Maintenance Technician

From time to time, Crescent Foods is seeking new associates in a variety of positions.

Position:Maintenance Technician

Location: Chicago, IL

Job :221

# of Openings:1

Maintains building environment and grounds by maintaining building, heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment; providing housekeeping, grounds keeping, and repair services. The Maintenance Technician will be working both Supervised and Unsupervised. The position requires but is not limited to assisting Operations with set-ups, adjustments of Machinery, answering calls to the Production Floor, repairing equipment, installing electrical, gas, water and air when needed.

This includes soldering pipe, threading pipe and bending pipe for electrical installations. Additional duties are completing PM’s, Work orders, minor repair on Forklifts and Pallet Jacks, Building Maintenance Repair and assisting IT when needed and any other duties necessary as required by the Maintenance Supervisor or Maintenance Manager. This position is for a successful individual who will ensure uninterrupted continuity of facility, manufacturing, and support systems and processes throughout the facility.

• Support, monitor and expand Preventive/Predictive Maintenance throughout all facility systems and machinery
• Maintain system for conveying liquids and liquid waste by installing and repairing plumbing apparatuses
• Responsible for maintaining the building alarm and fire protection systems in compliance with safety
• Responsible for exterior/interior building/facility maintenance repairs
• Responsible for maintaining buildings accessibility and appearance by picking up litter, removal of ice/snow, from the walkways and parking lots, painting, mowing the lawn and cleaning surrounding landscape
• Responsible for turning on the lights in some areas for the pre-op production and ensure the water heaters are on at proper set temperatures
• Ensuring compliance with state, local and federal food safety laws including USDA, GMP’s, CCP, HACCP, SSOP’s and SOP’s guidelines and regulations.
• Assist with the ongoing efficiencies of manufacturing and support systems throughout the facility; make recommendations to management and implement improvements as necessary
• Utilize Crescent Foods system including work orders, purchase order, inventory control, and equipment history, in performing job tasks.
• Troubleshoot and repair controls systems including network problems associated with PC’s, PLC’s, and various man-machine interfaces.
• Utilize an advanced skillset in troubleshooting electrical systems including power distribution, motor controls, variable speed controllers, servo controllers, and robotics.
• Utilize a thorough knowledge in troubleshooting automated packaging machinery operation.
• Utilize a thorough knowledge in troubleshooting various process equipment including pumps, valves, meters, and mixing equipment.
• Utilize a working knowledge in troubleshooting typical facility support systems including steam, hot water, compressed air, and refrigeration.
• Utilize a working knowledge in troubleshooting hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Safeguard maintenance operations and contents by establishing and monitoring security procedures and protocols.
• Assist the Maintenance Supervisor with the planned maintenance of machineries.
• In the absence of your Maintenance Technician the Maintenance Mechanic will fill-in
• Flexibility in work schedule as required. Must be able to work extended hours and weekends.
• Perform related duties as assigned or as the situation dictates

• Knowledge of state, local and federal food safety laws including SQF, USDA, GMP’s, CCP, HACCP, SSOPs and SOPs, Food Defense and Food Safety Culture guidelines and regulations.
• Be skilled in the areas of Electrical-both single and three Phase troubleshooting, installation and repair.
• Must be knowledgeable with packaging equipment.
• Must be knowledgeable of Pneumatics.
• Waste Treatment, Equipment Maintenance, Facilities Coordination, Surveillance Skills, Safety Management, HVAC Systems, Lifting, Time Management, Initiative,…