Maintenance Technician

Essential Job Functions

• Adhere to all health and safety policies/procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and wear the required personal protective equipment (PPE) while in the warehouse or production areas (including but not limited to hairnets/beard nets, safety glasses, hearing protection, hard toe and slip/oil resistant shoes, appropriate safety gloves, and seatbelts while operating forklifts).
• Responsible to adhere to food quality and food safety as per the standard(s) provided by corporate, customer, and/or governing bodies (ex. SQF).
• Report problems with the FSMS to responsible managerial employees to initiate corrective actions.
• Able to perform and complete repair maintenance, preventive maintenance, and line changeovers.
• Able to troubleshoot machinery for malfunctions (electrical, hydraulic, mechanical, & pneumatic).
• Able to perform maintenance on all production supporting equipment (i.e. glycol system, RO system, Compressed Air system, lubrication systems, chemical distribution systems).
• Use innovative thinking when troubleshooting equipment in order to minimize production downtime, assure food safety, product quality and personnel safety.
• Complete, document, and retrieve final approvals on all assigned work orders to include recording all utilized part numbers for inventory purposes.
• Communicate effectively and completely all relevant maintenance and production related information from shift to relieving shift.
• Able to assist in training other maintenance personnel.
• Able to communicate with production during periods of downtime.
• Able to work collaboratively with all adjacent teams to resolve issues rapidly and drive improvement.

Required Skills

• Knowledge of GMPs.
• Understanding of Food Safety Requirements.
• Must be able to read, understand, and work with machinery blueprints and parts manuals.
• Work without supervision.
• Good decision making/problem solving skills.
• Must obtain and maintain forklift certification.

Competencies

• Decisive, pro-active, self-motivated, and assertive.
• Strong interpersonal and developed communication skills.
• Data analysis and identification of trends.
• Internal customer focus with the ability to adapt to the variable demands of the business.
• Ability to demonstrate working under initiative and think things through to solution.
• Ability to work under own supervision.

Education and Experience

• High school degree or equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years previous maintenance experience in manufacturing preferred.

Working Conditions

• Weekdays, weekends, afternoon, evening, and overnight may be required.
• Overtime scheduled as needed.
• Operating in a fast-paced production plant with numerous moving parts.
• Noise levels require hearing protection and temperatures can get very hot and/or relatively cold).
• The environment is structured and supervised.

Travel Requirements

• May be minimal travel required as needed for training.

Physical Requirements

• Rarely (0-15%): Stand or Sit, Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, Lifting _50___ lbs. (minimum lbs lifted __5___lbs), Carry weight, lift, Walking, Driving, Climb (stairs/ladders) or balance.
• Excellent hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity for precise control of equipment.

Mental Stress

• There is pronounced pressure from deadlines, production quotas, accuracy, or similar demands.

Other Duties

• This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee.
• Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Career with Refresco

• Refresco Beverages US, Inc. offers competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, which include:
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Benefits
• 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match 12 Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Paid Time Off
• Well-being Benefits Discount and Total Reward Programs

About the Role

• Stop and think: how would YOU put our drinks on every table?

Benefits

• Discount and Total Reward Programs

Pay

• Competitive pay

Schedule

• Weekdays, weekends, afternoon, evening, and overnight may be required.
• Overtime scheduled as needed.