Maintenance Technician - Richmond

Job Summary

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for the effective operation, repair and changeovers of production equipment. The role also works with others to achieve factory business objectives of safety, equipment reliability, productivity, customer service, quality, cost and environmental protection. Primary accountabilities include safety compliance, attaining high equipment reliability and uptime, maintenance procedures, data collection, housekeeping, problem solving and continuous improvement as part of a work team.

Primary accountabilities also include troubleshooting, repair and preventative maintenance; assisting with root cause analysis; reviewing electrical and pneumatic schematics; and working closely with operators to support production and transfer skills to operation technicians.

• Troubleshoots, repairs and preventive maintenance (PM) to ensure equipment reliability.
• Completes work orders in SAP as scheduled and documented.
• Reviews equipment instructions, blueprints, electrical and pneumatic schematics to determine test specifications, procedures and possible solutions.
• Assists Operations and Engineering teams with root cause analysis to identify reasons for equipment failures and breakdowns.
• Records test procedures and results, numerical and graphical data, and makes recommendations for changes in product or test method.
• Fabricates machine parts as needed.
• Works with teams and planners to ensure correct PMs are in SAP.
• Helps maintain spare parts inventory and restocks inventory for the plant as needed.
• Audits work order completion and effectiveness.
• Trains and assists in the changeovers of automated equipment.
• Accurately and fully completes all regulatory and compliance related documentation and procedures.
• Participates in structured group or team activities related to line/area performance improvement (e.g., autonomous maintenance, housekeeping, problem solving).
• Works with operators to support production and transfer skills to operation technicians.
• Understand and comply with Hill’s policies, safety standards, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and Food Safety; identifies and reports Food Safety issues to management.

• Minimum Education:
  
  High School/GED.
• 1+ years of industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing plant or an Associate’s Degree in a related field.
• 3+ years of manufacturing experience.
• Practical knowledge of basic maintenance shop equipment.
• Problem assessment, problem solving and basic math skills.
• Intermediate computer skills in Google Suite and Microsoft Excel.
• Technical certificate in an industrial related field (preferred).
• 1+ years manufacturing or similar experience with emphasis in industrial maintenance, mechanics and electronics (preferred).
• Experience using electronic maintenance work order systems (preferred).
• Previous SAP experience (preferred).
• Excellent written and oral communication skills (preferred).
• Previous similar manufacturing experience (food, pet food, pharmaceuticals) (preferred).
• Ability to work an off‑shift work schedule that includes weekends (preferred).

• Ability to work on weekends.
• Perform preventative maintenance, troubleshoot, maintain and repair operating equipment during production and breakdowns.
• Review blueprints, project instructions, electrical and pneumatic schematics during troubleshooting, repair or project work.
• Utilize maintenance shop equipment to include drill press, lathe, mill, welding, etc.

• Ability to bend, climb, crawl, and work in confined spaces, and work in hazardous condition spaces for up to twelve hours per day.
• Ability to work in extreme weather conditions with temperature ranges from cold to hot and humid.
• Ability to use hazardous materials.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs on a continual basis.
• Complete tasks that require working with hands overhead.
• Use a stand‑up or sit‑down forklift intermittently for up to twelve hours per day.
• Type, using a computer keyboard, intermittently for up to twelve hours per day.
• Walk unlimited distances each day.
• Frequently walk up and down multiple levels of steps, multiple…