Maintenance Mechanic

Short Intro and About the Job

At Danone, Manufacturing the best products and supplying them to meet demand is a key driver for our plant teams.   We are currently looking to hire a Maintenance Mechanic based in Jacksonville, Florida!

As a Maintenance Mechanic, you will play a critical role in supporting plant operations by ensuring equipment reliability and operational efficiency across the Packaging, Processing, Extraction, and Warehouse business units. This position is responsible for performing preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on a variety of industrial machinery and mechanical systems to ensure optimal performance and minimize downtime. You will troubleshoot, repair, and maintain electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment while supporting continuous improvement initiatives, new system installations, production strategies, and plant reliability programs.

The successful candidate must have a passion for safety and be a self-driven/self-motivated individual capable of working proficiently, both independently and as part of a team, without direct supervision.  You will also, assist in training, coaching, and developing team members on maintenance best practices and equipment repair techniques, fostering a culture of safety, operational excellence, and continuous learning.

Maintenance Mechanics work on a 2-2-3 rotating schedule. Day shift will be scheduled 6:00 AM to 6:30 PM and night shift will be scheduled 6:00 PM to 6:30 AM. Work schedules may include nights, weekends, and/or holidays to support a 24/7 manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

As a key member of our team, you will play an important role in driving our mission forward. The following responsibilities outline the core expectations and contributions for this position:

• Adhering to all safety, health, and environmental standards, taking personal responsibility to prevent injury or illness. Following all permit procedures, including lock-out/tag-out, confined space, arc flash, and work-at-heights requirements.
• Performing maintenance activities—preventive, reactive, corrective, breakdown, and work orders—to improve equipment performance, reliability, and product quality in a timely manner.
• Effectively complete PM’s as scheduled to eliminate unplanned downtime.
• Proficient and diligent in use of CMMS system to track maintenance action items.
• Communicating effectively with maintenance and area owners regarding safety issues, quality concerns, and delays in work completion.
• Ensure all paperwork is filled out in a clear, legible and accurate format and completed with all required information.
• Responding promptly to maintenance calls, coordinating with maintenance and area leadership to prioritize work.
• Perform predictive maintenance techniques on equipment to enhance up-time conditions.
• Completes preventative maintenance and other reliability tasks, assist in diagnostics, repairs and rebuilds of machines; partner with engineering or others on non-routine repairs and defect handling solutions.
• Utilize root cause analysis through to ensure sustainability of corrective actions and/or improvements to drive asset reliability.
• Classify breakdowns and analyze gaps in the entire process of design, fabrication, and maintenance of equipment.
• Utilize the continuous improvement mindset and tools to actively participate in identifying and correcting opportunities, improving processes including participation in the creation and documentation of Standard Operating Procedures and Work Instructions, the creation and maintenance of preventative maintenance standards, the writing of One-Point Lessons, and participation in continuous improvement methodology events. This includes CILT (Clean, Inspect, Lube and Tighten). All completed with a Continuous Improvement Mindset
• Follow QMS, Good Manufacturing Practices and 5S methodology to maintain a clean, sanitary and safe work area, always maintaining audit ready status.
• Supports plant production needs and priorities to achieve plant goals.
• Facilitate, attend and participate in team meetings and programs.
• Assist, train, and coach employees.
• Comply with all regulations, policies and procedures.
• All other duties assigned or become evident.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk, sit; use hands to handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs, balance; stoop, kneel or crouch; talk and hear.
• The employee will lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. 
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• Work is performed in a manufacturing environment with exposure to moderate noise, temperature variations, chemicals, and heavy lifting.
• The position may require an individual to stand, stoop, move equipment, bend, reach, or lift for prolonged periods of time.
• Various Processing, Filling, Packaging and Palletizing machines and equipment to include hand tools, compactors, various cleaning machines and Industrial power equipment (forklift, scissor, pallet jack, etc.)

Engagement in our Integrated Work Systems

Ensure adherence to plant standards and procedures (including but not limited to GMP, AIB, FDA, IWS, Quality, Safety, Finance, ISO, HOPE, Danone Behaviors, Daily Direction Setting, Driving OE). As a fundamental piece of the organization, your responsibility is to participate and own the implementation and deployment of IWS system and its pillars (Leadership foundation, Daily Direction Setting, Driving OE; Autonomous Maintenance; planned Maintenance; Focused Improvement; Education and Training; Environmental, Health and Safety; Quality; Organization; Supply Network; Early Equipment Management) with the objective of owning your space, owning your performance (Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Mobilization, Nature) and owning your continuous improvement.    

Compensation & Benefits:

Danone North America offers a benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug Coverage, 401k Plan, Wellness Program, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Time Off, and Paid Parental Bonding Leave, among other benefit plan options.  

About You

The ideal candidate will bring a combination of education, experience, and skills that enable them to excel in this position. The following qualifications outline what we’re looking for, including both required and preferred criteria:

Education & Experience:

• High School education or GED
• Associates in Electrical, Mechanical or related technical field
• 1+ years of industrial maintenance experience is preferred.
• Must pass an internal Maintenance qualification test

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Demonstrate strong competency in electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulics and basic computer skills.
• Strong problem solving and reasoning skills and the ability to understand and execute from instructions.
• Read and write, interpret documents such as safety rules, operating/maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Keep accurate written records
• Knowledge of machine functions, equipment safety hazards, power source, stored energy, pinch points, and possesses experiences welding skills.
• Ability to work various hours and shifts and work overtime when required
• Flexibility

About Us, We offer and What's next

Danone USA is an industry-leading food & beverage company, with a mission to bring health through food to as many people as possible. Founded in the Bronx in 1942 as Dannon Milk Products, Danone USA now employs 5,000 people across more than 10 U.S. manufacturing facilities.

When you join Danone USA, you’ll help make products for well-known brands including Activia®, DanActive®, Danimals®, Dannon®, evian®, Follow Your Heart®, Happy Family® Organics, International Delight®, Light + Fit®, Nutricia ®, Oikos®, Silk®, So Delicious® Dairy Free, STōK® Cold Brew Coffee ®, Too Good & Co™, and YoCrunch®.

You’ll be part of one of the largest Certified B Corps™ in the world, working to make sure our company creates real value for people and the planet. 

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