Maintenance Technician

Summary/Objective

The maintenance technician position is responsible for performing highly diversified duties to install, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain production and facility equipment according to safety, predictive, and productive maintenance systems and processes to support the achievement of the site’s business goals and objectives

Essential Functions

1. Completes all necessary audits that are required to maintain BRC and safety standards
2. Makes suggestions on improving work procedures
3. Must be able to develop good organizational skills as to allow for timely production flow and filling orders
4. Check immediate work area, correct or report potential safety hazards or unsanitary conditions.
5. Watch for potential allergen/cross contamination issues.
6. Must have a HILO license
7. Perform highly diversified duties to install and maintain production machines and the plant facility’s equipment.
8. Provide emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production and performs scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service.
9. Perform simple machinist duties and responsibilities.
10. Perform mechanic skills including, but not limited to: mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting and repair of production machines.
11. Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.
12. Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, test and make adjustments.
13. Perform regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment and plant facilities.
14. Perform a variety of plumbing maintenance and carpentry functions.
15. Use a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters and material handling equipment in performing duties.
16. Detect faulty operations, defective material and report those and any unusual situations to proper supervision.
17. Comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas
18. Performs necessary cleaning at the beginning and end of each shift

Competencies

1. Food Service
2. Technical Capacity
3. Establishing Work Relationships
4. Teamwork
5. Prioritizing
6. Follow Through
7. Dependable

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional manufacturing environment. This role routinely uses standard mechanical tools and works on confectionary surfaces.  This position requires most of the work to be performed on the manufacturing floor in an area that requires hearing protection at all times. This role is performed around finished product and requires sanitation, good hygiene, and good manufacturing practices to be applied.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. Throughout the day, the employee will need to lift or pull up to 50 lbs of material or machine parts, depending on department.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Saturday, 5 am to 2:30 pm. Times may fluctuate depending on department and during the year to accommodate production schedules.

Required Education and Experience

Some college or experience in related fields: technical field, skilled trades, craft apprenticeship

Qualifications

1. At least 5 year of experience working in a manufacturing and mechanical role
2. Demonstrate skill welding, power and manual tools
3. Basic math, writing, speaking and spelling skills

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.