Maintenance Technician III - Day Shift

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

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