Maintenance Technician

About the Role

This position is located on-site at our Boardman, Oregon facility. The Maintenance Technician/Electrician will troubleshoot and repair dairy processing plant equipment, packaging equipment, and supporting utility systems and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Performs highly diversified duties to install and maintain production machines and the plant facility's equipment.
• Complies with safety regulations and maintains clean and orderly work areas.
• Provides emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production and performs scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service.
• Prepares and sets up machinery for scheduled production runs.
• Performs mechanic skills including, but not limited to, Packaging Mechanical, Refrigeration, PLC/Process Controls, Dairy Systems Mechanic, Electrical, Welding/Fabrication, and General Maintenance.
• Reads and interprets drawings, equipment manuals, and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.
• Diagnoses problems, replaces or repairs parts, tests, and makes adjustments.
• Uses a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters and material handling equipment in performing duties.
• Establishes and maintains effective relationships with employees, supervisors, and the general public.
• Communicates effectively.
• Acts as a team player and is able to interact with staff at all levels of the company.
• Works under pressure, meets deadlines, and is flexible in working on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Demonstrates excellent time-management skills with the ability to work independently with little supervision.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• High school diploma or GED and 1 to 3 years related experience.
• Associate degree or trade school certification preferred.
• LME preferred.
• Five years of demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and repair packaging equipment and general manufacturing plant equipment is preferred.
• General plant mechanical maintenance required.
• Allen Bradley PLC programming, Allen Bradley Panel View, Devicenet, Controlnet, and strong electrical and instrumental background.
• One of the following skills would be considered a plus: Dairy Plant Systems experience, Sanitary Welding/Fabrication, PLCs/Computers, Ammonia Refrigeration (RETA Certification) and/or Utilities experience.

Physical Requirements

• Sitting
• Standing and/or walking
• Lifting
• Vision for machine or computer operations
• Hearing

Benefits

We offer outstanding benefits to our employees. For more information, please visit the careers page.