Forklift Maintenance Technician

Join our team and immediately become part of the largest distributor of conventional, natural, organic and specialty products in the United States and Canada. We serve over 43,000 customer locations with 200,000 different products. Our Warehouse associates supply thousands of consumers with better for you food that nourishes families nationwide. Our retailers range from small family owned stores to Wholefoods Markets and everything in between.

Are you ready to make an impact on the lives of others and feel good about what you do?

PURPOSE:

Responsible for the prompt minor repairs and ongoing preventative maintenance of material handling equipment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Job Responsibilities Percentage
-Provide recommendations to repair or replace poorly functioning equipment (10%)
-Efficiently prioritizes repair schedule to ensure an uninterrupted production schedule (10%)
-Troubleshoot equipment problems to include brake, electrical and hydraulic systems, detect imperfections, potential problems, safety issues and/or malfunctions. (10%)
-Provide improvements required to ensure compliance to safety regulations to DC and safety team (10%)
-Ensure that department is appropriately stocked with part and tools needed to perform their job (10%)
-Undertakes actions such as lubrication, cleaning, filter changes, etc, on equipment for preventive maintenance purposes (10%)
-Replace broken or defective parts from stock parts and/or order replacement parts for major repairs (10%)
-Modifies and tests equipment to improve systems uptime and reliability (10%)
-Updates and reviews daily maintenance logs (10%)
-Follows all safety policies and procedures strictly (10%)

Total 100%
-Performs other relevant job duties as required.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Education/ Certifications/or Equivalent combination of education training and experience:

• 2-3 years of technical maintenance or related experience/training; or equivalent combination of education, experience and training

Good judgment is required for this position as there may be times when direct supervision may not be immediately available

Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities:

• Understanding of Safety guidelines

• Able to read and understand blueprints and technical reference manuals.

• Understanding of equipment operation and maintenance procedures

• Excellent mechanical aptitude

• Ability to work well independently

Good judgment is required for this position as there may be times when direct supervision may not be immediately available

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT/ DEMANDS:

• Ability to lift up to 75 pounds and to stand, walk, bend, stoop, twist and turn frequently.

• Exposed to temperatures ranging from
-20 degrees below zero to 35 degrees Fahrenheit in Perishable Operation and 37 degrees to 90 degrees Fahrenheit in Grocery Operation

• Ability to do repetitious arm, wrist and hand movements required for maintenance and service procedures.

• Must be able to work with hands and arms overhead, and to work in or under the equipment.

• Requires manual dexterity, overall coordination and good balance to work both at ground level and in high places to perform job duties. Ability to operate work related equipment

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus