Service & Industrial Technician

About the role

About DECCO Postharvest DECCO, an ADVANTA company, is the global leader in providing postharvest solutions to reduce food waste and enhance the freshness of fresh fruits and vegetables all along the food supply chain. DECCO delivers value every day to packers, shippers, supermarkets and consumers with customized coating, decay control, sanitization and disinfection products, application technology, on-site service and almost 90 years of postharvest expertise. Our 200+ dedicated DECCO employees operate in over 40 countries. Our purpose is to enable more and better Fresh Food for the world. More. Beautiful. Fresh.

Job Summary: The Service & Industrial Technician will maintain DECCO equipment in their respective packing houses and territory. Optimize equipment performance and improve product application. Position requires strong mechanical aptitude and the ability to communicate with multiple departments within DECCO, customer management and customer staff.

Reports to: Industrial Technology Manager. Location: Visalia, CA. Travel: Occasional travel to support customers in other regions and attend company meetings.

Responsibilities

• Systems Development/Implementation: Ability to design, install, configure, maintain, and optimize all control systems used by DECCO. This may include electrical and mechanical systems as well as PLCs, control panels, sensors, instrumentation, and automation equipment.
• Maintain equipment and parts inventory to ensure availability and readiness for customer and internal service needs.
• Problem Solving: Ability to read blueprints schematics and diagrams to properly diagnose equipment malfunctions. Troubleshoot, test, disassemble, repair, and reassemble company equipment including PLC/Control Panels, sprayers, pumps, motor, foggers and other equipment.
• Team Support: Provide support to service technicians and customers by finding solutions to various equipment malfunctions. This includes being