Electromechanical Maintenance Technician

Shearer's Foods and Super Pufft (formerly UTZ), USA Join Forces

Shearer’s Foods, the leading manufacturer of private brand and contract-manufactured salty snacks, cookies, and crackers, is pleased to announce the successful acquisition of Super-Pufft, USA (formerly UTZ). This acquisition aligns with Shearer’s growth strategy and demonstrates our commitment to providing high-quality snacks to better serve our customers. By combining the strengths of Super-Pufft Snacks, USA, and Shearer’s, we anticipate enhanced operational efficiencies, improved supply chain capabilities, and increased geographical reach.

Expanding the Bluffton, IN Team

Our Address: 705 W. Dustman Rd., Bluffton, IN 46714

Electromechanical Maintenance Technician 

Shifts: Afternoons - 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM

 Nights 11:00 PM- 7:00 AM

Pay Rate: $22.77- $35 an hour

*Based on Skill & Experience*

Your seat at the best snacks table:

When you work for Super Pufft as a Maintenance Technician, you support the efficiency of machinery and equipment in a continuous improvement-based environment, while also creating and maintaining a safe work environment.  You are responsible for setting up, installing, repairing, and maintaining production/manufacturing equipment and machinery. Another responsibility in this role is daily inspection of equipment for proper functioning and performing preventative maintenance duties per manufacturer's specifications.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
•    Performs highly diversified duties to install and maintain production machines and the plant facility’s equipment
•    Performs scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service
•    Provides emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment 
•    Performs simple machinist duties and responsibilities
•    Performs mechanic skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting, and repair of production machines
•    Reads and interprets equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service
•    Diagnoses problems, replaces or repairs parts, tests and makes adjustments
•    Performs regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment, and plant facilities
•    Performs a variety of plumbing maintenance and carpentry functions
•    Uses a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters and material handling equipment in performing duties
•    Detects faulty operations and defective material; reports those and any unusual situations to proper supervision
•    Complies with safety regulations and maintains clean and orderly work areas

Mechanical:
•    Knowledgeable in specific component and system details.
•    Understands system functionality and all line controls.
•    Expert in routine PM inspections and parts replacement tasks.
•    Assists in minor and major mechanical rebuilds.
•    Capable of executing most CM WO's.
•    Proficient in all aspects of CMMS: parts search, WO tasks, parts checkout, create WO's, and order parts.
•    Meets CMMS KPI expectations consistently.

Electrical:
•    Familiar with plant-specific electrical equipment - knows equipment locations and power sources.
•    Proficient with all electrical tools and their uses.
•    Conducts basic VOM troubleshooting.

What you bring to the Best Snacks Party:

Education and Work Experience
•   3 years of manufacturing experience; experience in hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical and industrial skills; experience with mechanical systems (e.g., gear boxes, chains, sprockets, motors, seals, bearings), product manuals (e.g., reading and applying knowledge to make repairs), troubleshooting mechanical breakdowns (pinpointing and fixing breakdowns), and reading mechanical drawings (e.g., hydraulics, pneumatics)

We offer a variety pack of benefits after just 30 days:

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Flexible Spending Account, Retirement Savings Plan with Match, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Group Critical Accident Insurance, Group Critical Illness Insurance, Employee Assistance Plan and numerous opportunities to volunteer in the communities in which we operate.  Paid Time Off (PTO) available after 90-days.

You will be considered for employment in our inclusive workplace.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, protected veteran status, or any