Maintenance Technician - 3rd Shift Weekday (Sunday - Thursday)

Starting wage: $32.78 - 37.73/hr (based on Tech Level).

Schedule

Sunday - Thursday, 11:00pm - 7:30am

Responsibilities

• Work respectfully with all team members to ensure the Safety, Quality, production, and support of products and goals on a daily basis.
• Practice integrity, respect, accountability, continuous improvement, and positive interactions with all team members and visitors.
• Actively participate in Marzetti Operational Excellence, special projects or tasks, and modification programs as needed with prior approval.
• Actively participate in department/shift/team meetings and be involved with improvement/resolutions and follow-up.
• Maintain the highest standard of safety for all functions and ensure compliance for self and others to OSHA standards.
• Perform daily inspection of all required PPE, including slip-resistant/steel-toed shoes, safety glasses, gloves, shields, and aprons.
• Successfully acquire and maintain Lock Out-Tag Out Certification for machinery and safely perform all functions in accordance with OSHA and company requirements.
• Perform daily inspection of power equipment with proper documentation.
• Complete Behavior Based Safety Observations (BBSO), correct issues when identified, and participate in problem-solving.
• Lead and promote a strong Food Safety Culture within the facility.
• Complete Behavior Based Quality observations (BBQs), correct issues when identified, and participate in problem-solving.
• Ensure compliance with quality, Food Safety Preventive Control (FSPC), FSMA, Food Defense, OSHA, and other support programs.
• Review, understand, and comply with all applicable SOPs containing Process or Preventive Control monitoring or verification if trained and designated as a Qualified Individual (QI).
• Communicate any concerns related to product safety, integrity, quality, and legality to management or the confidential hotline if anonymity is necessary.

Maintenance Tech I

• Have own tools for daily maintenance tasks.
• Work varied shifts for training.
• Work from a ladder safely and in small spaces.
• Change drive belts, timing belts, and chains.
• Able to use basic shop tools.
• Attempt to identify potential downtime situations.
• Lubricate machinery with the correct lubricant.
• Maintain company standards for cleanliness, safety, and productivity.
• Ensure compliance with 5's, HACCP, and OSHA standards.
• Paint and repair any surface in or around the building and grounds.
• Capable of performing functional tasks of prerequisite Maintenance Tech level(s).
• Complete all daily paperwork and understand its importance.
• Provide maintenance support to packaging and processing equipment.
• Basic knowledge of plumbing components and fittings.
• Basic welding.
• Change filters and oils in plants.
• Rebuild product pump per sanitation guidelines.
• Maintain water towers, test water, and clean towers.
• Identify and replace bearings.
• Replace electric motors (single or 3 phase).
• Set up packaging equipment.
• Perform water tests, pH tests, total hardness, and conductivity tests.
• Maintain, clean, and inspect HVAC units in the plants.
• Perform other duties/responsibilities as assigned by management.

Maintenance Tech II

• Capable of performing functional tasks of prerequisite Maintenance Tech level(s).
• Set up and use plasma cutter properly and safely.
• Set up and use Lathe.
• Set up and use Vertical Mill.
• Perform boiler tests, clean, and repair boilers.
• Have a basic understanding of and assist in refrigeration.
• Weld with Tig, Mig, Stick welders on mild steel and stainless.
• Repair and troubleshoot mechanical problems on lifts.
• Read P&ID.
• Maintain, repair, track, and adjust conveyor belts.
• Perform monthly sprinkler tests.
• Wire and troubleshoot a start/stop circuit.
• Attend tool time meetings.
• Perform other duties/responsibilities as assigned by management.

Maintenance Tech III

• Capable of performing functional tasks of prerequisite Maintenance Tech level(s).
• Able to go online with Compact, Control, or Micrologix serial and ethernet.
• Navigate and have a basic understanding of PLC programs.
• Replace programs for all different types of drives and able to use the HMI.
• Weld all types of metals with all types of welders and weld aluminum.
• Maintain the NH3 refrigeration system compressor.
• Maintain the NH3 refrigeration system condenser.
• Maintain the NH3 refrigeration system evaps and valve stations.
• Maintain the NH3 refrigeration system Hansen Auto Purger.
• Maintain the NH3 refrigeration system tanks and pumps.
• Have a good understanding of ammonia refrigeration and be able to start up.
• Maintain, operate, set up, and troubleshoot KHS baggers.
• Maintain, operate, set up, and troubleshoot Ishida Scales.
• Perform other duties/responsibilities as assigned by management.

Requirements

• Mechanical aptitude and accurate troubleshooting ability, preferably in a food manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work independently and as a team with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to obtain industrial truck and lift operating certification and safely maintain per company and OSHA standards.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively (verbally and written) and work well with team members, management, customers, and vendors.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing equipment operation, ability to properly use/operate accurate tools, and good math skills.
• Ability to read and interpret written and verbal directions while working in a safe, effective, and productive manner within a fast-paced environment.
• Minimum of High School Diploma or GED required; Industrial Maintenance Degree preferred.

Working Conditions

• Works in a manufacturing environment with regular requirements to speak, read, comprehend, sit, stand, walk, reach, lift, grasp, climb, and bend.
• Must be able to push/pull 150 pounds short distances and lift up to 75 pounds repetitively.
• Standing required for up to 12-hour shifts with regular breaks.
• May be required to work overtime and/or weekends as needed.
• Regularly exposed to heat, fumes, odors, dust, oil, slippery floors, moving parts/equipment, and non-toxic industrial waste and scrap.
• Noise level in the plant is loud.
• SLIP-RESISTANT/Steel-toed shoes, earplugs, safety glasses, hairnets, and beard nets (if facial hair exists) are required per company GMP and Safety standards.
• Condition of PPE must be inspected daily and replaced when no longer providing optimal protection.
• If facial hair exists, it must be trimmed to allow proper wear of an ammonia respirator mask.

About Us

The Marzetti Company (Nasdaq: MZTI) manufactures and sells specialty food products. Our retail brands include Marzetti® dressings and dips, New York Bakery™ garlic breads, and Sister Schubert’s® dinner rolls, in addition to exclusive license agreements for Olive Garden® dressings, Chick-fil-A® sauces and dressings, Buffalo Wild Wings® sauces, Arby’s® sauces, Subway® sauces, and Texas Roadhouse® steak sauces and frozen rolls. Our foodservice business supplies sauces, dressings, breads, and pasta to many of the top restaurant chains in the United States. At Marzetti, our mission is to make every meal better through high-quality, flavorful food. Led by our purpose, to nourish growth with all that we do, our team members are dedicated to creating great tasting food and cultivating deep and lasting relationships.