Plant Maintenance Technician

Scheduled Days & Hours: Monday-Friday, 1:00PM-9:30PM/FINISH, Occasional weekends as needed

Wages: $25-30 per hour

Location: San Marcos - At this time, we are only considering local candidates who are legally authorized to work in the United States. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Ideal Candidate Criteria: The ideal candidate will be an experienced Journeymen Maintenance Mechanic wanting to cross train in a working plant environment.

Job Duties:
• Maintain various types of fluid packaging machinery in a food plant environment, including related auxiliary machinery.
• Handling of chemicals for support equipment operation. Chemical testing of boiler feed water, condenser, cooling tower water, food-grade glycol, and plant process water
• Fabrication and manufacturing of equipment for production needs: product and process piping, sanitary equipment, steam lines, chemical lines, pneumatic lines, etc.
• Must be able to work overtime as needed.
• Follow established programs, policies and practices to produce safe, quality foods that meets regulatory and company requirements.
• Learn to weld if not already familiar, work with tools provided.
• Prompt and regular attendance
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills Needed: Must have mechanical aptitude (auto or related is fine) and will be motivated, have a good attitude and be able to learn.

Physical Requirements: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop. The employee must regularly push, pull; lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is exposed to warm and humid conditions. The employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibration; occasionally fumes or chemicals and electricity. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Instructions: Employment is contingent upon results of a post-offer background check, drug test, functional assessment and physical. Instructions: Applicants may apply online at . Applicants who are unable to use the online system due to a disability should call the HR department to request an accommodation.

Benefits:

On day one, excellent medical, dental, vision, employer paid for long-term disability, life insurance (free up to $50k); various additional options to choose from

• Flexible Benefits account (FSA) for medical and dependent care
• Generous PTO (Paid Time Off) allowances and holiday pay
• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• Advancement and growth opportunities
• Fun employee and family events
• Employee gifts on birthdays & milestone anniversaries
• Safety bonuses and raffles
• Employee assistance program

Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled