Maintenance Technician

Be the reason the line never stops. Join Butterfield Foods as a Maintenance Tech and put your electrical and mechanical skills to work troubleshooting, rebuilding, and upgrading equipment in a fast-paced production environment.
Butterfield Foods

At Butterfield Foods, we make a variety of private label food products. We promote a culture of food safety and culinary integrity and pride ourselves on our commitment to delivering our products on time and defect-free.
We believe in creating a positive work environment where our employees can thrive and grow. We invest in our staff so that they can reach their full potential. Butterfield has been in business for over forty years, but we're still committed to continuous improvement every day.
What You Will Do

Reporting directly to the Maintenance Supervisor. The Maintenance Technician will be a key part of our team by keeping the plant running efficiently and driving continuous improvement forward through our PM program and special projects. This position organizes and facilitates maintenance on all production and facility equipment with emphasis on equipment up time and to resolve quality and production related issues including electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic and mechanical troubleshooting.
Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot & replace 3 phase motors & VFD's.
• Ability to read electrical schematics.
• Experience with low voltage DC circuits, as well as a wide range of electrical devices. (Photo eyes, relays, contractors, safety relays, and push buttons)
• Read and interpret electrical schematics and mechanical drawings.
• Troubleshoot electrical control circuits and standard safety circuits.
• Troubleshoot hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Use a multimeter proficiently as needed for repair and troubleshooting.
• Repair and rebuild electrical and mechanical components.
• Installation, modification, and fabrication of equipment to meet production needs and schedules.
• Communicate maintenance situations clearly from one shift to another, including Maintenance Team Leader and Maintenance Manager.
• Plant wide accountability for operational aspects including progress toward quality and production goals.
• Participate in continuous improvement in safety, quality, and housekeeping.
• Other tasks as determined by the Maintenance Manager.
• The ability to identify worn bushings or bearings and change as needed.
• The ability or willingness to learn how to weld (Tig, Stick, and Mig).

Who You Are

An experienced Maintenance Technician who likes digging into the root cause of problems, not just patching them. You can juggle a fast-paced production environment with minimal supervision, and communicate clearly across shifts to keep everyone aligned. You're safety-focused, reliable, physically up for the job, and thrive working with a team in a busy plant environment.
Qualifications:

• Strong industrial electrical experience.
• Minimum of High School Diploma and 2+ years of Industrial Maintenance experience repairing and troubleshooting pneumatics, hydraulics, conveyors, 3 p-phase motors, variable speed drivers and controls.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and within a team environment.
• Must have good practical sense troubleshooting equipment problems.
• Previous food manufacturing experience is preferred but NOT required.

Benefits

• Salaried position
• Health, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Annual Employer Contribution toward Personal Savings
• PTO and Holidays
• Life Insurance
• Disability

We believe in creating a positive work environment where our employees can thrive and grow. We invest in our staff so that they can reach their full potential.

At Butterfield Foods, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a welcoming workplace for all employees. Even if you do not meet all criteria listed, we encourage you to apply. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status. We will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

Butterfield Foods Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.