Plant Maintenance Technician (Night Shift)

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Responsible for learning to perform highly diversified duties to install, troubleshoot, repair and maintain production and facility equipment, while adhering to safety, predictive and productive maintenance systems and processes.
• Learn to provide emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production and performs scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment including but not limited to packaging equipment, machines, and other proprietary systems and machines.
• Learn to perform mechanic skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting and repair of production machines.
• Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.
• Learn to diagnose problems, replace, or repair parts, test and make adjustments.
• Learn to perform regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment, and plant facilities.
• Learn to perform a variety of plumbing maintenance and carpentry functions.
• Learn to use a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters, and material handling equipment in performing duties.
• Learn to detect faulty operations, defective material, and report those and any unusual situations to proper supervision.
• Comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas.
• Perform all other duties as assigned or needed.

Requirements

• High school diploma required.
• This position will be required to perform basic math, reading and writing as well as basic computer skills.
• AA degree in mechanical, electrical, or industrial maintenance a plus;
• 4+ years of manufacturing experience;
• Strong hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical and industrial skills with some ammonia / refrigeration and HVAC.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to perform the following functions with or without accommodations:
• Frequent lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling;
• Frequent stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling;
• Generally, the job requires the following percentages of time committed to physical activity: 50% or more sitting, 50% or more walking, and 50% or more standing.
• The job is performed under frequent temperature variations and in a food manufacturing warehouse environment.
• Unrestricted visual and audio abilities are required for the safety of all employees.
• The ability to lift to 40 lbs. is required.

Food Safety Requirements

• Place high priority on food safety, quality, and sanitation by understanding and executing Thrive Food’s food safety and sanitation policies and procedures.
• Hold self and others accountable to Thrive Foods food safety & sanitation guidelines and policies by communicating any food safety incident, observation, or opportunity to your leadership team or teammates.
• In the absence of Lead serves as back up to ensure all food safety, quality objectives and SQF system requirements are met.