Maintenance Technician

Description

Job Title: Maintenance Technician Location: OEN – Dublin, Texas Department: Maintenance We are a global leader in food & beverage ingredients. Pioneers at heart, we operate at the forefront of consumer trends to provide food & beverage manufacturers with products and ingredients that will delight their consumers. Making a positive impact on people and planet is all part of the delight. With a deep-rooted presence in the countries where our ingredients are grown, we are closer to farmers, enabling better quality, and more reliable, traceable and transparent supply. Supplying products and ingredients at scale is just the start. We add value through our unique, complementary portfolio of natural, delicious and nutritious products. With our fresh thinking, we help our customers unleash the sensory and functional attributes of cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts and spices so they can create naturally good food & beverage products that meet consumer expectations. And whoever we’re with, whatever we’re doing, we always make it real . Position Summary The maintenance technician will be reporting to Maintenance Supervisor Tim Medford. The maintenance technician is responsible for ensuring the proper functioning and upkeep of machinery, equipment, and facilities with the organization. The duties typically include conducting routine inspections, diagnosing mechanical issues, performing repairs, calibrating equipment, and implementing preventative maintenance measure to minimize downtime and maximize operational efficiency. Position Responsibilities

• Perform highly diversified duties to install and maintain production machines and the plant facility’s equipment.
• Provide emergency /unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production and perform scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service.
• Installs wiring and conduit for newly installed machines and equipment such as conveyors and programmable controllers.
• Perform mechanical skills including, but not limited to mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting and repair of production machines.
• Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform requirement maintenance and service.
• Diagnose problems, replace, or repair parts, test and adjust.
• Perform regular Preventive Maintenance (PM) on machines, equipment, and plant facilities.
• Perform a variety of plumbing maintenance and carpentry functions.
• Uses a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters, and material handling equipment in performing duties.
• Detect faulty operators, defective material, and report those and any unusual situations to management.
• Responsible for not leaving plant premises when known problems exist without assuring corrective action is in place.
• Must follow safe work practices and comply with all company, federal and state rules and regulations which apply to the job, including but not limited to, right to know, emergency evacuation, electrical safety, confined space, Bloodborne pathogens, and lockout/tagout.
• All employees are responsible for the quality of OEN products. Each employee must perform his/her job function in accordance with the GMP rules and the sanitation, safety, and HACCP Programs.
• Sanitation: Must keep the work area clean, neat, and organized.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements

• High School or GED equivalent
• Minimum of three to five years’ experience
• This position requires working varied hours and/or weekend work.
• This role is performed on site at a facility that regularly processes peanuts Employees in this position will routinely work in areas where peanuts and related allergens are present and may be exposed by contact or in the air. Reasonable accommodations may be available to enable qualified individuals to perform the essential functions of the role.

Note: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization. ofi provides equality of opportunity for all persons with respect to hiring without discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation. All employment will be decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us for support at: View email address on click.appcast.io At ofi, we celebrate our diversity. Olam Americas LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.