Packaging Technician

Company Description

Wonderful Citrus is North America’s leading integrated grower, shipper and packer of fresh citrus, including clementines/mandarins, navel and Valencia oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruits, and other citrus varieties. Wonderful Citrus farms more than 74,000 acres of fresh citrus and has supplier relationships around the world to ensure a year-round supply. Our citrus can be found in all channels of distribution, with our consumer brands most visible in the produce department of grocery stores across the globe under our flagship consumer brands, Wonderful Halos Mandarins, Wonderful Seedless Lemons, and Wonderful Sweet Scarletts Texas Red Grapefruit.

Job Description

Overview:

Individual will perform preventative/predictive maintenance, repairs and improvements on industrial equipment in an automated food processing facility while keeping a high regard for employee safety, food quality and machine efficiency.

Here's what you'll do:

• Knowledge of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to safely complete work assignments
• Knowledge of safe and responsible operation, maintenance, and organization required for tools and equipment used in mechanical and electrical work to protect self and others in the workplace
• Perform and log uptime and downtime inspections, lubrications, and preventative maintenance. Capable of Troubleshooting, maintain, and perform corrective work on all packaging equipment within the facility
• Research system and component specifications using equipment manuals, schematics, parts breakdowns, online information, and vendor communication
• Ability to read and monitor meters, gauges, and pressure indicators to determine whether a machine is working properly
• Creates/modifies work orders in Computerized Maintenance Management System, and documents details of work performed
• Ability to conduct work in a professional and ethical manner consistent with departmental rules and accepted industry standards
• Ability to work independently on projects or assignments without close supervision or detailed instructions to maximize workplace productivity
• Ability to orally communicate with individuals or groups (e.g., supervisors, coworkers, and vendors) to provide accurate information, instruction, direction, and maintain effective working relationships
• Collaborates with different levels of employees in various departments of the facility through face-to-face, telephone, email and radio communications
• Provide training and development to other
• Escalate technical, procedural, and personnel related issues to direct lead
• Ability to work in various outdoor environments (e.g., sun, rain, wind, heat, cold) for extended periods of time to complete job tasks. or supervisor as necessary
• Ability to work in various temperatures (e.g., warm, hot, cold, freezing) to complete job tasks
• Create work order request using Oracle for needed equipment repairs
• Ability to clean work areas, machines, equipment, and tools to maintain proper working conditions and foster a clean and safe job site
• Analyze problems and continuously improve equipment and processes
• Properly log all daily task, fill out and close work orders
• Ability to listen and follow oral directions to carry out assigned tasks according to directions by management
• Perform other assigned duties that meet business needs

Qualifications

Here's what you'll bring to the table:

• Must be able to work the offseason as business requires

• Follow the Wonderful Citrus safety policy

• Gain basic knowledge of AC / DC current

• Capable of acquiring basic knowledge of all packaging equipment

• High School diploma or GED equivalent required

• Three years or more of related experience and/or training in a production/manufacturing environment is preferred (or equivalent combination of education and experience)

• Effective English communication is a must, bilingual is preferred

• Must have basic computer skills; experience using Microsoft office (i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point, & Teams)

• The employee will be expected to work overtime, weekends, holidays, and rotating/varying shifts, as well as be available for emergency call-out as needed

• Stand and/or walk for up to 12-hour shift

• Climb on a ladder or scaffolding to heights in excess of 10’, balance, and work above the shoulders frequently

• Bend/stoop, kneel, crouch, and squat frequently for extended periods of time

• Frequently lift up to 50 pounds of weight from the floor to above the shoulders

Pay Range: $22.50 - $24.60. Fi