Maintenance Day Technician

As the Maintenance Day Technician, you will perform dual craft (mechanical and electrical) maintenance related tasks as required to ensure safe and reliable operation of electrical and mechanical equipment.  The position is a senior craftsman level job in either electrical or mechanical, with a basic understanding and aptitude in the alternate discipline.  The Shift Technician will work shift work and the Day Technician will occasionally work shift relief.

We are currently seeking qualified candidates for this position. Please note that, at this time, we are only considering applications from local candidates. Relocation assistance is not available for this role. Candidates must reside within a commutable distance to Lawrence, KS to be eligible for consideration. Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to reviewing applications from talented individuals in our local area.

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Support ESH Compliance:

• Follow all plant safety procedures.
• Complete all regulatory ES&H training.
• Complete all proper ES&H permits required for job.
• Complete and participate in the use of JHAs.
• Comply with ISO/cGMP/HACCP.
• Comply with all Food Safety requirements as they relate to Maintenance.
• Maintain plant safety interlocks.
• Interpret and troubleshoot controls (PLC) & instrumentation hardware and logic in a safe manner.
• Hoisting and rigging of electrical equipment.
• Intimate knowledge of electrical safety practices, including NFPA 70E. 
• Participate in HOP Learning Groups.

 

Communications:

• Communicate with operations, maintenance, and technical personnel.
• Enter emergency work orders on off-shifts.
• Provide feedback on work orders and PMs.
• Use technical manuals, blueprints, and engineering sketches, as required.
• Act as maintenance representative on plant projects.
• Enlist the help of subject matter experts, when required.

 

Troubleshooting:

• As qualified, diagnose mechanic and electrical problems and make necessary repairs.
• Ability to interpret P&ID drawings.
• Knowledge of circuits, wiring, loop, and control drawings per electrical qualifications.
• Watch for irregularities in equipment operation, correct where possible and advise supervisor of defects needing attention.
• Help train operations on monitoring and troubleshooting of equipment. 
• Develop understanding of plant process equipment.
• Troubleshoot and take corrective actions for electrical motors and motor systems.
• As qualified, troubleshoot all components related to plant controls system. 

Preventive Maintenance:

• Inspect equipment per the PM work instructions.
• Completely fill out PM record.
• Provide feedback on PM sheets and equipment conditions to maintenance supervisor and maintenance planner, as necessary.

Repair and New Construction:

• Lay-out, assemble, and install mechanical, electrical, or instrumentation lines and equipment of all kinds from complex blueprints, diagrams and rough sketches
• As qualified, troubleshoot and correct plant controls systems and instrumentation.    Work with Controls Engineer for PLC programming changes.
• Take ownership for plant process reliability as it relates to mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Perform a large of variety of mechanical and/or electrical work, as required by operations and maintenance/capital projects.
• Understanding of mechanical drives.
• Understanding of mechanical and pneumatic conveying.
• Knowledge of centrifugal pumps (repair and rebuild).
• General and specific welding expertise.
• Fabricate equipment.
• Perform pipe fitting work – screwed and welded.
• Work on hydraulic and pneumatic equipment.
• Work on all types of electrical equipment, such as motors, drives, controls systems, instrumentation, switches, automated valves, and wiring.
• Perform structural work.
• Perform lubrication duties.
• Align and balance equipment.
• Operate mechanical and electrical maintenance equipment.

Quality Control:

• Follow maintenance procedures.
• Develop understanding of materials of construction and suitability.
• Prevent product contamination through good manufacturing practices.
• Complete housekeeping in assigned areas keeping with ISO standards.
• Follow cGMP requirements for the area.
• Ensure compliance with all food safety system requirements.
• Inform supervisi