Maintenance Mechanic

Company Description

Wonderful Citrus is America’s largest integrated grower, shipper and packer of fresh citrus, including clementine/mandarin, navel and Valencia oranges; lemons; limes; grapefruits; and other citrus varieties. Wonderful Citrus owns, cultivates and harvests more than 58,000 acres of fresh citrus and ships around the world each year 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 America under the flagship consumer brands of Wonderful Halos mandarins 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:

• Ensures self and coworkers are compliant with all safety rules and regulations (LOTO, fall protection, hot work, etc.)
• Perform uptime and downtime inspections, lubrications, and preventative maintenance
• Utilize predictive technologies such as thermal imaging, vibration analysis, and ultrasonics to gain an understanding of machine condition and estimated lifespan
• Troubleshoot and perform corrective work on all mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems within the facility
• Identify and execute improvements on equipment, documentation, work systems, and processes
• 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 operators and other maintenance personnel
• Research system and component specifications using equipment manuals, schematics, parts breakdowns, online information, and vendor communication
• Dismantle and reassemble complex pieces of machinery in an efficient, precise and reliable manner
• Operates cutting, welding, and various other fabrication equipment to cut, form, and/or join materials
• Creates/modifies work orders in Computerized Maintenance Management System, and documents details of work performed
• Submits parts requests
• Escalate technical, procedural, and personnel related issues to direct lead or supervisor as necessary
• Work with moral integrity on a consistent basis
• Performs other assigned duties and projects
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

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

• High School diploma or GED equivalent required; Technical degree and three years or more of related experience and/or training in a production/manufacturing environment is preferred (or equivalent combination of education and experience).  
• Individual must be able to read, analyze, interpret, and present out general business items to groups of coworkers, managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Effective English communication is a must, bilingual is preferred
• Employee must possess ability to work with basic mathematical concepts such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. 
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations is preferred
• To successfully support the business needs, the employee will be expected to work overtime, weekends and rotating/varying shifts, as well as be available for emergency call-out as needed.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Employee must be physically able to:
  • Stand and/or walk for up to 12 hour shift
  • Drive vehicles
  • 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
  • Use both hands for frequent grasping and occasional fine manipulation and fingering
  • Occasionally carry and lift up to 50 pounds above the shoulders
  • Occasionally push or pull various items, such as equipment, filters, motors, tools, and compressors pumps up to 75 pounds.
  • Work at heights
  • Tolerate required personal protective equipment such as steel toed shoes, work gloves, safety glasses, hearing protection, dust masks, and safety harnesses on a continuous basis.

Pay Range: $29.00 - $34.60. Final compensation will be dependent upon skills & experience.

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