Utilities Technician

At Niagara, we’re looking for Team Members who want to be part of achieving our mission to provide our customers the highest quality most affordable bottled water.

Consider applying here, if you want to:

• Work in an entrepreneurial and dynamic environment with a chance to make an impact.

• Develop lasting relationships with great people.

• Have the opportunity to build a satisfying career.

We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages for our Team Members.

Utilities Technician

Maintains, inspects, and operates utility systems including but not limited to compressed air, process water, product water, and electrical distribution. Responsible for maintaining a clean and safe work environment in all areas of the building related to utility rooms, pump rooms, electrical areas, and water farm areas.

Essential Functions

• Maintain compressed air systems and equipment including preventative maintenance tasks, preventive maintenance schedules, and operational data.

• Maintain electrical distribution and equipment including preventative maintenance tasks, preventive maintenance schedules, and operational data.

• Maintain process water and equipment including preventative maintenance tasks, preventive maintenance schedules, and operational data,

• Maintain product water and equipment including preventative maintenance tasks, preventative maintenance schedules and operational data.

• Maintain filtration systems and perform filters changes as needed per equipment requirements.

• Perform CIP’s on storage silos, filtering equipment and supply lines.

• Maintain pumps and piping to ensure water supply to production lines.

• Maintain pumps and piping to ensure water supply to support equipment.

• Maintain and calibrate Ozone production and monitoring equipment. (Plant Specific)

• Maintain and calibrate mineral injection systems. (Plant Specific)

• Maintain and operate process water, chemical injection systems, and chemical transfer equipment.

• Assist with filler sanitizations.

• Maintain and operate reverse osmosis equipment to include CIP’s on membranes, monitoring instruments, and review of operational data and reports.

• Maintain air compressors and air dryers.

• Maintain cooling towers, chillers, heat exchangers, and pumps.

• Key contributor to ensuring overall plant safety, being an active advocate for team member safety, and key participant in safety investigations and improvement efforts.

• Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without prior notice.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications:

• 4 Years – Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment

• 4 Years – Experience in Position

• 4 Years – Experience managing people/projects

*experience may include a combination of work experience and education

• Mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic and electrical experience

• Preferred Qualifications:

• 6 Years– Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment

• 6 Years – Experience working in Position

• 6 Years – Experience managing people/projects

*experience may include a combination of work experience and education

Competencies

This position embodies the values of Niagara’s LIFE competency model, focusing on the following key drivers of success:

• Lead Like an Owner

• Makes safety the number one priority

• Keeps alert for safety issues and escalates immediately

• Effectively prioritizes tasks based on department goals

• Shows respect to others and confronts interpersonal issues directly

• Prioritizes resolution of customer issues effectively

• Responds promptly and honors commitments to internal and external customers

• InnovACT

• Makes recommendations to continuously improve policies, methods, procedures, and/or products

• Demonstrates adaptability by reacting appropriately to unexpected changes in situations or circumstances

• Increases performance through greater efficiency

• Find a Way

• Seeks to develop technical knowledge through learning from other experts

• Understands interdepartmental impact of individual decisions and actions

• Seeks solutions rather than placing blame

• Empowered to be Great

• Consistently looks for ways to improve one’s self through growth and development opportunities

• Communicates clearly and promptly up, down, and across

• Communicates effectively to manage expectations

Education

• Minimum Required:

• High School Diploma

• Preferred:

• Associate's Degree in Chemistry or Microbiology

Certification/License:

• Required: N/A

• Preferred: N/A

Foreign Language

• Required: None Required

• Preferred: None Required

Benefits

Our Total Rewards package is thoughtfully designed to support both you and your family:

Regular full-time team members are offered a comprehensive benefits package, while part-time, intern, and seasonal team members are offered a limited benefits package.

• Paid Time Off for holidays, sick time, and vacation time

• Paid parental and caregiver leaves

• Medical, including virtual care options

• Dental

• Vision

• 401(k) with company match

• Health Savings Account with company match

• Flexible Spending Accounts

• Expanded mental wellbeing benefits including free counseling sessions for all team members and household family members

• Family Building Benefits including enhanced fertility benefits for IVF and fertility preservation plus adoption, surrogacy, and Doula reimbursements

• Income protection including Life and AD&D, short and long-term disability, critical illness and an accident plan

• Special discount programs including pet plans, pre-paid legal services, identity theft, car rental, airport parking, etc.

• Tuition reimbursement, college savings plan and scholarship opportunities

• And more!

• Los Angeles County applicants only * Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the California Fair Chance Act, and any other applicable local and state laws.

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Niagara Bottling, LLC has been family owned and operated since 1963. Niagara is a leading bottled water manufacturer in the U.S., supplying major retailers across the nation. With incredible growth over the past several years, the career possibilities at Niagara are endless!

Niagara’s culture is fast-paced, innovative and intensely collaborative. Our Team Members are passionate, driven and always find a way to get the job done. We work hard and play hard while staying true to our family atmosphere.

From competitive benefits and retirement options to educational reimbursements, ongoing training courses and exciting career advancement opportunities, at Niagara we truly take care of our Team Members.

We hope that you consider joining our Niagara family!

Niagara Bottling LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, national origin, veteran status or disability in relation to our recruiting, hiring, and promoting practices.