Maintenance Utilities Technician

 

Supervisor’s Title:             Utilities TL

Department:                        Maintenance

Exempt Status:                   Hourly

 

MWC is a state of the art cheese and whey production facility in St. Johns, MI. MWC is a joint venture between Glanbia Nutritionals, Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) and Select Milk Producers Inc. (Select).

 

Job Summary

Qualified through study, training, and experience to a certifiable level on boilers and refrigeration. Ability to repair and maintain air and water.  Repair and Maintains machinery and mechanical equipment such as motors, conveyor systems, pneumatic air cylinders, and equipment using test instruments, hand/power tools and precision measuring instruments.  Analyzes equipment failures, determining the cause and make necessary adjustments.  Installs functional/structural parts to devices and equipment.  Performs routine equipment preventative maintenance.  Works from blueprints, drawings, sketches or layouts.  This role will require a flexible attitude to achieve the required goals.

Essential Functions

• Ensure operation of machinery and mechanical equipment by completing preventive maintenance on motors, pneumatics, conveyor systems, pumps, hydraulic/pneumatic systems, and process equipment.
• Repair mechanical equipment including pumps, conveyors, gear reducers, seals, bearings, hydraulic/pneumatic systems, blowers, and vacuum systems.
• Complete daily testing of utilities equipment as needed
• Maintenance compliance with PSM
• Complete daily testing to maintain NPDES discharge limits.
• Locate sources of problems by observing mechanical devices in operation.
• Assist operators and maintenance employees in diagnosing machinery and equipment.
• Removes defective parts by dismantling devices, using hoists, hand tools, and power tools.
• Perform lawn maintenance such as mowing, raking, and weed trimming.
• Perform HVAC maintenance as directed.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing tasks.
• Maintains continuity among work teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
• Recommends measures to improve production methods, equipment performance and quality of production.
• Perform general housekeeping, breakdown analysis, and any other duties considered appropriate.
• Utilizes GPS processes, driving zero losses and upholds the culture of MWC non-negotiables.
• 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)

 

Delivering on Glanbia’s Values:

 

• “Showing Respect” - Research issues & incidents with internal teams, business partners and customers in a collaborative manner that includes professional, honest and transparent communication.
• “Find a Better Way” - Work with internal and external teams to implement process improvements and/or procedural changes that eliminate non-value added activities and drive more business value.
• “Winning Together” - Assist with the training of new team members.  Facilitate or oversee training and standard operating procedure reviews to ensure new hires develop proficiency of role.
• “The Customer’s Champion” – Proactively engage to support our customer needs on an end to end basis and strive to meet or exceed SLA timelines.  Take ownership of customer requests and engage with internal teams as needed and in a timely manner.
• “Performance Matters” – Meet or exceed all key metrics in line with expectations for the role.  Continually update knowledge of products, product changes, processes and services offered to deliver a dynamic customer experience.

 

Additional Functions

• Perform other duties as assigned.

 

Qualifications

• Associates degree in an engineering or a related field or equivalent work experience with boilers, refrigeration, air, and water.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
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