Maintenance Mechanic 3rd Shift
About the role
The Maintenance Technician, reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, is responsible for performing highly diversified duties to install, maintain, and repair food processing and packaging equipment.
Responsibilities
- Maintain and repair food processing and packaging equipment and associated components
- Installs and maintains gearboxes, shafts, bearings, bushings, sprockets, sheaves, belts, and general mechanical equipment. Performs equipment lubrication
- Installs and maintains electric motors, motor starters, sensors, switches, and general electric/electronic devices
- Troubleshoots and maintains pneumatic and hydraulic systems
- Analyzes mechanical operations of production equipment and initiates maintenance and repair actions as needed
- Uses Computerized Maintenance Management System to report completed work
- Generates parts requisitions using parts inventory control system
- Completes preventive maintenance routines as assigned
- Identifies root cause of problems. Proposes and implements solutions
Requirements
- Strong mechanical aptitude
- Able to perform precision alignment of pumps, motors, gearboxes, sprockets, and sheaves
- Able to perform basic electrical troubleshooting
- Able to read schematics, blueprints, and equipment manuals
- Able to work with minimum supervision and be results driven, proactive, able to work effectively individually and within a team
- Excellent communication skills, able to clearly articulate issues, opportunities and risk
- Able to analyze problems and error conditions, identify root causes, and implement viable long-term solutions
- Able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Able to write routine reports and correspondence
- Able to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Able to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry
- Able to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Able to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
Qualifications
- High school Diploma/GED
- Minimum 2 years of industrial mechanical experience or completion of craft apprenticeship or an Associate’s Degree in a maintenance-related field
- Equivalent combination of education and paid on the job experience in an industrial maintenance shop will be considered
- Must have strong mechanical and troubleshooting skills, and be familiar with common shop equipment and tools
- Be able to use measuring devices and have basic computer skills
Skills
- Strong mechanical aptitude
- Able to perform precision alignment of pumps, motors, gearboxes, sprockets, and sheaves
- Able to perform basic electrical troubleshooting
- Able to read schematics, blueprints, and equipment manuals
- Able to work with minimum supervision and be results driven, proactive, able to work effectively individually and within a team
- Excellent communication skills, able to clearly articulate issues, opportunities and risk
- Able to analyze problems and error conditions, identify root causes, and implement viable long-term solutions
- Able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Able to write routine reports and correspondence
- Able to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Able to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry
- Able to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Able to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
Benefits
To be considered under the "equivalent combination of education and experience" provision, it is the applicant’s responsibility to include in the application materials, written evidence of employment performed at the level of the typical duties of this position and/or coursework in subject areas directly related to this position.
At Ferrara, we’re proud to support our employees by providing comprehensive benefits such as health insurance, dental insurance, a 401(k), and paid time off (PTO). Eligible employees may also receive an annual bonus based on company performance. Learn more about our benefits at https://flimp.live/Ferrara-Candy-2025-OE-QR
Pay
The salary range for this role is $36.88 - $38.15 per hour plus $2.00 shift differential
Schedule
Core Hours: 10:00pm-6:30am