Maintenance Technician I

About the Role

This is an Operations position responsible for performing routine maintenance and other assigned tasks, including assisting with material handling equipment and facility repairs.

Responsibilities

• Complete preventive maintenance on equipment and machinery within the facility, following the manufacturer’s guidelines.
• Visually inspect and test machinery to detect malfunctions; communicate equipment problems to operations staff as needed.
• Diagnose problems and repair defective machines and equipment with new or repaired parts, using manuals, schematics, and wiring diagrams.
• Set up and break down food processing equipment as required.
• Perform building maintenance repairs and upkeep (e.g., plumbing repairs, unclogging drains, changing lamps and ballasts, light remodeling).
• Assist with preventative maintenance, repairs, and battery watering services on material handling equipment during downtime.
• Work night shifts and occasional weekends.
• Complete other duties as assigned.
• Apply common sense to carry out instructions provided in written or oral form.
• Know and understand the company’s safety and health goals; participate in the safety program to help achieve them.
• Demonstrate proper operation of equipment and tools to ensure employee safety and compliance with OSHA guidelines.
• Provide management with written reports of unsafe conditions or unsafe acts as needed.
• Report all accidents, injuries, or illnesses immediately.
• Troubleshoot operating errors and determine the most effective course of action for repairs.
• Read and understand electrical and mechanical schematics and diagrams.
• Repair equipment or systems using hand tools, measuring instruments, and testing devices.
• Perform routine preventative maintenance and determine corrective maintenance needs.
• Maintain tools and maintenance equipment in working order; keep maintenance room and work areas neat.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Knowledge of single and three-phase electric systems, AC/DC high and low voltages.
• 1 year of experience in facility maintenance or preventative equipment maintenance.

Skills

• Ability to learn software programs associated with the facility.
• Strong technical, mechanical, and analytical skills.
• Ability to interact and communicate effectively with all staff and management in English.
• Professionalism in dealing with difficult situations and resolving issues.

Physical Requirements

• Regularly required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, climb, use ladders, and perform various types of manual labor.
• Occasionally required to lift up to 70 pounds.
• Regularly exposed to extreme heat and cold temperatures, and sometimes wet conditions.