Maintenance Assistant

Summary

As the Maintenance Assistant, you will be responsible for performing maintenance, repair and upkeep of all buildings, tools and equipment. Responsible for providing preventative maintenance, including a safe and sanitary environment to the plant and surrounding grounds.

• Be on call, as needed.
• Assess maintenance and repair problems with follow-up.
• Perform minor plumbing and electrical work and repair equipment when breakdowns occur to maintain production.
• Learn set-up, operation, adjustments and operating parameters of production equipment.
• Develop open communication with machine operators, department supervisors and managers.
• Bring production equipment to a good operating standard and improve work order system and develop a return to service, i.e. production certification.
• Repair equipment when breakdowns occur to maintain production.
• Paint any necessary areas, as needed.
• Work on new installation projects.
• Perform a daily walk-through as assigned to spot possible problems.
• Remedy any unsafe conditions ASAP.
• Safety must be first priority and repair aesthetic defects i.e. seals, hinges, hangers, etc. when production maintenance and breakdowns allow.
• Perform other duties, as assigned.

• High school diploma or GED.
• Minimum two years related experience and/or training.

• Experience operating a forklift.
• Forklift certification.
• Valid Driver's License.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the team member:

• Occasionally climbing. Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
• Occasionally balancing. Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.
• Standing. Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks.
• Use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.
• Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.
• Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.
• Regularly required to lift and/or move up to 60 pounds.
• Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.
• The worker is required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned (i.e., custodial, food services, general laborer, etc.) or to make general observations of facilities or structures (i.e., security guard, inspection, etc.).
• Drive a forklift.

$18.00 per hour

At Pacific Seafood, your base wage is only a portion of your overall compensation package. We invest in our Team Members through a comprehensive and attractive total rewards package, including but not limited to:

• Health insurance benefits options, including medical, prescription, vision, dental, basic group life and short-term disability.
• Flexible spending accounts for health flex and dependent care expenses.
• 401(k) retirement plan options with generous annual company profit-sharing match.
• Paid time-off for all regular FT team members to include sick days, paid holidays, vacation, and personal time.
• Employee assistance program providing confidential professional counseling, financial and legal assistance at no charge to team members and immediate family members.
• Product purchase program.

Pacific Seafood is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.