Maintenance Technician Fairburn, GA Posted

JOB SUMMARY

This is an Operations position responsible for performing routine maintenance, and other jobs assigned. Assists with material handling equipment and facility repairs.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Each employee is responsible for the food safety and quality of our products

• Complete preventive maintenance on equipment and machinery within the facility, as noted in the equipment manufacturer’s guidelines

• Visually inspect and test machinery to detect malfunction. Communicate equipment problems to operations staff as needed

• Diagnose problems and repair defective machines and equipment with new or repaired parts, following the specifications set forth in manuals, schematics, and wiring diagrams.

• Set up and break-down of Food Processing equipment as required

• Building maintenance repairs and up-keep (plumbing repairs, blocked drains, changing lamps & ballasts, light remodeling, etc.)

• Material Handling Equipment:
  Assist with preventative maintenance/repairs and battery watering services on downtime

• Able to work night shift and occasional weekends

• Complete other duties as assigned

Other Functions and Responsibilities:

• Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written and oral form

• Know and understand the company’s safety and health goals and its objectives

• Assist the company in achieving goals by participating in the safety program

• Demonstrate proper operation of equipment and tools as needed to ensure employee safety and compliance of all OSHA guidelines

• Provide management with written reports of unsafe conditions or unsafe acts as needed

• Report all accidents, injuries, or illnesses immediately

• Troubleshooting:
  Able to determine causes of operating errors and decide on the most effective and efficient course of action to repair

• Mechanical Ability:
  Must be able to read and understand all electrical and mechanical schematic and diagrams

• Repairing:
  Ability to work on equipment or systems using various types of hand tools, measuring, and testing instruments, etc.

• Equipment Maintenance:
  Able to perform routine preventative maintenance on equipment and determine the proper type of corrective maintenance needed

• Tool Use and Organization:
  Maintain tools and maintenance equipment in working order and maintenance room and work areas in neat condition

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• High school diploma or GED

• Must have knowledge of single and three phases electric, AC, DC high and low voltages

Experience

• 1 year experience in facility maintenance/preventative equipment maintenance

Skills

• Possess the ability to learn various software programs associated with the facility

• Possess strong technical, mechanical, and analytical skills

• Possess the ability to interact and communicate with all staff and management in English

• Able to deal with difficult situations, resolve issues and concerns in a professional manner

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel crouch, climb, use ladders, and perform various types of manual labor.

• Occasionally, the employee may be required to lift to 70 pounds sometimes

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to extreme heat and cold temperatures and sometimes wet conditions

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STATEMENT:

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