Utilities Technician - 3rd Shift

Job Summary

JOB SUMMARY:

Perform preventive maintenance as scheduled to avoid unplanned equipment breakdowns on facility refrigeration system. Install, troubleshoot, and repair various types of equipment in facility. Responsible for maintaining all facility systems including refrigeration, hydraulics, compressed air, water, and steam. Responsible for maintaining buildings and grounds around facility.

• Observe and record temperatures and pressures as required.
• Observe and maintain air compressors and dryers.
• Maintain water systems including pumps, reverse osmosis units, and softeners.
• Maintain steam system including steam boilers/generators, de-aerator tanks, strainers, and pumps.
• Install, operate, troubleshoot, repair, or replace hydraulic or pneumatic components, which include motors, pumps, rams, valves, fittings, etc.
• Work with stainless steel or other metals; cut and weld to fabricate equipment as required.
• Perform varied pipe fitting and plumbing tasks, working with PVC, galvanized, black and stainless pipe up to 4" diameter.
• Perform physical tasks including bending, lifting, twisting, climbing, and working in tight spaces.
• Keep compressor rooms and related areas clean.
• Perform HAZMAT duties as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

High noise, varied temperatures (warm to cold), slippery floors, moving equipment and dust may be present. Wear appropriate PPE and other equipment as necessary or required.

Must be able to stand, walk, and climb stairs and ladders, up to 8 hours per day. Must be able to lift heavy objects. Must meet Maintenance Technician Physical Abilities Evaluation requirements. Must pass pulmonary fitness test. Must complete power jack/forklift training course, Lock Out/Tag Out and Hazard Communication training courses. Must be a mechanically inclined individual. Must have basic knowledge of pumps and compressors.

Must be capable of operating basic shop tools and machines. Must be capable of working as a team and as an individual. A desire to learn Industrial Ammonia Refrigeration is a must.

Company will provide the required tools and equipment necessary for functioning in this position. Employees will be required to wear safety shoes and will be provided with prescription safety glasses if needed. Employees will wear safety equipment as it relates to the requirement for the task.

Awarded job selections are based on the following criteria, but not limited to:
Work experience, job evaluations, HR records (attendances, warnings, notices, etc.), personal interviews, job related test (math, typing, etc.), previous training and/or education, and length of service with Brakebush Brothers, Inc.

If you have been in your current salaried position for less than six months, you must have approval from your VP before applying for a new salaried position that is at a lateral job/wage level or lower. If you are applying for a salaried position, after less than six months in your current position, and it is at a higher job/wage level, you do not need approval.

Brakebush Brothers, Inc is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in our hiring, training, or promotion policies. We will not discriminate against job applicants or employees for reasons of race, religion, color, sex, handicap, age, national origin, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test and background check are required.

Brakebush provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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