Maintenance Technician

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Maintenance Technician maintains equipment and facilities to operate in the safest and most productive electro-mechanical condition, implements continuous improvement, and supports new system installations, production strategies, and plant reliability.

Principal Responsibilities
:

• Analyze condition, troubleshoot failures, repair, and perform preventive/predictive maintenance on production equipment, building, utilities, and all associated equipment.

• Prioritize work assignments to ensure immediate response to emergencies, diagnose faults quickly, and make immediate repairs.

• Respond to any immediate associate safety issues documented in the work order system.

• Follow regular checks and preventative maintenance schedules that includes assessing equipment condition and ensuring compliance with prescribed schedules.

• Ensure all work-orders are complete and accurate, including planned and unplanned assignments.

• Initiate, plan and coordinate work performed by other associates, contractors and /or self. (Unplanned, planned, changeovers etc.)

• Be a lead in technical troubleshooting process, mechanical and electrical (power and interlock) issues.

• Maintain and improve electrical and mechanical knowledge and skills to improve customer service levels.

• Maintain functional knowledge of all equipment in the packaging department.

• Train operators and technicians on operational set-up issues.

• All associates are responsible for the safety, quality and food safety in their work area including observing proper Lockout/Tag out and all safety procedures as required.

• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• 1+ years industrial maintenance experience OR 3+ years manufacturing experience and a related technical degree.

• Ability to work varying shifts and schedules including 2-2-3 off-shift work schedule that includes weekends.

• Basic knowledge of hand and machine tools, operation, and repair.

• Basic knowledge and ability to troubleshoot equipment including mechanical, hydraulics, pneumatics, electrical circuits (AC/DC, single/polyphase, low/high voltage) and all related equipment both power and logic controls.

• Basic math, reading, computer, and writing skills.

• Ability to understand and effectively communicate in the English language.

• Successful completion of a substance screening and background check.