Maintenance Technician I (Rowan, IA)

Maintenance Technician I

This role is a dedicated, on-site maintenance technician responsible for one farm (or a small set of farms) reporting to production operations leadership. Responsible for completing any/all minor maintenance and repairs of swine facilities and equipment for Iowa Select Farms.

The core values of an organization are those values we hold which form the foundation on which we perform work and conduct ourselves. We expect all leaders, managers, and employees to demonstrate, foster and promote:

• Respect: We treat people with respect regardless of personal opinions or differing backgrounds, and no one within the organization is more or less important than anyone else
• Accountability: We hold ourselves accountable for completing our job responsibilities and following through on our commitments. We encompass our ability to recognize our own strengths and areas for improvement as well as accept responsibility for the performance and actions of ourselves and our teams without blaming others.
• Good Decision-Making: We are expected to continuously improve processes, attain results, and create efficiencies to achieve our mission while solving problems based on a combination of factual information, analysis, wisdom, and experience.
• Flexibility: We must react to changing circumstances, ambiguity and uncertainty with confidence, openness, positive energy, and optimism.

Adhere to Iowa Select Farms bio-security policy at all times which includes reporting any violations or concerns to management team

Compliance with Iowa Select Farms safety policies and procedures which includes continuous education to maintain a safe work environment

Follow Iowa Select Farms animal wellbeing policy at all times and partner with the Production Well-being team in a timely manner if an incident occurs

Leadership and Collaboration

Work-ethic and Dedication

Technical Capabilities

Demonstrated Success

Time management and Organizational Skills

Problem Solving and Initiative

Trusted with Responsibility

Respect

Communication

Accountability

Ability to learn and teach

This position is performed indoors. This position may require some tasks to be performed in extreme outside weather conditions. This position will have duties in all facilities of Iowa Select Farms so employees will need to be comfortable working in and being exposed to all facility environments. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud. While performing the duties of the job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibrations. The environment you will be working in may have nuisance levels of gases and dust, particularly in the winter months. Direct contact with animals may occur, so company bio-security practices must be understood and always practiced.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

• Required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear.
• Ability to read and write.
• Ability to lift up to 75 pounds along with climbing up ladders and over gates.
• The employee must be able to continuously repeat necessary movements such as bending, lifting and different hand movements as needed to complete tasks.

This person must be able to work with limited or no supervision, so they must have initiative, organization, dependability, and be self-motivated. This position will require the ability to troubleshoot a wide variety of mechanical issues, so being mechanically minded is a necessity. This position will require the technician to work, at times, work with other employees, so team skills and good communication are important. This person will also need basic computer and smart phone skills.

This is a full-time position that will typically require at least 40 hours a week. Additional availability may be required during staffing challenges. Weekend and holiday on-call rotations will be required.

Previous maintenance experience is preferred, but not a requirement. Bilingual in English and Spanish, with fluency in both written and verbal communication is preferred

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Additional duties, responsibilities, and activities may be assigned or changed at any time with or without notice.