Plant Maintenance (PPP)

Responsibilities

• Perform daily, weekly, and monthly preventative maintenance tasks
• Maintain, repair, or replace grinders, augers, pumps, motors, and gear boxes
• Survey, troubleshoot, and repair all facility electrical, hydraulic, mechanical, pneumatic, and building systems
• Maintain heating and plumbing systems and perform work involving boilers, air compressors, and wastewater
• Promptly respond to emergency radio calls; work efficiently to repair machinery with minimal downtime
• Completely repair equipment or ensure proper hand-off before leaving facility
• Safely operate skid steers, forklifts, telehandlers, and scissors lifts
• Correctly operate and maintain welding and fabrication equipment such as acetylene torches, air plasma cutters, and TIG welders
• Perform building repairs, complete general handyman duties throughout facility, and mow and eliminate weeds, as needed
• Accurately complete work orders to document materials used and time spent on maintenance projects
• Communicate with Parts & Inventory Clerk on equipment and/or parts procurement, when needed
• Follow all company safety policies, practices, procedures, and improvement initiatives
• Comply with all regulatory compliance requirements including environmental and food safety
• Maintain regular and predictable on-site attendance
• Situations may arise that require employees to temporarily or permanently assume responsibility for tasks not specifically outlined in this job description
• Employees may be requested to work additional hours and/or accommodate a heavier than normal workload

Qualifications

• Experience working in a manufacturing environment with a mechanical and/or electrical discipline
• Willingness to learn how to work with boilers, air compressors, and wastewater
• Awareness of the importance of food safety standards while performing equipment maintenance
• Experience with skid steers, forklifts, telehandlers, and scissors lifts, preferred; pass in-house certifications upon hire
• Knowledge of safety procedures such as confined space entry, line opening, fall protection, lockout tagout, and hot work
• Effectively communicate with supervisors and co-workers and follow written and/or verbal instructions
• Accurately read and understand signs, labels, warnings, directions, operator manuals, service manuals, and wiring schematics associated with the maintenance and/or operation of instruments, equipment, and/or chemical usage
• Proficient in basic math skills, measuring, and reading data trends; accurately and legibly record information
• Understand and operate basic computer systems; Redzone experience, a plus
• Ability to function as both an independent contributor and team member, as necessary
• Interest in continuous learning and developing new maintenance skills
• Welding experience, a plus
• Willingness and ability to work extra hours during the week or weekend and perform work not specifically stated in job description
• Ability to work in a facility that processes multiple proteins including beef, pork, chicken, turkey, fish, lamb, rabbit, kangaroo, and egg
• Must be 18 years of age or older for insurance purposes

Physical Requirements

• Consistently push and/or pull heavy objects
• Consistently bend at the waist and/or knees or crawl
• Consistently climb stairs; occasionally climb ladders up to 20 feet; rarely perform work on building roofs
• Occasionally lift up to 60 pounds from floor to waist level; rarely team lift up to 150 pounds
• Stand up to 100% of the workday
• Ability to distinguish colors (ex: wire color codes)
• Tolerance of varying environmental conditions – heat, cold, and/or wet and slippery conditions

Pay

Starting base wage: $30.11–$36 per hour (based on experience) / Spanish: $24.37–$26.