Maintenance Technician

About the role

Join Smithfield, a company dedicated to sustainably feeding people worldwide, producing good food responsibly. Opportunities are available across various locations and functions, supported by core values of gratitude, communication, respect, and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Receive and review work orders to determine tools, equipment, time, manpower, parts, and supplies needed.
• Always have basic tools and equipment necessary to perform work when responding to crisis calls.
• Read blueprints, schematics, wiring diagrams, and technical manuals.
• Maintain various activity records and logs.
• Observe equipment or machinery while in operation to detect malfunctions.
• Disassemble mechanical equipment, identify faulty/worn parts, replace, reassemble, and test.
• Test major subsystems or components to localize problems using specialized equipment.
• Fabricate replacement parts which may require welding, cutting, or sheet metal work.
• Perform preventive maintenance on various mechanical systems and equipment.
• Install new equipment/appliances including utilities (i.e., electrical, water, gas, or drain lines).
• Perform preventive and predictive maintenance schedules on mechanical equipment such as pumps, packaging and slicing equipment, harvest and cutting equipment used in manufacturing environment.
• Work knowledge and skills in operating a variety of small hand tools and devices used in general mechanical maintenance operations.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED and 1+ years of related experience in an industrial mechanical maintenance or food manufacturing environment.
• Vocational Diploma, Technical Diploma, or associate degree from a technical maintenance or vocational school (preferred).
• Ability to function effectively in a team environment and interact productively with all levels of team personnel and outside contractors.
• Ability to operate a forklift, genie lift, or scissor lift or other powered industrial trucks (PIT).
• Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to read and execute work order, write daily reports, and translate equipment manuals.

Core Responsibilities

• Receive and review work orders to determine tools, equipment, time, manpower, parts, and supplies needed.
• Always have basic tools and equipment necessary to perform work when responding to crisis calls.
• Read blueprints, schematics, wiring diagrams, and technical manuals.
• Maintain various activity records and logs.
• Observe equipment or machinery while in operation to detect malfunctions.
• Disassemble mechanical equipment, identify faulty/worn parts, replace, reassemble, and test.
• Test major subsystems or components to localize problems using specialized equipment.
• Fabricate replacement parts which may require welding, cutting, or sheet metal work.
• Perform preventive maintenance on various mechanical systems and equipment.
• Install new equipment/appliances including utilities (i.e., electrical, water, gas, or drain lines).
• Perform preventive and predictive maintenance schedules on mechanical equipment such as pumps, packaging and slicing equipment, harvest and cutting equipment used in manufacturing environment.
• Work knowledge and skills in operating a variety of small hand tools and devices used in general mechanical maintenance operations.

Physical Demands

• Frequent standing, walking, reaching, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.
• Use hands to handle, or feel.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds utilizing the buddy system or specifically designed lifting devices.
• Specific vision includes close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.
• Regularly work in a plant environment with noise levels that can be loud when in the production area.