Maintenance Technician

You will be responsible for ensuring the efficient operation and maintenance of all equipment, with a focus on product quality, employee safety, and food safety standards, while also meeting or exceeding regulatory requirements.

Your areas of responsibility include:

• Overseeing production lines
• Managing prep areas
• Handling dry and finish goods storage
• Monitoring chillers
• Maintaining kitchen ventilation
• Ensuring the functionality of fire and safety systems
• Taking care of buildings and grounds
• Managing CIP (Clean in Place) processes
• Handling bulk chemicals

Here are some additional duties you'll be performing:

• Supporting the adherence to the production schedule developed by the Master Scheduler, which involves optimizing customer service and production efficiency by maintaining equipment and minimizing downtime.
• Operating equipment safely, strictly following OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) guidelines.
• Completing scheduled Preventative Maintenance Tasks.
• Keeping meticulous equipment records and conducting regular inspections.
• Troubleshooting and addressing malfunctions in equipment.
• Keeping areas like the Maintenance Shop, Electrical Room, Parts Room, and Production Floor clean and organized in relation to maintenance.
• Maintaining a neat and orderly personal appearance.
• Installing new equipment and relocating existing equipment as needed.
• Planning your work meticulously by organizing the job site, specifying OEM parts, communicating plans to affected personnel, and staging the necessary tools.
• Facilitating effective communication between the maintenance and operations teams, ensuring the operations team is well-informed about maintenance-related issues affecting production.
• Ensuring that Employee Job Safety Accountabilities are met and promptly reporting compliance issues to the appropriate individuals.
• Collaborating with QA (Quality Assurance), Safety, and others as necessary to execute action plans related to health and safety compliance.
• Assisting in completing A3 investigations.
• Conducting lubrication rounds in accordance with OEM guidelines.
• Carrying out any other maintenance tasks assigned to you.

Required Qualifications, Education, and Skills:

• You must have the ability to obtain Full-face respirator certification.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel, CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System), and Control Systems is necessary.
• You should be capable of reading and interpreting electrical and mechanical plans.
• The ability to obtain forklift, scissor lift, and boom lift certification is required.
• Ideally, you should have at least 2 years of manufacturing experience, with a preference for food manufacturing experience. Alternatively, an equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.

Preferred Specialized Skills:

• If you possessthesespecialized skills, it's a plus:
  • Sanitary welding (Tig)
  • Vibrational Analysis
  • PLC/Control experience
  • Fabrication experience
  • Equipment Center lining