Automation Technician - Days

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery, and potato products. Our West Jefferson, OH facility is a recent greenfield project producing high-quality protein shakes, serving people worldwide. We are committed to our employees, community, and environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide maintenance and reliability services, championing executional excellence and critical electrical/instrumentation/automation asset health improvement efforts.
• Partner with the MFI ARM team, plant maintenance, operational teams, equipment suppliers, and other support teams to ensure success.
• Create, maintain, track, and communicate a critical electrical/instrumentation/automation equipment/component list.
• Ensure work orders for critical electrical/instrumentation/automation assets are in the CMMS backlog and effectively planned and scheduled.
• Work with technicians to ensure proper execution, documentation, and value capture of scheduled work orders.
• Report weekly and monthly to plant leadership on progress and opportunities for improvement in critical equipment care.
• Promote, execute, mentor, and coach excellence in electrical/instrumentation/automation preventive and corrective maintenance practices.
• Serve as a resource for improving the operating condition of critical equipment and enhancing the skill sets of the maintenance team.
• Maintain current regulatory licensure (e.g., electrical Masters or Journeyman).
• Comply with safety work rules and reinforce safety as a core value.
• Ensure adherence to all policies, procedures, and activities related to food safety and quality.
• Available to work scheduled work times, weekends, and holidays as necessary.

Requirements

• Lead electrical/instrumentation/automation maintenance team members to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
• Engage and develop the asset care team to deliver expected reliability levels.
• Contribute to the advancement of the MFI & ARM culture.
• Develop, implement, and champion Precision Maintenance® techniques.
• Identify, develop, justify, and implement critical maintenance and performance improvement projects.
• Work with the Corporate Reliability Team to develop and review real-time condition assessment data.
• Coordinate and facilitate critical equipment maintenance training for maintenance personnel.
• Develop and implement quality assurance and reliability procedures for critical spares and parts.
• Develop and implement quality commissioning procedures for rebuilt or new equipment.
• Work with vendors to address critical issues identified through root cause and condition-based maintenance programs.
• Lead or assist craftsmen during critical maintenance assignments.
• Lead technical troubleshooting tasks while assisting other plant personnel in a teaching environment.
• Utilize MFI-approved CMMS to manage, document, and support reliability reporting and decision-making.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records (e.g., SAP data, critical equipment, regulatory documentation).
• Provide input for root cause analysis (RCA) and reliability-centered maintenance (RCM).
• Maintain regulatory licensure (e.g., Masters or Journeyman) and perform duties to statutory expectations.
• Demonstrate a master’s-level understanding of the NEC code.
• Promote and foster Michael Foods’ culture, values, and principles.
• Act as a role model for safe work behaviors and ensure a safe, healthy workplace.
• Adhere to all safety policies and procedures.
• Follow quality work practices, GMPs, and maintain sanitary conditions to ensure product quality.
• Report conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety and quality.
• Ensure regulatory compliance at all times.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in electrical engineering or a related field preferred; associate’s degree, two-year technical certificate, or relevant experience demonstrating technical and leadership aptitude may substitute.
• 5 to 8 years of experience as a maintenance electrician, preferably in industry or manufacturing.
• Electrical license or certification required per regional or national regulations.
• Master’s-level understanding of mechanical and/or electrical schematics and blueprints, including equipment-specific electronics diagrams.
• Ability to develop and/or modify existing drawings at an engineering level.
• Understanding of PLC and equipment automation preferred.
• Experience building and/or modifying control panels to a professional level preferred.
• Available to travel up to 10% of annual work hours.
• Prior experience with SAP preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, time management, and project scheduling abilities.
• Strong administrative and follow-up skills for condition-based maintenance, preventive maintenance, and precision corrective repair programs.

This role includes a sign-on bonus and is eligible for relocation.