Maintenance Assistant

Description

Job Summary: You will be responsible for supporting the Maintenance department in its administrative routines, ensuring control, organization, and cost management in a dynamic environment. Key Highlights: 1. Critical administrative support for maintenance operations. 2. Management of work orders, technical documents, and inventory. 3. Interface with suppliers, finance, and tax departments. **Maintenance Assistant** ============================ Are you interested in working in the Maintenance area with an administrative focus, supporting controls, organization, and cost management? Do you possess strong organizational skills, active communication abilities, and ease in interacting with suppliers and various internal departments? This position may align well with your profile. **Location:** Balsa Nova: Industrial Plant – Modified Starch Industry **Work Mode:** On-site **Department:** Maintenance As a **Maintenance Assistant**, you will support the Maintenance department in its administrative routines, ensuring control of work orders, organization of technical documents, inventory management, invoice entry, and supplier interface. The role is **100% administrative**, yet critical to the smooth operation of maintenance—especially in an environment with a high volume of activities and a significant budget. **Main Responsibilities** -------------------------------- * Support the Maintenance department in **controlling and tracking work orders**. * Perform **organization and maintenance of technical and administrative documents** for the department. * Monitor and support **administrative maintenance processes**, ensuring accurate and up-to-date records. * Support **cost management for the department**, understanding the financial impact of performed activities. * Manage **maintenance materials inventory**, including tracking of receipts, issuances, and stock levels. * Maintain **frequent contact with suppliers**, performing operational alignment, service follow-up, and procurement activities. * Perform **invoice entry, verification, and tracking**, ensuring correct allocation and appropriate financial impact. * Support the interface between **Maintenance, Finance, and Tax departments**, ensuring compliance with the company’s internal processes. * Support and guide, on a day-to-day basis, **area apprentices (2\)**, exercising operational “mini-leadership”. **Primary Challenge of the Position** ---------------------------- * Working in an environment with a **high volume of demands and a significant budget**, requiring constant attention to the financial impact of actions. * Quickly understanding how the company manages the **tax department**, especially regarding entries, costs, and budgetary impacts. * Maintaining organization and control in a dynamic setting with multiple simultaneous requests. **Mandatory Requirements** --------------------------- * **Intermediate-level Excel proficiency** (advanced level is a plus). * **Basic Office suite proficiency** (Word, Excel, Outlook). * On-site work requirement. **Desired Knowledge** ---------------------------- * **SAP PM** (a plus, not mandatory). * Familiarity with **administrative processes related to maintenance**. * Basic knowledge of interface with **finance and tax departments**. **Education** ------------ * A **technical degree** meets the job requirement. * Currently pursuing or having completed a **Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Administration** is considered a plus. * Ideally, a candidate profile with potential for **career development** within the area. **Context / Operations Knowledge** --------------------------------------- * Position created to **replace an interim employee**. * Role is **100% on-site**, with strong interaction with the Maintenance department’s daily operations. * A critical role in an environment of **high activity volume and significant budget**. * Constant interface with **Maintenance, Finance, Tax, and Suppliers**. * Close proximity to operations—even with an administrative focus—requiring understanding of how actions impact the plant’s daily operations. **Behavioral Skills** ------------------------------- * **Active and clear communication**, especially due to frequent interaction with suppliers and internal departments. * A **technical-administrative profile**, with a high degree of organization and operational discipline. * Ability to **plan, prioritize, and organize tasks** in a high-volume environment. * **Proactivity and autonomy** in handling administrative tasks. * Ease in working recurrently with diverse suppliers and departments. **Ingredion Benefits** We offer a competitive benefits package focused on the holistic well-being of our employees. At Ingredion, we encourage internal growth and continuous development, providing opportunities for learning, professional development, and career advancement within the organization. Ingredion uses AI\-enabled tools to support parts of the recruitment process, including resume screening and interview scheduling. These tools help match candidate skills to job requirements and streamline communication. All AI\-assisted decisions are reviewed by our Talent Acquisition team to ensure fairness and compliance with applicable laws. By applying, you acknowledge that AI may be used to support your application journey. **Relocation Available:** No