Maintenance Engineer I

About the Role

Involves checking, repairing, and servicing machinery, equipment, systems, and infrastructures to ensure industrial machinery and equipment runs smoothly and reliably, including preventative maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Set up production equipment in accordance with current good manufacturing practices and standard operating procedures.
• Assist engineers in developing, building, or testing prototypes or new products, processes, or procedures.
• Calibrate or adjust equipment to ensure quality production, using tools such as calipers, micrometers, height gauges, protractors, or ring gauges.
• Keep production logs and provide production, progress, or changeover reports to shift supervisors.
• Set up and verify the functionality of safety equipment.
• Start up and shut down processing equipment.
• Adhere to all applicable regulations, policies, and procedures for health, safety, and environmental compliance.
• Perform duties involving piping fitting; insulating; welding; machining; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment.
• Perform routine maintenance, such as inspecting drives, motors, or belts, checking fluid levels, replacing filters, or other preventive maintenance actions.
• Assemble, install, or repair wiring, electrical or electronic components.
• Order parts and supplies from catalogs or suppliers as needed.
• Request feedback from production team members on the operation of production machinery.
• Identify and correct safety issues on all equipment.
• Prioritize work orders and maintenance projects.
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment.

Requirements

• 2-3 years of relevant experience required, within a food production environment preferred.
• Machine shop safety and skills, including welding, fabrication, and construction.
• Understanding of pneumatics, different types of controls, hydraulics, vacuum systems, and refrigeration.
• Experience with general plumbing and building repair.
• Industrial electrical work: single and three-phase motor controls.
• Ability to read blueprints and wiring diagrams.
• Manage safety devices: lockout, tagout procedures.
• Forklift, manlift, or electric scissor lift certification(s) desired; articulating boom electric lift or telescopic boom gas lift preferred.
• Telephone communication skills, basic math, reading, and writing skills.
• Basic computer skills and internet search abilities.
• Must be available to work any shifts, including graveyard and weekend hours if needed.
• Must have a valid driver’s license.

Schedule

Training scheduled for 8 AM start time with potential to go to 10 AM.

Physical Activities

• Requires mobility and working in office, plant, or warehouse environments.
• Requires fine and gross motor control and coordination.
• Requires working with a variety of machine shop tools, power, and hand tools.
• Requires mobility and some crawling, bending, twisting, and climbing.
• Requires lifting 40 pounds or more occasionally and frequently lifting 20 to 30 pounds.
• Requires ability to drive between two manufacturing plants.
• Involves sitting, standing, walking, and communication abilities.
• Environment may be loud, dusty, and subject to temperature changes.

Benefits

All full-time employees working an average of thirty (30) hours or more are eligible to enroll in a comprehensive benefits package.