Maintenance Technician II

About the role

This is an Operations position responsible for performing and managing routine and high-level maintenance duties and other jobs assigned. The role involves assisting with material handling equipment and facility repairs.

Responsibilities

• Each employee is responsible for the food safety and quality of our products
• Complete preventive maintenance on equipment and machinery within the facility, as noted in the equipment manufacturer’s guidelines
• Visually inspect and test machinery to detect malfunction
• Communicate equipment problems to operations staff as needed
• Diagnose problems and repair defective machines and equipment with new or repaired parts, following the specifications set forth in manuals, schematics, and wiring diagrams
• Set up and break-down of Food Processing equipment as required
• Building maintenance repairs and up-keep (plumbing repairs, blocked drains, changing lamps & ballasts, light remodeling, etc.)
• Material Handling Equipment: Conduct preventative maintenance/repairs and battery watering services on downtime
• Able to work night shift and occasional weekends
• Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written and oral form
• Know and understand the company’s safety and health goals and its objectives
• Assist the company in achieving goals by participating in the safety program
• Demonstrate proper operation of equipment and tools as needed to ensure employee safety and compliance of all OSHA guidelines
• Provide management with written report of unsafe conditions or unsafe acts as needed
• Report all accidents, injuries, or illnesses immediately
• Troubleshooting: Able to determine causes of operating errors and decide on the most effective and efficient course of action to repair
• Mechanical Ability: Must be able to read and understand all electrical and mechanical schematics and diagrams
• Repairing: Ability to work on equipment or systems using various types of hand tools, measuring, and testing instruments, etc.
• Equipment Maintenance: Able to perform routine preventative maintenance on equipment and determine the proper type of corrective maintenance needed
• Tool Use and Organization: Maintain tools and maintenance equipment in working order and maintenance room and work areas in neat condition

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• Must have knowledge of single and three phase electric, AC, DC high and low voltages
• 2+ years’ experience in facility maintenance/preventative equipment maintenance
• Food Processing Equipment: Experience with Food Processing Equipment is a plus
• Vacuum Packaging: Experience with RollStock and Repack machines is a plus

Skills

• Possess the ability to learn various software programs associated with the facility
• Possess strong technical, mechanical, and analytical skills
• Possess the ability to interact and communicate with all staff and management in English
• Able to deal with difficult situations, resolve issues and concerns in a professional manner

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, climb, use ladders, and perform various types of manual labor
• Occasionally, the employee may be required to lift up to 70 pounds
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to extreme heat and cold temperatures and sometimes wet conditions