Maintenance Technician

Responsible for ensuring that assigned equipment is operating and maintained and performs building/facility maintenance. Ensures that all tasks and functions of position are performed in a safe manner and that all procedures and requirements are properly followed to accomplish assigned tasks.

Key Accountabilities and Deliverables:

        Responsible for assigned equipment to meet/exceed operating standards in areas of quality, cost, safety, customer satisfaction and productivity as well as minimizing downtime

        Support Production and operators to ensure equipment runs as scheduled

        Perform PM s on assigned machines to ensure that they run at their maximum capacity through cleaning, lubricating, belt replacement, changing filters, bearings, etc

        Make routine repairs to electrical, pneumatic, and servo driven equipment

        Participate on special projects as required

        Complete all paperwork neatly, correctly, on time and in accordance with Company guidelines

        Communicates with employees, including the proper and safe utilization of equipment 

        Able to work alone or as a team member

        Follows all GMP and safety rules and procedures

Skills and Experience:

        5-10 years of maintenance experience in industrial manufacturing

        Ability to troubleshoot electrical, pneumatic, and mechanical breakdowns in industrial machinery

        3-phase electrical experience is a MUST

        Experience with VFD, PLC, and servo motors

        Facility maintenance, including plumbing and electrical work

        Experience with conveyor systems, scales, and packaging equipment

        Working with common hand and power tools

        Working with precision measuring instruments, electrical testing devices

        Time management

        Microsoft Office and Outlook

        Logging work electronically in CMMS system

Desirable Criteria:

        Have personal tools for work including rolling toolbox/cart. Some special tools will be furnished.

        Understanding of Lock Out Tag Out procedures

        Experience in rebuilding centrifugal and positive displacement pumps

        Able to read electrical schematics and blueprints

        TIG Welding

        Machining mill/lathe

Education:

        High School diploma or equivalent

        HACCP (Food Safety) and Food Quality (desirable but not required)

Personal Attributes:

        Strong communicator

        Able to build interpersonal relationships with production machine operators and staff