Industrial Maintenance Technician

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Location: 1500 N River Rd Lithia Springs, GA

The backbone of any organization is a team that is dedicated to keeping things in order. Our valued maintenance teams keep things running, our business in motion, and our customers successful. As a maintenance mechanic with Gordon Food Service, you'll have the opportunity to be hands‑on with building schematics/blueprints, hydraulics, electrical troubleshooting, HVAC systems, conveyor systems, building maintenance, cranes, hi‑speed doors, and more.

We have high standards for safety, stability, and training to ensure our people are safe and that our business is always running at top performance. We offer a clean organized parts room and we provide the heavier specialty tools; you just bring the basics. Be part of a skilled team that offers respect, expertise, and professional development!

Schedule: Wednesday-Sunday. Start time:
between 6am-8am until work completion.

Pay: $28+ based on experience.

• Earn an additional $2.85 per hour performance incentive - no flat rates!
• Annual $500 tool allowance and $150 boot allowance

• Affordable benefits plans start day one!
• Weekly pay
• Wellness reimbursement
• Profit sharing & 401(k) with company match
• Emergency child and elder care
• 95% of leadership is hired from within GFS - start your career here!

• No travel required

This is a level 3 Tech role. Must have 3-4 years experience. Example of these equipment's will be Pallet Jacks, forklifts, cherry pickers, Lift Trucks etc.

• Performs preventative maintenance on building equipment and systems to ensure safe and efficient operation.
• Observes mechanical devices in operation, performs diagnostic routines and troubleshoots to locate root cause of problems and makes appropriate adjustments and repairs.
• Performs electrical diagnostics on equipment and makes necessary repairs based on the diagnosis.
• Dismantles devices to gain access to and remove defective parts using hoists, hand and power tools.
• Maintains a maintenance shop, storage closets and tool rooms in a neat and orderly fashion.
• Follows through and completes all work orders in assigned time period.
• Maintains appropriate levels of material handling equipment inventory.
• Tracks and completes all preventative maintenance utilizing Maximo CMMS (computerized maintenance management system).
• Ensures compliance with OSHA and other federal, state, and local guidelines.
• Adheres to the mission and cornerstone values and applicable practices of the organization.
• Maintains knowledge of current trends and developments in the field by reading appropriate books, journals and other literature and attending related conferences, seminars, etc. Maintains peer relationships in the field to share issues and ideas.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

• Intermediate mechanical skills
  • Component identification
  • Proper, and safe, use of hand tools
  • Ability to perform basic PM's after being shown
  • Ability to explain proper lubrication on various equipment
  • Ability to mechanically remove an electric motor, replace and align
  • Ability to tear down and rebuild hydraulic, water or sewerage pump
  • Ability to explain fire protection and building utility drawings (gas, electric, fire, etc.)
• Intermediate electrical skills
  • Component identification
  • Ability to use meter to check continuity
  • Ability to use meter to check amp draw
  • Ability to use meter to check voltage phase/phase and phase/neutral
  • Ability to adequately explain the buildings arc flash study, safety measures and arc flash ratings
  • Ability to properly explain the buildings one line diagram
  • Ability to properly explain how to safely transfer to generator power using closed transition
  • Ability to properly explain how to safely transfer to generator power using open transition

• You must be 18 years of age or older
• High school diploma or GED certificate
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