Apply for the Maintenance Operations Analyst, AM – Lakeland job opening.Maintenance Operations Analyst, AM – Lakeland

Location: Lakeland, FL
Job ID: 34883BR
Department: Distribution
Working Hours: Monday - Friday; 8:00am - 4:30pm
Pay Frequency: Weekly
Date Posted: Oct 15, 2025

$46 - 63k

Onsite

Full Time - Regular

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Description

The purpose of this position is to be accountable for providing centralized guidance and leadership in establishing new assets for an optimal maintenance program, determining obsolete parts inventory, ensuring accuracy of cycle counts and other parts inventory, and ensuring standardized processes with associated controls across all Industrial Maintenance locations. This includes

• Centralized coordination and leadership in the establishment of new assets in SAP for maintenance management
• Establishment and monitoring of standardized processes and controls for parts room inventory for all Industrial Maintenance locations
• Management of processes and controls regarding spare parts inventory valuation and associated adjustments for all Industrial Maintenance locations.

The responsibilities listed on this posting are not intended to be all-inclusive and additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed.

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Required Qualifications

• Preferred qualification, current Lakeland Distribution associate
• Be at least 20 years old
• Have a valid drivers license and obtain authorization to drive a company vehicle
• Associate of Science degree in Business, Accounting, or Inventory Management or equivalent experience
• Working knowledge of Microsoft applications (Excel, Access, Outlook, and Word) and SAP or other Publix computer systems
• A willingness to work a variable schedule including nights, holidays, and weekends
• Ability to travel, including overnight stays and travel by air
• Knowledge of basic accounting principles
• Knowledge of mathematics and statistical data analysis
• Ability to make critical parts-related decisions unsupervised
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Communication skills including training and presentations
• Interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Ability to handle confidential information
• Ability to plan, organize and follow-through on projects and assignments
• Ability to work independently and multi-task, in a self-starting, highly productive, and results driven manner
• Have the ability to work well with others and be a team member
• Show enthusiasm, initiative, and pride in work and
• Show commitment to Publix’s mission.
• Successfully complete a battery of assessments administered by Selection & Performance Measurement

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Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Business, Accounting, or Inventory Management
• 2 years of experience performing Business or Accounting functions in a Distribution and/or Manufacturing environment
• 5 years of Publix Manufacturing, Distribution experience performing maintenance functions as well as parts room and/or maintenance experience with intermediate to advanced Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, & Access experience
• In-depth knowledge of the parts room in an industrial setting including knowledge of inventory cycle counts, inventory controls, parts receiving, and parts restocking
• In-depth knowledge of maintenance assets
• Current Distribution associate

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Benefits

• Employee stock ownership plan that contributes Publix stock to associates each year at no cost
• An opportunity to purchase additional shares of our privately-held stock
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Group health, dental and vision plans plan
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Free hot lunches (buffet-style) at facilities with a cafeteria
• Visit our website to see all of our benefits: Benefits – Jobs (publix.com)

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Year End Bonus

To reward associates for their contributions to the company for the calendar year, Publix provides a Holiday Bonus in November. In the first year of continuous employment the bonus is equal to 15 hours of pay, and in the second year of continuous employment the bonus is equal to one week’s pay if associate remains employed through issue date of the bonus check. In subsequent years, the bonus is equal to two weeks pay.

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Additional Information

Your application may have additional steps that you will need to complete in order to remain eligible for consideration. Please be sure to monitor your email, including your spam folder, on a daily basis for critical, time-sensitive emails that could require action within 24-48 hours.
Please do not use your Publix email address when applying. Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive a confirmation email.

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