Maintenance Technician

GENERAL DESCRIPTION / PRIMARY

PURPOSE:

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for ensuring all assigned maintenance work and scheduled PM’s are completed in a timely fashion, under the direction of the Maintenance Supervisor.

• Assist work group in troubleshooting, operating, and maintaining production systems and facilities systems at times which include refrigeration equipment, boilers, fire systems, HVAC equipment, wastewater, compressed air equipment, vacuum pump system, high voltage switch gear, and all production equipment. Lead root cause and lean exercises helping to impact production uptime and quality.
• Champion the site safety objectives through leadership and effective communications. Assist Site Leadership and Safety Management Representative in the implementation of safety related projects, upgrades, or improvements. Ensure there exists within the maintenance team an attitude of absolute intolerance for unsafe situations.
• Assist work group to implement and monitor an effective PM program and monitor the program on existing equipment and new equipment acquisitions. Ensure that work orders and work assignments are completed in a timely fashion by the maintenance department.
• Maintain good human relations skills, communication skills, and leadership qualities with supervisors, peers, and subordinates.
• Direct, coordinate, and manage scheduled maintenance and machine changeovers in conjunction with scheduled production.
• Assist group in developing and meeting training needs and develop overall programs to upgrade operating and maintenance skills and effectiveness.
• Maintain dialogue with counterparts at other Dole facilities to benefit from experiences and design proposals.
• Follow all food safety requirements and GMP’s guidelines.