Maintenance Mechanic I

Job Description – March 2020

Supervisor’s Title:           Maintenance Team Leader

Department:                     Maintenance

Location:                           Twin Falls Plant

Exempt Status:                 Hourly

 

At Glanbia Nutritionals Inc., our portfolio centers on dairy and non-dairy nutritional ingredients. We co-innovate and deliver ingredient solutions and precision premixes for use in the mainstream food and beverage, infant and clinical, and functional nutrition markets. We are the number one provider of whey-based nutritional ingredients globally and the number one producer of American-style cheddar cheese. Our protein systems have transformed the bar and beverage categories — bringing increased levels of protein, cleaner labels and greater product functionality to market. We have a direct presence in 21 countries, with manufacturing facilities in the US, Germany and China, and international sales and technical offices around the world.

Job Summary

Completes all necessary maintenance and repairs on devices within the plant to lessen any disruptions in output levels.

Essential Functions

• Troubleshoot and repair plant equipment and facilities
• Perform general and preventative maintenance to assure minimal downtime
• Maintain proper records, files, and necessary parts and supplies for all plant equipment or make known to appropriate people
• Maintain all maintenance logs on assigned shift
• Ensure that department is clean and orderly at end of shift
• Ensure that company tools and equipment are maintained properly
• Acts an effective communication channel between management and maintenance
• Promote and exhibit strong safety practices
• Ensures timely and proper completion of work orders
• Each employee shall comply with occupational safety and health standards and all rules, regulations, and orders issued pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act which are applicable to his/her own actions and conduct.
• Complies with all applicable food safety regulations and mandates (Safe Quality Foods, Food and Drug Admin, Pasteurized Milk Ordinance)
• Perform other duties as assigned

Additional Functions

• Regular and timely attendance required

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of dairy processing equipment and plant facilities
• Physical ability to perform assigned job
• Self-motivated, willing to accept responsibility, and make good decisions
• Must have own hand tools and knowledge of proper use
• Working knowledge of pneumatics, hydraulics, instrumentation, boilers, etc
• Requires skills in welding, electrical, troubleshooting, and maintenance & repair of all plant equipment
• Knowledge of OSHA safety requirements for a manufacturing operation
• Ability to operate (or learn to operate) necessary equipment
• Excellent record required in safety, attendance, and punctuality
• Ability to stand and walk the entire shift if needed
• Ability to read and write instructions in English
• Knowledge of the proper use of all cleaning chemicals
• Must be able to work weekends and overtime as required
• Become Respirator Certified if physically possible
• Able to be forklift certified
• Become Confined Space Certified
• Knowledge of basic computer skills

Typical Physical Activity

Physical Demands

The physical demands described represent those that must be met by an employee and the work environment characteristics are those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Requirements

• Frequently (51-75%) use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
• Occasionally (25-50%) walk, lift and/or move 26 to 60 lbs.
• Rarely (1-25%) stand, sit, talk or hear, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and reach with hands and arms.