Dumoulin Mechanic

Dumoulin Mechanic

Do you love snacks? Are you looking to join an ever evolving and rapidly growing team? PIM Brands might just be exactly what you're looking for!

At PIM, We Make The Brands You Love®. Our portfolio of products, from Welch's® Fruit Snacks to Sun-Maid® Chocolate Raisins and Sour Jacks® Sour Candies are enjoyed by millions of consumers every day. And when it comes to careers, we seek talented, results-oriented individuals who want to play a part in building amazing brands and products while working in a collaborative, dynamic, and fast-paced office environment.

At PIM, you can make an immediate and lasting contribution to help grow iconic snack and confectionery brands, no matter your area of expertise.

We are looking for a Dumoulin Mechanic interested in a career with a top ranked and growing snack company, to join our Maintenance team at PIM's Somerset site in New Jersey.

• Troubleshoot and repair all packaging line systems and equipment including vertical form and fill bagging machines, rotary cartoners, weigh scales, tapers and conveyors, combination scales, flow wrappers, sealer, printer.
• Make changeover adjustments to product bag, box size changes and to the machines
• Maintains proper steam pressures, within specs, performs daily water treatment test, and water quality.
• Maintains proper compressed air levels throughout facility, including basic equipment service and associated piping and devices.
• Maintains and monitors the Water Treatment room, for proper function and disposal of process fluids.
• Monitors and services the chilled water system, including cooling tower maintenance, pump service and all equipment attached to the system.
• Services the utilities, including control valves, monthly filter PM's, cooling circuit repairs and maintenance inclusive to coil cleaning and replacement.
• Report food safety and quality issues to Plant management and SQFP
• Follow PIM Brands GMP rules
• Monitor fellow employees for adherence to GMP's.
• Perform preventive maintenance to ensure all packaging equipment functions properly
• Grease, oil, clean, adjust and track all appropriate places as set forth by manufacturer's recommended PM schedules
• Provide accurate and timely documentation of work in the equipment logbooks, communications, and verbally to coworkers during shift hand offs
• Assist in the training of others
• Maintain machinery to comply with customer specifications as well as manufacturers specifications
• Maintain and repair all machinery such that food safety and quality is ensured
• Maintain equipment to effectively in order to meet production goals.
• Ability to work additional hours as needed

Physical Demands/ Essential Job Functions

Standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, kneeling and crouching Must have high degree of manual dexterity to safely handle, position and guide metal products before, during and after fabrication. Must be able to operate hand tools, vices and fabricating machinery Lifting and moving of objects weighing at least 50 lbs. Reasonable accommodations will be evaluated and considered to enable an individual to perform the essential job functions.

Work Environment

Job will generally be performed in the manufacturing plant. Busy, active and noisy manufacturing plant and machine shop. Machinery requires knowledge of safety precautions and operations. Climates vary depending on work locations. Areas may be dirty and the presence of machine parts, tools and metal by products will be present. Hair net, beard net, assigned work uniform, protective eye wear and gloves are among the GMP required apparel that must be worn, if indicated, on the plant floor.

• High School education or equivalent is strongly preferred
• Practical experience in troubleshooting and diagnosing all major pieces of packaging equipment highly preferred
• 3-5 years' experience in repairing of manufacturing packaging equipment.
• Must have a NJ license to operate a 50 hp, high pressure boiler – White or Black Special High Pressure Required.
• Must be able to competently adjust and repair packaging equipment in a timely manner
• Must be skilled in mechanical repair, equipment set up, preventive maintenance and equipment changeovers
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions, properly complete documentation (daily time sheets, line changeover sheets, critical control point sheets, etc.) and equipment logbooks is essential
• Basic math and computer skills are preferred
• Willing to be trained
• Ability to read, speak, and write English is required

Awards & Accolades:

• #10 Candy Company in North America
• #26 Global Candy Company
• Makers of Welch's - #1 Fruit Snack in U.S.
• 2024 Advocate of the Year Award
• Recognized by NJBIA - State-of-the-Art Manufacturing Facility and in Research/Development 2024
• Recognized by New Jersey Business Magazine 2024
• Top 100 Privately Owned Company in the Metro NYC Market
• Top 50 Employer in New Jersey

PIM Brands is an Equal Opportunity Employer. PIM Brands is an Everify Employer