Maintenance Technician (Nights/Days)

Job Description:

Job: Maintenance Technician

Shift: Nights (6p-6:30am) - 4 on / 4 off

Location: Kansas City, MO

**$3000 Sign-on Bonus**

** Shift Differential Rate for Night Shift**

Mars Petcare is looking for a Maintenance Technician to join our Nutro business at one of our manufacturing plants located in Kansas City, Mo.

As part of our overall total compensation package, Mars Petcare offers a competitive benefits package to all associates which includes: Medical, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance, Short & Long Term Disability, and 401k match. Associates are also immediately eligible (based on hire date) up to three weeks of vacation, 11 Paid Holidays per year, Sick Pay, Maternity & Parental Leave and annual bonus earning potential, plus many other ancillary benefits not listed here.

Key Responsibilities 

• Responsible for area consisting of multiple systems.
• Troubleshoot, adjust, repair and perform preventive/predictive maintenance on existing production equipment in areas of responsibility to restore machinery, building, and utilities to proper functionality.
• Follow safety/LOTO procedures.
• Communicate to the oncoming shift Lead Maintenance Technicians, as well as other Reliability Technicians any issues or ongoing problems with the PM’d equipment.
• Write Corrective work orders on those discrepancies discovered as part of the PM.   
• Complete and close planned work orders and PM’s in a timely manner.
• Complete daily, weekly and bi-weekly PM and/or Planned work orders in primary area of responsibility.
• Identify area improvement opportunities and enter planned work orders
• Work with the Lead Maintenance Technicians and the Engineers to make ongoing system improvements.
• Maintain an open and professional line of communication with other associates and the management team.
• Work with the shift leads on any logic programming changes that need to be made to restore the proper functioning of equipment.
• Maintain the shared equipment in the Maintenance shop.
• Assist in routine shutdowns and start-ups around common down days.
• Resource during project installation.
• Assist in system start-ups.
• Train operators on operational set-up issues.
• Demonstrate a food safety quality culture in actions, words and spirit.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
   

Education Requirements

• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent

Knowledge and Experience

• Minimum of 2 years industrial maintenance experience
• Must be proficient in the use of industrial mechanics, electricians, instrumentation and controls, rigging/millwork tools
• Injection molding or machining experience strongly preferred

About Mars, Incorporated 

Mars is a family-owned business with more than a century of history making diverse products and offering services for people and the pets people love. With almost $35 billion in sales, the company is a global business that produces some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, UNCLE BEN’S®, MARS DRINKS and COCOAVIA®. Mars also provides veterinary health services that include BANFIELD® Pet Hospitals, Blue Pearl®, VCA® and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire its more than 100,000 Associates to create value for all its partners and deliver growth they are proud of every day.

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