Utilities Maintenance Technician

About the Role

Multi-skilled individual conducts a variety of utilities operations and maintenance activities following the maintenance work process to optimize utility equipment operations and provide ongoing preventive maintenance and improvement support to a pre-determined maintenance plan. This role ensures the continuous supply of quality services needed to produce ready-to-drink beverage products.

Schedule

Day shift: 6:00 AM – 6:30 PM
2/2/3 rotation schedule

Responsibilities

• Starts, stops, operates, monitors, and maintains all utilities and operational support systems
• Plans and completes all preventive and corrective maintenance of all facility and office equipment, including:
  • Boiler water treatment, boiler steam, and condensate systems
  • Ammonia refrigeration system (chillers, rooftop units, cooling towers, air handling units, etc.)
  • Low-pressure and high-pressure air compression systems, including air dryers
  • Cooling tower water treatment and component repairs
  • Reverse osmosis (RO) system and components
  • Silo tank offload systems
• Monitors and controls all wastewater recycling center equipment to manage wastewater discharge
• Coordinates plant fire protection systems, including sprinkler systems, fire pumps, and alarms
• Maintains and chemically treats cooling towers
• Coordinates, monitors, and administers energy management systems
• Manages work orders and assists in establishing daily checklists and preventive/predictive maintenance programs for utility equipment
• Identifies utility equipment problems and improvement opportunities, communicating them to appropriate personnel
• Provides improvement project support as needed
• Maintains power distribution systems
• Troubleshoots control systems, including:
  • Basic Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) input/output hardware
  • Motors, sensors, drives, and basic electrical circuits
  • Basic understanding of device communication networks
• Troubleshoots and maintains mechanical systems, including hydraulics, pneumatics, and mechanical drive systems
• Optimizes production equipment for key plant indicators such as safety, quality, and cost
• Reviews and optimizes maintenance plans to drive equipment reliability
• Uses, validates, and redlines engineering drawings (electrical and mechanical)

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required
• 2 years of equivalent work experience in maintenance-related areas such as Industrial Maintenance, Mechanical Maintenance, or Electronics, and/or a two-year technical degree preferred
• At least one year of experience in Utilities operations (boilers, compressed air, ammonia refrigeration); food industry experience preferred

Skills

• Mechanical Skills:
  • Hydraulic systems
  • Pneumatic systems
  • Mechanical drive systems
  • Utility systems (air, steam, refrigeration, etc.)
• Electrical Skills:
  • Knowledge and ability to interpret National Electrical Code
  • Power systems and distribution
  • Control systems
  • Basic PLC/hardwire logic circuits knowledge
  • Motor control circuits
  • Safety circuits
  • Instrumentation and field devices (analog and discrete devices)
  • Knowledge and use of test equipment (amp meter, megger, etc.)
• Other Skills:
  • Familiarity with Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) and Production Workflow/Control systems
  • Ability to read and interpret machine, electrical, and facility drawings
  • Operate, troubleshoot, and diagnose industrial systems
  • Welding, fabrication, and machining skills (as required)
  • May require internal and external certifications such as sanitary welding, vibration analysis, thermography, etc.

Preferred Certifications

• Licensed Boiler Operator
• Licensed Wastewater Operator
• Ammonia Refrigeration Technician

Working Environment

• Fast-paced environment requiring prioritization and multitasking
• Exposure to loud and distracting noise levels
• Primarily indoors, but may be subject to extreme heat or cold temperatures
• Comfort with moving mechanical parts and automated equipment
• Must wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including bump cap, safety steel-toe shoes, safety glasses, hearing protection, and appropriate clothing/footwear
• Ability to understand hazards of chemicals and materials and safely handle them

Physical Requirements

• Standing/walking for long periods
• Climbing, stooping, kneeling, crawling, and hand dexterity
• Good sense of balance, hearing, smell, and touch
• Far vision to evaluate equipment being repaired
• Able to lift, push, or pull up to 50 lbs. (teamwork and proper equipment required for weights exceeding 50 lbs.)
• Specific vision abilities required: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception
• Frequent use of computers and handheld electronic equipment

This position is identified as safety-sensitive.