Mechanic, Maintenance

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At Barry Callebaut, we are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions truly shape the future of our industry. We are a business-to-business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product. We are a company with a purpose, we believe in doing well by doing good and reinvesting in the communities we operate.

We have a long-standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future.

We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 12,000 passionate Employees working in more than 40 countries worldwide.

We are very proud of who we are and what we do. And of course, we are always looking for talented people to help us have a positive impact on our industry and beyond!

About the role:

Barry Callebaut is a global organization poised for growth; a company which has embraced the vision to delight its customers, while out-performing its competitors, a business which is committed to sustainability, has innovation in its DNA, is a leader in complex manufacturing and supply chain solutions and is focused on being a best-in-class employer. Barry Callebaut seeks diverse and passionate people who thrive in a dynamic environment, focused on continuous learning, living BC’s Values and of course loving chocolate.

The Mechanic, Maintenance I is the core hourly industrial maintenance craft position within the Maintenance department and serves as the primary job profile for general hourly maintenance personnel. The role is responsible for performing preventive, corrective, and emergency maintenance on manufacturing equipment across the facility. This position aligns with the skill expectations of an industrial maintenance mechanic craft, including working knowledge of mechanical systems, rotating equipment, material handling equipment, utilities, rigging, lubrication, equipment repair, and related plant maintenance practices.

This position is a member of the Maintenance organization, reports directly to the Maintenance Supervisor, and may be assigned to either the rotating 12-hour shift maintenance team supporting 24/7 production calls or the Monday through Friday day maintenance team supporting planned maintenance, scheduled outages, inspections, repairs, and equipment rebuilds. The role supports a continuous manufacturing operation and may be required to support days, nights, weekends, holidays, overtime, planned outages, emergency repairs, and call-in work based on business needs.

Responsibilities:

• Comply with all company standards, GMPs, food safety requirements, OSHA regulations, lockout/tagout, PPE, confined space, hot work, working at heights, lifting and rigging, safe work permitting, environmental, and site work-control procedures.
• Perform on plant assets and utility equipment routine field and shop repairs, including mechanical adjustments, component replacement, and lubrication.
• Respond quickly to equipment breakdowns and production-related maintenance issues to safely restore equipment operation.
• Support planned maintenance, scheduled outages, daily work requests, emergency repairs, equipment inspections, and follow-up corrective actions in a timely and reliable manner.
• Demonstrate mechanical troubleshooting and problem-solving skills across a broad range of plant equipment.
• Inspect, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain mechanical equipment including pumps, gear reducers, bearings, seals, couplings, chain drives, belt drives, conveyors, blowers, compressors, valves, and related components.
• Communicate effectively with production, maintenance, planning,…