Job Purpose
Support the company’s maintenance program by focusing on plant equipment and building maintenance in a manner that meets and complies with all food safety policies and OSHA regulations.
Essential Functions
- Troubleshoot and repair mechanical problems with plant equipment (e.g., mechanical drive systems, HVAC, hydraulic and pneumatic systems)
- Troubleshoot and repair electrical problems with plant equipment (e.g., wiring, circuits, fuses, switches, electrical installations, transformers, motors, and AC/DC motor drives)
- Perform preventive maintenance on all plant equipment
- Perform building maintenance and repairs (e.g., air conditioning, lights, forklifts)
- Perform repairs on equipment to prevent long-term downtime until permanent repairs can be completed
- Design/fabricate replacement parts or equipment as needed
- Electronically troubleshoot PLC controlled equipment by means of installed PLC
- Electronically troubleshoot 24 Volt control circuits
- Troubleshoot advanced PLC problems by means of computer software
- Lead maintenance projects including machine rebuilds, new equipment installs and startup
- Report food safety and quality issues to appropriate personnel
- Comply with all food safety requirements, training, policies, and procedures
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned
Qualifications (Education, Experience, Competencies)
- 4-year degree in electronics/maintenance mechanics or 2-year degree and 10+ years in maintenance mechanic role
- Experience with repair or preventive maintenance in hydraulics, pneumatics, machine shop, electricity, or electronics
- Advanced knowledge of TPM practices
- Advanced PLC experience including knowledge of Allen Bradley RSLogix and other software used to control production equipment
- Advanced knowledge of CMMS
- Advanced knowledge of lockout/tagout programs
- Advanced knowledge and experience in boiler operations
- Experience with ammonia, freon, or other cooling media
- Advanced stick and tig welding skills; ability to weld to sanitary standards
- Advanced computer skills including experience with Microsoft Office
- Ability to work with basic mathematical concepts to identify solutions
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and as part of a team to complete assigned tasks
- Ability to train, coach, and mentor others
- Ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment