office. Activities include:
- Speaking, reading, hearing
- Standing, walking, bending, crouching, climbing, and reaching
- Regular exposure to:
- Non-ambient temperatures
- Fumes, odors, dust, oil, slippery floors, and moving equipment
- Frequently loud noise levels on the production floor
Required personal protective equipment:
- Earplugs
- Hairnets
- Beard nets
- Safety glasses
- Slip-resistant or steel-toed footwear (in accordance with company GMP and safety standards).
Potential extended tasks may include:
- Working extended hours
- Saturdays
- Responding to after-hours maintenance needs (based on business requirements).
Marzetti is committed to maintaining a safe work environment where employee safety and food safety are top priorities. Employees must follow established safety, sanitation, and quality procedures and are empowered to report hazards or stop work under unsafe conditions.
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