Maintenance Systems Technician III

Maintenance Technician

Maintains, adjusts and repairs plant machinery to meet industry standards while ensuring compliance with all regulatory agencies including USDA, OSHA, FDA, EPA, Local Government, independent auditors chosen by the company and the company's own stated quality standards. Performs the above tasks in accordance with a journeyman's skill level.

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following:

• Maintain complete maintenance records and PM schedules for all equipment and facilities.
• Recommend equipment modifications to improve the process, productivity and finished product quality.
• Analyze performance issues related to equipment. Tear down, inspect and replace components as needed.
• Troubleshoot all electrical and mechanical equipment to define root cause and repair in a timely manner.
• Install and maintain electrical control systems and solid state equipment.
• Modify electrical prototypes, parts, assemblies, and systems to correct functional deviations.
• Maintain spare parts inventory to minimize downtime and expense to the company.
• Design, measure, analyze, implement and control (DMAIC) mechanical process improvements.
• Practice continuous improvement concepts in all aspects of equipment and facility maintenance.
• Locate critical spares in the market for those items not in inventory.
• Implement factory recommended equipment maintenance schedules and develop schedules for areas where none exist.
• Repair downed equipment efficiently in a fast paced time critical environment.
• Train and coach associates on technical and procedural duties.

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications:

Education and experience: Associate's Degree or Certificate from a college or technical trade school in Industrial Fabrication, Industrial Electrical, Machining or Millwright Program and at least five years of applicable industrial work experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required knowledge, skills, abilities:

• Must possess strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills.
• PLC knowledge preferred.
• Ability to read electrical diagrams.
• Ability to read machine drawings.
• Advanced understanding of fluid mechanics (hydraulics & pneumatics)
• Experience in Mig. and Tig. welding (food grade welding knowledge a plus)
• Extensive experience with precision tools such as micrometers, Vernier & dial calipers, dial indicators, levels, gauge blocks.
• Experience with sheet metal fabrication preferred.
• Able to work effectively in the following environments: cold, hot, wet, high areas.

Physical demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the associate must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds and occasionally push or pull more than 100 pounds. While performing the duties of this Job, the associate is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The associate is frequently required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The associate is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance and taste or smell. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the associate is frequently exposed to cold, dirty and wet environmental conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Required training:

This position requires training on Good Manufacturing Practices critical to the effective implementation of the Food Safety Plan and the maintenance of food safety, quality and process efficiency. Training is also required on how to identify food safety issues such as temperature control, cross-contamination, sanitation and cleanliness of the lines, etc., critical to the effective implementation of the Food Safety Plan and the maintenance of food safety, quality and process efficiency.