Maintenance Technician

Description

Lactalis Heritage Dairy is currently seeking candidates to join our team in Walton. 

Lactalis Group, the world leader in dairy, is a family-owned business with more than 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals worldwide, committed to providing healthy and delicious dairy products that bring people together every day. At Lactalis, our core values of AMBITION, ENGAGEMENT, and SIMPLICITY are at the heart of everything we do.

If you’re looking for a unique experience with a company that offers strong brands, professional expertise, and a dynamic work environment that champions entrepreneurial spirt, hands-on responsibility and real opportunity for career development, we want to hear from you!

Lactalis Heritage Dairy: inviting you to share with us your STORY, your PASSION, and your EXPERTISE.

From your PASSION to ours

Flexible and agile, ideal candidates are willing to contribute improvements, suggestions and ideas to help continue the success of our facility, while maintaining high safety and quality standards of production. Motivated candidates driven to succeed will find ample opportunities for continued professional growth within a team oriented, fast paced working environment. 

Requirements

From your EXPERTISE to ours

Key responsibilities for this position include:

· Ability to maintain and repair machines and equipment, including bearings; belts and chains; lubrication; coupling alignment; gear boxes; bench work; pumps, including clearance and alignment; conveyor maintenance; exhaust fans and blowers; electric motor replacement

· Conduct building fabric and facilities maintenance; landscaping, grouting and masonry; form building/carpentry; optical alignment/laser transit; demolition; painting; hole patching; structural layout/fabrication (structural steel, etc.); fabrication (sheet metal, guards/rails); basic plumbing

· Basic Water System Knowledge (wells, blue whale, etc. with introduction to HMI).

· Conduct preventive maintenance inspections: Visual/audible inspection; room checks

· Perform machine operations including grinders; drill press; saws; misc. machines; sharpening tools. 

· Ability to identify, trouble shoot and repair pumps, gearboxes and other mechanical equipment 

· Work with others to complete projects and work orders as assigned.

· Ability to use SAP and other Lactalis systems for basic navigation purposes

· Complete all paperwork associated with work assignments in a timely fashion and perform required maintenance activities using Lactalis systems; including the understanding and working knowledge of SAP

· Required to provide the personal tools needed to do all job assignments including, but not limited to:

Wrenches - standard and metric, 1/4" to 1", 6mm to 17mm; Socket sets - standard and metric, 1/4" to 1", 6mm to 17mm; Allen wrenches - standard and metric; Nut drivers - standard and metric; Pipe wrenches - 14"; Screw drivers - standard and Phillips, assorted sizes; Drill bits - up to 1/2"; Hammers, Punches, Chisels, Pliers (including snap ring), and hacksaw. 

· Install machines and equipment--including print reading/schematics; couplings and alignment; rigging and hoisting; assist with start-up and debugging new equipment 

· Understand, troubleshoot and assist with hydraulics/pneumatics principles to pumps, valves, cylinders and actuators, lubricants and coolants; compressor repair, piping, tubing and hoses. 

· Demonstrate a basic understanding of electrical circuits to include a thorough understanding of current, voltage and resistance, fuses and check for live wires when working on a piece of equipment using a Multimeter and Amprobe Demonstrate the ability to wire up a three phase motor, and verify the current on all three legs to ensure proper operation of the motor. Verify the direction of the rotation of a three phase motor and change the wiring if necessary to change the rotation and change out such simple electric devices as switches and verify correct operation

· Maintains the operation and repair of plant assets through building facilities maintenance, which is not limited to; HVAC, water systems, lighting, flooring, asphalt, roofing, doors etc.

· General knowledge of mechanical and electrical equipment, components and parts with the technical ability to comprehend, interpret and analyze basic manufacturing data. Experience with understanding and reading flow charts, statistical charts/graphs and reports 

· Participate in the development of a documented preventive maintenance plan.  Recommend and implement continuous improvement on equipment/systems design.

· Must be able to be certified in use of respirators and an active member of the HAZMAT Team, PSM Team, and Confined Space Rescue Team

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