Maintenance Technician

• Performs routine maintenance, such as inspecting drives, or belts, checking fluid levels, replacing filters, or doing other preventive maintenance actions such as lubrication of shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of the machinery.

• All work will utilize an electronic CMMS system using a mobile device to document work performed

• Troubleshoots, repairs, and maintains mechanical and electrical equipment such as: motors, pneumatics, electronic boards, PLC’s, touch screens, displays, contactors, conveyors, blending, scaling, filling, cartoning coding/printing, electrical, compressed air, vacuum hydraulic and bulk-filling systemsusing appropriate tools, precision measuring instruments, or electrical or electronic testing devices.

• Electricity systems related to production and plant support equipment ranging from single phase to three phase equipment along with voltages ranging from 5VDC – 480 VAC

• Electrical wiring, relay logic, control and safety circuits

• Uses checking blueprints, repair manuals, or parts catalogs, as necessary.

• Teardown and rebuilds gearboxes, clutches, actuators, and other assembles related to equipment repairs

• Records and reports damaged, worn, or broken parts

• Thoroughly cleans machines and machine parts, removing parts and reinstalling as necessary

• Proficient in using all hand tools, power tools, shop equipment such as: drill press, surface grinders, torch, plasma cutter, pipe threader, breaks, presses, calipers, micrometers, other measuring instruments, and test equipment

• Fabricates parts, guarding, and parts modifications for equipment repairs and improvements

• Welds different grades of metal for repairs and fabrication using different plant welding techniques (i.e. MIG, TIG, and Arc)

• Troubleshoots HVAC systems as needed

• Follows all company policies including but not limited to general manufacturing and safety practices

• This position has responsibility for Food Safety and Quality within their influence. The associate in this job has the responsibility to report, in a timely manner, Food Safety and Quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action on those problems

• Train junior or new technicians on equipment, procedures and troubleshooting practices

• Trains operators or other support staff in best practices, operation, and setup of equipment.

• Completes Preventative maintenance, product changeovers, corrective and breakdown maintenance as requested.

• Perform any other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications (education, skills, knowledge, and abilities)