Maintenance Technician - Shift

At Bel, we are not just a company—we are a company on a Mission, built on 160 years of bold innovation, family values, and a commitment to social purpose. With beloved brands like Babybel®, GoGo squeeZ®, The Laughing Cow®, and Boursin®, our snacking solutions bring more than joy; they want to serve as a force for good. Our U.S. Mission? To help close the critical 80% nutrition gap by making it easier for Americans to eat more fruits, veggies, and dairy as part of their daily lives.

The company has headquarters in Chicago and New York City and operates 4 manufacturing plants in Little Chute, WI;
Brookings, SD;
Traverse City, MI; and Nampa, .

Reports To:

Maintenance Supervisor

Location:

Nampa,

The Maintenance Technician for Materne North America is responsible for the troubleshooting and repair of equipment on our high-speed production and food processing lines. The successful candidate will be responsible for preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, troubleshooting and repairing electrical and instrumentation equipment on the production lines. This would include but not be limited to; instrumentation (temperature, pressure, flow, and load), proximity sensors, relays, IO cards, safety circuits, motors, drives, and robots.

Candidate will also be responsible for some mechanical preventive maintenance and repairs.

• Occasionally perform and/or coordinate maintenance and basic repairs for the building and facilities
• Remove, replace, rebuild, install various pumps for different processes, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic.
• Work with vacuum and pneumatic systems.
• Welding and fabrication of stainless steel, aluminum steel, or carbon steel (MIG, TIG, Stick)
• Machining experience with Mills, Drills, Shears, Brakes, Lathes, Punches, Grinders, and other shop equipment.
• Occasionally perform and/or coordinate maintenance of the grounds and property, including waste removal, snow removal, landscaping, etc.
• Technical troubleshooting for Controls, Electrical, Instrumentation, and some Mechanical Systems
• Support production lines as an on-call basis if necessary
• Reading electrical schematics, P&IDs, and wiring diagrams
• Rebuild and perform calibration/verification of equipment
• Read and understand technical manuals to diagnose failures within the facility
• Maintain an accurate activity log in the CMMS
• Wire and install new equipment for continuous improvement projects at the requests of project managers
• Consult with controls engineers on programming improvements for new projects and existing equipment
• Read and set device parameters such as VFD’s, soft motor starts, and motor contacts
• Use test equipment such as multimeters, motor megger, oscilloscope, 4-20mA meters, thermocouple RTD readers/testers, offline motor tester
• Work with 480V AC, 3-phase; 240V AC, 3/2 Phase; 120 V AC 3/2/1 Phase; and 24 VDC process signals of 4-20mA and 0-10
  
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• Troubleshoot and replace motor starters, VFD’s, servo drives, electrical disconnects, breakers, fuses, relays, and safety circuits
• Use teach pendant for moving robots
• Use process readings and perform mechanical and parameter offsets with appropriate documentation and follow-up
• Attend daily maintenance and production hand-off meetings
• Communicate through work orders and emails in an organized, productive, professional manner
• Work a flexible schedule as required
• Provide OJT for technicians regarding electrical and instrumentation problem solving
• All other duties as assigned

• PM Change Requests
• Hours Logged in CMMS versus Hours Worked
• Percent PM Completed
• Work Requests Submitted

• High School Diploma or GED is required. Additional technical education beyond high school is highly desired.

• 5 years working in industrial manufacturing preferably working within or alongside Electrical and Instrumentation Maintenance OR
• 3 years working in industrial manufacturing preferably working within or alongside Electrical and Instrumentation Maintenance and an equivalent to an associate’s degree of education within…