Facility Maintenance

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform general maintenance on the building and premises.
• Perform maintenance on building structure.
• Maintain plumbing and electrical components.
• Maintain the employee welfare areas: restrooms (including soap dispensers, hand dryers, towel dispensers), break rooms, offices and utility areas.
• Install building components and equipment as needed and assigned.
• Follow procedures for the use of chemical cleaners and power equipment to prevent damage to floors and fixtures.
• Notify Supervisor concerning the need for major repairs or additions to building operating systems.
• May participate as a member of the Emergency Response Team and respond to events including chemical releases and spills.
• Support all safety, food quality and sanitation initiatives and policies.
• Follow Sugar Creek Packing Co. safety rules and procedures.
• Perform other duties and tasks as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent (GED).
• Experience: Minimum of 3 years of experience in facility maintenance.
• Certification or Licensure Requirements: None.

Abilities, Knowledge and Skills Required

• Possess the skills needed to repair and maintain the building and premises.
• Know electrical, plumbing and construction rules, regulations and safety procedures.
• Able to use critical thinking to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions or approaches to problems.
• Able to respond to emergency situations and fill various roles on emergency response team.
• Able to install, repair, calibrate, regulate and/or test new equipment and hook-ups, particular airlines, plumbing and electrical service.

Physical Requirements

• No unusual physical requirements.
• Physical requirements are consistent with facility maintenance-type positions, including considerable use of arms and legs, moving whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping and handling of materials.

Work Environment

• Most work is performed in an indoor, manufacturing facility with close proximity to heavy and hazardous machinery.
• Safety wear is required, including hard hat, hairnet, hearing protection, safety glasses, steel toe boots, coats and other necessary equipment.
• Some work is performed outside of the manufacturing facility on premises with some safety wear needed.
• Minimal work is performed in a comfortable indoor, office-like facility.