Lead Maintenance Technician - Supply Chain

Job Description

The Lead, Maintenance Technician position requires one to have the technical skills to design, evaluate, troubleshoot, repair, and install Bakery equipment. Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing, Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Hydraulics, and Computer Controls are skills needed to perform this function. This team member performs the maintenance of a distribution manufacturing facility including preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, repairs, installation of machinery relating to bakery food processing equipment, physical structures, mechanical and electrical systems. Oversees and responsible for training maintenance team members; assigns work in the absence of the Maintenance Manager. In addition, they must possess an awareness and understanding of how to work safely on mechanical and electrical equipment in a production environment.

What You'll Do:

• Inspect, test, troubleshoot, repair and install machinery and equipment
• Monitor equipment to detect malfunctions
• Discuss machine operation variations with supervisor or other team members to diagnose problems and repair machines
• Install, repair, or replace electrical devices such as transformers, relays, circuit breakers, starters, and safety and limit switches
• Layout, assemble, install, and maintain pipe systems and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment
• Install, program, and troubleshoot automated machinery and Programmable Logic Controllers
• Install, troubleshoot, and repair refrigeration and Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning (HVAC) equipment
• Service and repair material handling equipment
• Monitor main electrical panel and troubleshoot as necessary
• Repair and maintain boilers, water heaters, water conditioning equipment, and all water distribution systems

Follow established preventative maintenance guideline

• Coordinate with other departments to schedule maintenance for machines
• Perform all necessary maintenance and update logs as necessary
• Assist in the development of Preventative Maintenance Plans to aid in Maintenance Best Practices

Maintain building through painting, repairing minor structural problems, and other repairs as necessary

• Repair and maintain physical structure of establishment
• General maintenance repairs of office and building
• Ensure proper adherence to all safety and government guidelines
• Identify safety issues with machines; document issues; develop action plan to resolve concern; follow-up to ensure problems are resolved
• Monitor machines to ensure all levels are within EPA, OSHA, and other government guidelines; develop action plan to resolve issue if not; follow-up to ensure problems are resolved

Miscellaneous duties

• Assist in the control and scheduling of projects
• Monitor inventory and order parts as necessary
• Monitor energy usage and provide recommendations on better usage

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be proactive and self-motivated, have the ability to evaluate and repair all types of mechanical and electrical equipment and is able to perform under extreme stress when there is equipment failure. Core Competencies should include:

• Refrigeration
• Electrical Systems
• Controls
• Mechanical Systems
• Basic Maintenance skills
• HS Diploma, and/or Technical School Training two years, and/or 3 to 4 years related experience, and/or licensed journeyman of a skilled trade.
• Basic level computer skills for word processing and spreadsheets
• Read and interpret blueprints, mechanical and electrical schematic diagrams
• Effectively present information to peers, upper management and team members in oral and written form
• Define problems and draw conclusions
• Interpret technical instructions and diagrams

Certificates, Licenses, Regulations

• EPA Refrigeration Certification (Type II or Universal) Federal requirement – Manager or Maintenance Tech/Lead Servicing or Handling Refrigeration equipment

Additional Information

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.

While performing the duties of this job, the team member is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The team member is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, outside weather conditions, extreme cold, extreme heat, risk of electrical shock, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can be high. The team member must have a strong safety awareness to insure a safe and healthy workplace.

Benefits:

• Paid Holidays and Vacation   
• Medical, Dental & Vision benefits that start on the first day of employment
• No-cost mental health support for employee and dependents
• Childcare tuition discounts
• No-cost fitness, nutrition, and wellness programs 
• Fertility benefits
• Adoption assistance
• 401k matching contributions   
• 15% off the purchase price of stock   
• Company bonus
• Able to travel up to 25%

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.