Maintenance Technician 1st shift - Stock Yards

Join our community of food professionals at Stock Yards, where we’ve been providing chefs with expertly cut and portioned beef and pork for over 120 years. Our procurement experts select the best-quality meats based on rigid criteria, precise aging, and expert trimming to meet your budget and pack-size needs.

About the role

Responsible for upkeep and maintenance of production and facility equipment. Work on other assignments as designated by management and ensure preventive maintenance is fulfilled per schedules.

1st shift: Monday - Friday, 6:00 am - 2:30 pm at the Stock Yards Facility.

Responsibilities

• Perform necessary repairs and maintenance to all production and facility equipment to ensure adequate machinery is available for day and night operations.
• Review equipment reports submitted by associates, record actions and repairs taken, and maintain a repair log per USF policy.
• Complete all applicable documentation for equipment-related activities (assembly forms, disassembly forms, etc.).
• Perform preventive maintenance (PM) on equipment and maintain PM logs with proper documentation per USF policy.
• Comply with all USF and government safety guidelines when working on equipment (e.g., Lock Out/Tag Out, placarding, safe work environment).
• Maintain and secure the battery-charging area, batteries, and other equipment contained therein.
• Responsible for company tools, replacement parts, and maintenance equipment, including inventory maintenance, safe operation, proper storage, and security of the tool area.
• If authorized, may purchase tools and other equipment needs from local vendors to perform required duties.

Supervision Relationships

• Internal: Warehouse and production personnel, supervisory staff, operations support, maintenance, and sanitation personnel.
• External: Outside vendors.

Requirements

• Education/Training: High school education or equivalent preferred; additional mechanic training or trade school degree preferred.
• Experience: A minimum of six months of previous mechanic experience required.
• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Knowledge of equipment repair and operation; ability to repair and overhaul warehouse and production equipment; welding ability; ability to read and write legibly; ability to follow orders; basic mathematical skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division); ability to work with little direct supervision.

Physical Requirements

• Sitting: Occasionally
• Standing: Frequently
• Walking: Frequently
• Driving: Occasionally (test drives equipment)

• Lifting:
  • 1-10 lbs (Sedentary): Continuously
  • 10-20 lbs (Light): Frequently
  • 25-50 lbs (Medium): Occasionally
  • 50-100 lbs (Heavy): Occasionally
  • Over 100 lbs (Very Heavy): Never
• Carrying:
  • 1-10 lbs (Sedentary): Frequently
  • 10-20 lbs (Light): Frequently
  • 25-50 lbs (Medium): Occasionally
  • 50-100 lbs (Heavy): Occasionally
  • Over 100 lbs (Very Heavy): Never

• Other Physical Requirements:
  • Push/pull: Occasionally (e.g., boxes, pallet jack control arm, hand tools, drive units)
  • Climb/balance: Occasionally (e.g., equipment, pallet jack, forklift, order selector)
  • Stoop/squat: Frequently
  • Kneel/bend: Occasionally
  • Bend: Frequently
  • Reach above shoulder: Occasionally
  • Grasp objects: Frequently
  • Manipulate objects: Frequently
  • Twisting: Occasionally

Pay

The expected base rate for this role is between $27.00 and $28.00 per hour. As applicable, this role will also receive overtime compensation.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Pre-tax spending accounts
• Retirement benefits
• Paid time off
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Life insurance

For more details, visit US Foods Benefits.