Maintenance Technician; 2nd Shift Thurs

POSITION TITLE:

Maintenance Technician

LOCATION:

Hazelwood, MO
DEPARTMENT:
Maintenance
REPORT TO:
Maintenance Manager

Hours:

4:00pm - 2:30am (Monday - Thursday)
2nd Shift Differential: $1.00

Cérélia's newly established Frozen Breakfast Business Unit – US Waffle - is driving an ambitious growth strategy, backed by two manufacturing facilities, Liberty, SC, and Hazelwood, MO. To effectively support the rapid scaling of operations at our state-of-the-art Hazelwood facility, US Waffle is seeking a dynamic and skilled Maintenance Technician to join our team in Hazelwood, MO.

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing electrical and mechanical equipment in a food processing environment while meeting objectives for safety, quality, production/delivery, and cost. This position requires proficiency in multiple skill clusters, such as electrical controls, fluid power, mechanical systems, welding, fabrication, and manufacturing processes. This person will perform medium to high-level machine systems troubleshooting and repair and provide technical support for all phases of the operation.

This work will be of average to considerable difficulty in the accomplishment of a variety of mechanical maintenance actions.

This strategic position will report directly to the Maintenance Manager.

• Receives work order/request, reviews to determine tools, equipment, time, manpower, parts, and supplies needed.
• When responding to crisis calls will always arrive at the scene with basic tools and equipment necessary to perform work.
• Read blueprints, schematics (including electrical), wiring diagrams, technical manuals, etc.
• Maintains various activity records and logs.
• Observe equipment or machinery while in operation to detect malfunctions.
• Disassemble mechanical equipment, identify faulty/worn parts, replace, reassemble, and test.
• Test major subsystems or components to localize problems using specialized equipment.
• Fabricate replacement parts which may require welding, cutting, or sheet metal work.
• Perform preventive maintenance on various mechanical systems and equipment. Install new equipment/appliances including utilities (i.e., electrical, water, gas, or drain lines).
• Responsibilities include installing, trouble shooting, and maintaining, mechanical equipment, piping systems, electrical controls/components in accordance with manufacturer’s specification, local regulations, and US Waffle food safety and safety policies.
• Performs preventive and predictive maintenance schedules on mechanical equipment such as pumps, packaging and slicing equipment, harvest and cutting equipment used in manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge and skills in operating a variety of small hand tools and devices used in general mechanical maintenance operations.
• Have a working knowledge of OSHA, GFSI, QF, USDA and FDA
• Adhere to all FDA and USDA, Local Authority and GFSI food safety and quality policies and procedures, reporting any nonconformity.
• Adhere to all OSHA safety policies and procedures, reporting any nonconformity.
• Adhere to all GMP policies and procedures, reporting any nonconformity.
• Knowledge of Lock-Out Tag-Out guidelines and adherence to Lock-Out Tag-Out practices while performing machine maintenance.
• On-Call availability 24/7

• Actively participate in plant programs and procedures:
  • Observe safety regulations, wear all required safety equipment, encourage safe working practices, correct obvious hazards immediately or report them to management.
  • Maintains progress report of work orders.
  • Aid in QA investigations into customer complaints where applicable.
  • Maintain a Master Preventative Maintenance Schedule
  • Assure customer needs are met by executing all repairs etc. in a timely manner.
  • Support the Emergency Evacuation Plan.
  • Support and maintain all management directives.
  • Actively participate in continuous improvement initiatives (i.e., 5S, Kaizen, lean tools etc.)
• Monitor and operate the wastewater equipment to ensure that the plant effluent is maintained at acceptable levels that meet regulatory requirements.
• Clean and maintain…