Spare Parts Coordinator - Medicine Foundry

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Lilly recently announced a $4.5 billion investment to create the Lilly Medicine Foundry, a new center for advanced manufacturing and drug development. The first-ever facility of its kind, combining research and manufacturing in a single location, the Medicine Foundry will allow Lilly to further develop innovative solutions to optimize manufacturing processes and increase capacity for clinical trial medicines, while also reducing costs and environmental impact.

The Spare Parts Coordinator serves as the continuity point for MRO supply across the Lilly Medicine Foundry, maintaining uninterrupted parts availability for every building, from staging through delivery, on-site stock management, and returns to Central MRO for rebuild or repair.

Responsibilities

Manage parts received at the warehouse staging location against purchase orders/documentation before transport

Deliver to point of use: transport and deliver verified parts carts from staging to the correct building across the Foundry, ensuring accurate and timely handoff

Coordinate and prepare return shipments of equipment/parts to the Central MRO warehouse for rebuild or repair

Perform accurate data entry into the GMARS inventory system for all inbound, delivery, and return transactions

Point of contact for onsite MRO vendor managed inventory stock, changes and other needs

Conduct routine inventory counts (cycle counts), reconcile discrepancies, and manage on-site MRO stock levels, monitoring against established min/max thresholds and triggering replenishment as needed

Align with Central MRO in order to balance availability of unique on-site critical spare parts inventory vs. offsite common component centrally managed stock.

Maintain storage locations in a clean, organized, and compliant manner, optimizing space for efficient retrieval

Follow up on open order and return statuses with suppliers/internal stakeholders, proactively flagging shortages or delays

Support documentation processes (e.g., matching invoices, work orders, desktop requests, tracking approvals)

Maintain basic records related to inventory, orders, and transactions

Basic Requirements:

High School Diploma

Valid Driver's License

Minimum five years of industrial MRO coordination or planning experience

Strong attention to detail and accuracy in data entry

Ability to lift and move materials up to 50 lbs, and to stand, squat, and walk for extended periods

Regulated GMP manufacturing experience required

CMMS experience required

Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization or visas for this role, including but not limited to F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, or L-1

Additional Preferences:

Forklift certification

Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate both written and verbally with multiple levels within the organization

Demonstrated ability to prioritize, set objectives, and meet targets

Demonstrated ability to provide high-level customer service

Demonstrated ability to work autonomously

Demonstrated ability in problem solving

Computer proficiency

Other Information:

Initial location at Lilly Technology Center, Indianapolis or Parkwood West, Carmel, IN

Permanent location at the new Lilly Medicines Foundry in Lebanon, Indiana.

Position supports a 24/7 operation and is expected to be flexible in maintaining availability for support in decision making and issue resolution as necessary to operate the facility.

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Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location.  The anticipated wage for this position is

$21.63 - $42.31

Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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