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Utilities Technician

Niagara Bottling, LLC, Seguin, TX, United States


Job Overview
At Niagara, we are looking for Team Members who want to be part of achieving our mission to provide customers the highest quality most affordable bottled water.

Utilities Technician
This position maintains, inspects, and operates utility systems including compressed air, process water, product water, and electrical distribution. The technician also ensures a clean and safe work environment in all areas related to utility rooms, pump rooms, electrical areas, and water farm areas.

Essential Functions

Maintain compressed air systems and equipment, including preventative maintenance tasks, preventive maintenance schedules, and operational data.

Maintain electrical distribution and equipment, including preventative maintenance tasks, preventive maintenance schedules, and operational data.

Maintain process water and equipment, including preventative maintenance tasks, preventive maintenance schedules, and operational data.

Maintain product water and equipment, including preventative maintenance tasks, preventive maintenance schedules, and operational data.

Maintain filtration systems and perform filter changes as needed per equipment requirements.

Perform CIP’s on storage silos, filtering equipment and supply lines.

Maintain pumps and piping to ensure water supply to production lines.

Maintain pumps and piping to ensure water supply to support equipment.

Maintain and calibrate ozone production and monitoring equipment (plant specific).

Maintain and calibrate mineral injection systems (plant specific).

Maintain and operate process water, chemical injection systems, and chemical transfer equipment.

Assist with filler sanitizations.

Maintain and operate reverse osmosis equipment to include CIP’s on membranes, monitoring instruments, and review of operational data and reports.

Maintain air compressors and air dryers.

Maintain cooling towers, chillers, heat exchangers, and pumps.

Key contributor to ensuring overall plant safety, being an active advocate for team member safety, and key participant in safety investigations and improvement efforts.

Minimum Qualifications

4 years experience in a field or similar manufacturing environment.

4 years experience in a position similar to this role.

4 years experience managing people/projects.

Mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic and electrical experience.

* Experience may include a combination of work experience and education.

Preferred Qualifications

6 years experience in a field or similar manufacturing environment.

6 years experience in a position similar to this role.

6 years experience managing people/projects.

* Experience may include a combination of work experience and education.

Competencies

Lead Like an Owner

Makes safety the number one priority.

Keeps alert for safety issues and escalates immediately.

Effectively prioritizes tasks based on department goals.

Shows respect to others and confronts interpersonal issues directly.

Prioritizes resolution of customer issues effectively.

Responds promptly and honors commitments to internal and external customers.

InnovACT

Makes recommendations to continuously improve policies, methods, procedures, and/or products.

Demonstrates adaptability by reacting appropriately to unexpected changes in situations or circumstances.

Increases performance through greater efficiency.

Find a Way

Seeks to develop technical knowledge through learning from other experts.

Understands interdepartmental impact of individual decisions and actions.

Seeks solutions rather than placing blame.

Empowered to be Great

Consistently looks for ways to improve one's self through growth and development opportunities.

Communicates clearly and promptly up, down, and across.

Communicates effectively to manage expectations.

Education

Minimum required: High School Diploma.

Preferred: Associate’s Degree in Chemistry or Microbiology.

Certification / License

Required: N/A.

Preferred: N/A.

Foreign Language

Required: None Required.

Preferred: None Required.

Benefits

Paid Time Off for holidays, sick time, and vacation time.

Paid parental and caregiver leaves.

Medical, including virtual care options.

Dental.

Vision.

401(k) with company match.

Health Savings Account with company match.

Flexible Spending Accounts.

Expanded mental wellbeing benefits including free counseling sessions for all team members and household family members.

Family Building Benefits including enhanced fertility benefits for IVF and fertility preservation plus adoption, surrogacy, and doula reimbursements.

Income protection including Life and AD&D, short and long-term disability, critical illness and an accident plan.

Special discount programs including pet plans, pre‑paid legal services, identity theft, car rental, airport parking, etc.

Tuition reimbursement, college savings plan and scholarship opportunities.

And more!

Plant Location
SAN ANTONIO

Equal Opportunity Employer
* *Los Angeles County applicants only** Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the California Fair Chance Act, and any other applicable local and state laws.

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