Maintenance

Maintenance Mechanic

Full Time

3400 Lima Rd Fort Wayne, IN 46852

This is a great opportunity to establish yourself in a secure company with a 75+ year history of success!  We are proud to be comprised of more than 800 farm families throughout the Midwest. Since 1938, we have been producing high quality products for you and your family. 

At Prairie Farms, you’ll become part of a dedicated team that manufactures and packages fluid milk. We offer full-time schedules with great benefits that include health, dental, vision, and life insurance, short term disability and pension. You’ll also enjoy paid time off, holidays, vacation, sick days and your birthday. 

• Job Type: Full-time, 90-day probationary period
• Must possess own hand tools; specialty tools will be provided.

Duties:

• Good interpersonal skills are a must.
• Diagnose mechanical problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair/owner manuals, engineering specifications and parts catalogs as necessary.
• Maintenance on processing equipment, pipe fitting, welding, fabrication, carpentry; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installation of equipment.
• Adjust and repair packaging equipment as needed.
• Perform routine preventive maintenance on all equipment.
• Clean and lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery.
• Interface with Operations to minimize downtime and maximize plant reliability.
• Work with both Outside Contractors and Plant Operations to ensure all maintenance activities are completed in a safe and efficient manner. 

Requirements:

• Candidates must be 18 years or older with the ability to read and speak English for safety purposes.
• High School diploma or GED preferred
• 2+ years of relevant industrial maintenance experience required.
• Strong mechanical and electrical knowledge.
• Experience with PLCs and ammonia refrigeration a plus.

Qualifications/Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift, push, pull product weighing up to fifty pounds out of confined spaces and occasionally having to lift product overhead.
• Ability to stand, kneel and climb ladders and other physical requirements as needed.
• Must be able to pass a post-offer hair drug test, alcohol screening and physical exam.