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.
• Responsible to adhere to food quality and food safety as per the standard(s) provided by corporate, customer, and/or governing bodies.
• 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.

Criteria

• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group.
• Leader: Inspires teammates to follow them.
• Functional Expert: Considered a thought leader on a subject.
• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity.
• Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help.
• Job Security: Inspired to perform well by the knowledge that your job is safe.
• Growth Opportunities: Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility.
• Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization.
• Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals.