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Sysco

Supplies food and kitchen goods to restaurants

Material Handling Equipment Technician 2

Equipment MaintenanceConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNashville, TN, USA$24 /hr

About the Job

Requirements

  • A high school diploma or general education degree (GED) is required.
  • Two years of technical school or equivalent is preferred.
  • Four years in a material handling equipment maintenance position, or an equivalent combination of education and related experience, is required.
  • Must possess a valid state driver's license and provide proof of liability coverage meeting company standards.
  • Must complete a Sysco-approved defensive driving program.
  • Must obtain a Powered Industrial Equipment Certification from Sysco within three months.
  • Must obtain an eight-hour maintenance technician certificate from a material handling equipment manufacturer such as Crown, Raymond, or Hyster.
  • Must be able to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures or governmental regulations.
  • Must be able to perform basic arithmetic using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
  • Must be able to communicate and hear; frequently stand, walk, sit, use hands, reach, and climb or balance; occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and lift or move up to 100 pounds.
  • Must have the required close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth vision and ability to adjust focus.
  • Must be able to work non-traditional hours, including evenings, nights, weekends, holidays, and on-call shifts.
  • Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

  • Follow work safety policies, procedures, and governing requirements.
  • Complete small electrical repairs and welding projects as needed.
  • Maintain powered material handling equipment, including preventive maintenance checks, oil service, belt and chain adjustments or replacements, electrical-controls troubleshooting, motor and control replacements, and manufacturer-recommended safety and preventive maintenance checks.
  • Assist battery technicians with charger repairs, material handling equipment battery changes, repair of battery and charger plugs and tips, battery watering and washing, acid spill cleanup, battery rack cleaning, battery-area cleaning, and setting equalizing charges.
  • Complete building or grounds special projects as requested, including moving furniture or fixtures, changing lights or bulbs, light carpentry and plumbing, painting, and repair of minor electrical devices.
  • Participate in the departmental on-call program as designated.
  • Log time and materials daily in the computerized maintenance management system through work orders and preventive maintenance records.
  • Keep maintenance and work areas clean and maintain tools and equipment in clean, safe working order.
  • Wear required personal protective equipment and comply with safety requirements.
  • Respond to emergencies to help ensure employee and facility safety, and champion departmental safety.
  • Comply with Occupational Safety and Health Administration and other local, state, and federal regulations, as well as organizational and Facilities Department policies and procedures, including attire, grooming, and attendance requirements.
  • Interact effectively, build relationships, and cooperate with others.
  • Occasionally travel to other operating companies or the corporate office for business needs such as training or business continuity.

Desired Qualifications

  • Basic knowledge of hydraulic systems, schematics, and components; electrical systems and schematics for AC and DC distribution-center systems; drive motors; power amplifiers; electrical controls, including programmable logic controller systems.
  • Basic knowledge of mechanical systems, including transmissions, drive units, differentials, braking systems, telescopic masts, reach mechanisms, steering systems, and suspension systems.

About the Company

Sysco

Supplies food and kitchen goods to restaurants

Sysco buys, stores and delivers food, kitchen supplies and equipment to restaurants, hospitals, schools, hotels and other businesses that cook away from home. Alongside national brands, it sells its own Sysco Brand line of foods and supplies, which fills a large share of the cases it ships. Its biggest product groups are fresh and frozen meats, canned and dry goods, and frozen produce and baked goods. Customers order through Sysco sales representatives or online, and Sysco delivers from distribution centers across North America and Europe, earning money on the difference between what it pays suppliers and what customers pay for delivered goods. Sysco was founded in 1969, began public operations in 1970 and is based in Houston, Texas.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Houston, TX
Founded
1969

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