Production Technician II

About the Role

The Production Technician II role is essential for supporting the operations team and is responsible for troubleshooting equipment issues and performing preventive maintenance on production equipment throughout the facility with limited supervision. This role participates in 5S and Lean manufacturing activities, including material handling improvements, production line configuration, and safety procedures. It requires learning industry-leading maintenance practices and methodologies to increase equipment safety, uptime, and performance.

Responsibilities

• Supports company and industry standard safety policies and procedures (OSHA, NEC, NFPA, USDA, FDA, etc.).
• Performs inspections and completes preventive/predictive maintenance tasks on production and process utility equipment to increase quality, safety, and overall equipment reliability.
• Diagnoses and repairs production and process utility equipment deficiencies and failures, including mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic equipment, and may include facility repairs as needed.
• Learns and uses continuous improvement tools and methods (e.g., root cause analysis, failure mode analysis) to improve equipment reliability and makes recommendations to prevent recurrence.
• Works and trains with OEM technicians during production equipment rebuilds, line moves, installations, setups, calibrations, and emergency repairs.
• Reads and interprets equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.
• Manages assigned planned work, unplanned failures, and work orders in a high-paced, fluid work environment.
• Accurately and concisely logs work orders in a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) to track maintenance and equipment performance metrics, including labor, equipment uptime, preventive maintenance compliance, MTTR, MTBF, and part usage.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Must provide own tools (diagnostic equipment and major tools provided by employer) necessary to perform all maintenance repair and diagnostics.
• Three (3) plus years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing setting.
• Experience troubleshooting mechanical systems, electrical components, hydraulics, pneumatics, pumps, and material handling equipment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using lockout tagout, job hazard analysis, hot work permits, confined space, etc.
• 1-3 years of food processing maintenance experience.
• Experience working in a food processing environment and familiarity with USDA, FDA, and SQF policies and procedures.
• Formal training in equipment maintenance repair, installation, and troubleshooting of electrical equipment.
• Basic knowledge in PLC, VFD/VSD, and relay logic.
• Moderate knowledge and skill in welding and cutting (gas, electric, MIG, TIG).

Skills

• Moderate knowledge of OSHA safety regulations and environmental regulations.
• Basic computer skills.
• Moderate knowledge and skill in preventive maintenance inspections and repair.
• Moderate knowledge and skill in diagnosis and repair of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
• Moderate knowledge and skill with a multi-meter and infrared thermometer.
• Ability to operate a forklift and scissor lift.
• Ability to read and interpret maintenance manuals, technical procedures, and processes.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to work both alone and in a team environment.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple work orders in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to concisely report and escalate equipment repair statuses and timeframes.

Physical Demands

• Occasionally required to sit and must frequently lift heavy items.
• Repair work requires excellent hand and finger dexterity for wrenches, hand tools, and other shop equipment.
• Ability to operate various pieces of equipment.
• Ability to stand, sit, walk, bend, reach, push, pull, lift, carry, and grasp tools.
• Ability to perform repetitive motion with wrenches and hand tools.

Working Conditions

• Occasionally exposed to wet, hot, extreme cold, and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, and confined spaces.
• Works non-traditional business hours, including evenings, nights, weekends, holidays, and on-call.
• May occasionally travel to other operating companies or the corporate office for training or business continuation.
• Occasionally exposed to high, precarious places, fumes, or airborne particles.
• Moderate noise level in the work environment.