Facilities Maintenance Technician III

Facilities Maintenance Technician III Winston Salem, North Carolina Job

The 2nd Shift Facilities Maintenance Technician will perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, repair, preventative maintenance, and installation tasks both on the facilities, physical plant equipment, production equipment, and machinery. This role will be working onsite at our state‑of‑art Innovation and Manufacturing facility in Winston‑Salem, NC.

• Follow all GMP, OSHA safety rules, policies and regulations, performing safety and environmental inspections, as required.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area.
• Perform assigned PM and PdM tasks, utilizing predictive maintenance tools (ultrasonic, vibration analysis, laser alignment).
• Identify equipment trends, root causes and variances. Develop action plans for and implement improvements.
• Perform scheduled PMs on machinery/equipment/facilities equipment.
• Troubleshoot, repair and replace defective/worn equipment parts, control devices, motors, belts, pneumatic systems and etc.
• Knowledge and identification of gearboxes, motors, pulleys, gears.
• Proficient knowledge and identification of belts, bearings, seals, etc.
• Facilities maintenance including performing painting, carpentry, sheetrock and flooring repairs as well as facility lighting change‑outs (interior, exterior).
• Perform meeting room set‑up and teardown (A/V equipment operation, maintenance, repair).
• Knowledge of boilers and steam‑related components, environmental control room systems/operation/control, dust extraction systems (PMs, repairs).
• Machinery and equipment installation, PMs, calibration, and repairs.
• Solid knowledge and understanding of PLC and related controls.
• High proficiency at performing equipment changeovers.
• In‑depth and demonstrated knowledge of electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and fire protection systems.
• Proficiency with variable frequency drives (VFD).
• Proficient in operating machine shop equipment, lathe, mill, grinders, drill press, etc.
• Proficient in use of welding equipment – gas/MIG/TIG.
• Read and interpret electrical and mechanical schematics and drawings.
• Positive attitude, willingness, and desire to learn as well as being a team player.

In this role you'll play a pivotal role on an exceptional maintenance team, which promotes a culture of continuous learning, active encouragement from leadership, and opportunities to participate in our development program for additional earnings. This amazing program is clearly laid out, rewarding employees for gaining new skills that drive the company’s success. While we emphasize teamwork, individual contributions play a key role in career growth and personal success.

• Mechanical skills.
• Electrical skills.
• Welding skills.
• Carpentry skills.
• Ability to operate a motorized powered lift, e.g., forklift, scissor lift, one‑man lift, etc. An MVR (Motor Vehicle Report) will determine an employee's eligibility to operate these lifts.
• Valid driver's license is required for לבד position.

4‑8 years of maintenance experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

High school diploma or GED equivalent.

• Associate degree in Industrial Maintenance Technology / Mechatronics, and/or Associateilh degree in Electrical / Electronics.
• HVAC training / experience / education.
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or other regulatory experience.
• Food manufacturing or packaging experience, and/or blending equipment, batching operation systems.

The manufacturing facility is clean, orderly, properly lighted and ventilated. Noise levels are considered low to moderate, with some areas requiring hearing protection.