Maintenance Mechanic

About the role

As a Maintenance Mechanic, you will oversee the performance and maintenance of large production machinery. You will perform mechanical troubleshooting to determine problems on equipment used in the manufacturing process, dismantle, adjust, repair, and assemble equipment, and use tests and diagnostic equipment to perform checkouts. This position involves a high level of stress as you troubleshoot and repair equipment under specific time constraints.

Responsibilities

• Performs preventive maintenance inspections and service on machines as noted in the equipment manufacturer’s guidelines.
• Able to visually inspect and test machinery to detect equipment malfunctions.
• Thoroughly cleans machines and machine parts, removing parts and reinstalling as necessary.
• Oils and lubricates moving parts on machines to ensure effective performance.
• Records and reports damaged, worn, or broken parts.
• Orders and installs replacement parts for machines.
• Identifies the causes of unexpected breakdowns of machines.
• Repairs broken machines quickly and efficiently.
• Prepares reports documenting work performed.
• Cleans, organizes, inventories, stocks, and otherwise maintains shop areas, parts, tools, and supplies.
• Coordinates with managers to schedule regular maintenance on machines.
• Collaborates with production manager or plant engineers regarding new products being added and modifications that will be required.
• Makes necessary modifications and implements test runs; confers with production managers regarding test results and makes additional alterations to machinery as required.
• Interacts with the maintenance and production teams to identify root cause of equipment failures and downtime events.
• Diagnoses problems and repairs defective machines and equipment with new or repaired parts, following specifications set forth in manuals, schematics, and wiring diagrams.
• Performs Root Cause Analysis, develops recommendations, and implements solutions and procedures for permanent elimination of operational issues.
• Solves problems related to equipment, tooling, process, and quality, and documents problem-solving efforts.
• Provides technical support for raw materials and construction methods associated with all assigned product lines.
• Communicates equipment problems to operations staff as needed.
• Sets up and breaks down food processing equipment as required.
• Performs building maintenance repairs and upkeep (plumbing repairs, blocked drains, changing lamps & ballasts, light remodeling, etc.).
• Completes other duties as assigned.
• Able to carry out instructions furnished in written and oral form.
• Knows, understands, and complies with the company’s safety and health goals and its objectives.
• Assists the company in achieving goals by participating in the safety program.
• Demonstrates proper operation of equipment and tools as needed to ensure employee safety and compliance with all OSHA guidelines.
• Provides management with written reports of unsafe conditions or unsafe acts as needed.
• Reports all accidents, injuries, or illnesses immediately.

Requirements

• 3+ years’ experience in Maintenance in a production environment (food manufacturing preferred).
• 3+ years’ experience with industrial electrical.
• 1 year experience with boiler equipment.
• Knowledge in food processing and/or chemical processing, GMP’s, clean design, etc.
• Familiarity with batch and continuous processing including filtration techniques, extraction, and/or product packaging.
• Familiarity with food safety programs like SQF, Kosher, etc.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Must have knowledge of single and three-phase electric, AC, DC high and low voltages.
• Ability to work overtime, off shift, and weekends as needed.
• Basic tools.

Skills

• Able to determine causes of operating errors and decide on the most effective and efficient course of action to repair.
• Must be able to read and understand all electrical and mechanical schematics and diagrams.
• Ability to work on equipment or systems using various types of hand tools, measuring, and testing instruments, etc.
• Able to perform routine preventative maintenance on equipment and determine the proper type of corrective maintenance needed.
• Maintain tools and maintenance equipment in working order and keep maintenance room and work areas in neat condition.

Physical Requirements

• Regularly required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, climb, use ladders, and perform various types of manual labor.
• Occasionally required to lift up to 75 pounds.
• Regularly exposed to loud noise, extreme heat and cold temperatures, and sometimes wet conditions.

Work Environment

May involve exposure to allergens such as Soy, Wheat, Fish, Shellfish, Milk, Egg, Tree Nuts, and Sesame.

Benefits

• Generous time off for vacations.
• Paid holidays.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Medical/Dental/Vision.
• Health & Wellness programs.