Line Technician

Company Overview:
R.S. Hanline & Company Inc., founded in 1986 in Shelby, Ohio, is one of the nation’s largest and most trusted fresh produce suppliers delivering fresh-cut value added, specialty and locally grown products to some of the most reputable food service, retail, food manufacturing and wholesale distribution companies in the United States.

Position Title:  Line Technician

Compensation: $18.00-$24.00 per hour

Position Summary:
It is the duty and responsibility of the Line Tech to ensure proper operation of the equipment on his/her lines and the department as directed by their supervisor.

Responsibilities:

• Respond quickly and efficiently to break down situations to get the line back into operation with minimal downtime and increase efficiency
• Always be in your work area unless break/lunch or approved by your supervisor. If you need to work through your breaks/lunch, you will be reciprocated upon repairs and the line up and running.
• Ensure department pre-ops are completed timely to ensure on-time start up.
• The Line Technician will assist the Supervisor in starting the lines up on time.
• Ensuring machines are properly shut down and any scheduled preventative maintenance completed.
• When applicable, follow up breakdown repairs with an operations test to ensure the machine is running as it should.
• Follows up on temporary “fixes” to ensure a permanent repair is made in a timely manner.
• Communicate with the Maintenance Supervisor regarding spare parts inventory to ensure critical spare parts are always ordered and available.
• Communicate with the Maintenance Supervisor to any changes made to machines including digital settings and mechanical settings.
• Communicate with the Maintenance Supervisor and Production Supervisor any machine downtime greater than 15 minutes.
• Follow preventative maintenance (PM) schedules that are set up and approved by the Plant Manager and Maintenance Supervisor.
• Train machine operators on key concepts and basic operation, film changes, and safety measures on machines as needed by the Production Supervisor.
• Work with contractors brought in for training or repairs to ensure they are knowledgeable on the machines within the department.
• Other directions/tasks/assignments as needed by Upper Management
• Ensure all company food safety rules are followed including GMP’S
• Ensure all company safety rules are followed and adhered to, including LOTO.

Qualifications:

Minimum of 1 year in a similar role

Benefits:

• Health Insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• 401K Match
• Vacation
• Voluntary long-term, short-term disability, life insurance