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Production Maintenance Tech III 2nd Shift

Nature's Touch Frozen Foods, Edwardsville, KS, United States


Responsibilities

Assist Maintenance Manager with delegating duties (i.e. projects, unplanned maintenance) to Production Maintenance team

Perform diversified duties to install and maintain production packaging equipment and facility equipment and systems

Effective communication during regularly scheduled and unplanned meetings to

escalate issues appropriately and accordingly

Provide emergency and unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production runs

Perform scheduled maintenance repairs of facility equipment and production equipment

Mechanical repair to include pneumatics, electrical, mechanical, robotics, and conveyor systems on production equipment and facility equipment

Read and interpret equipment manuals and electrical blueprints

Diagnose issues, repair and replace parts, test and make necessary adjustments

Follow preventive maintenance schedule to keep facility equipment and production equipment at peak performance

Perform a variety of fabrication duties, when necessary

Troubleshoot and diagnose programmable logic controls (PLCs)

Detect faulty parts or equipment before failure, when possible

Effective entry of work orders in computerized maintenance management software (CMMS)

Use a variety of hand tools, power tools, electric meters, and material handling equipment in performing duties

Effective operation of computer, keyboard, mouse, tablet, HMI, and cameras

Effectively communicate with members of staff at all levels in a professional manner

Perpetuate a team-player attitude by sharing knowledge across job-titles

Perform some training duties to production line workers and maintenance team members

Actively participate in company safety meetings and be a proponent of employee safety

Follow all GMPs and all other company quality and food safety programs as they relate to the maintenance department

All other duties as assigned

Competencies

Generalist knowledge of fabrication, mechanical, electrical, and technical

CMMS proficiency and inventory proficiency

Excellent communication skills and leadership ability

Results-driven

Initiative

Position Type
This is a full-time position. Hours of work are Monday-through Friday: as needed for PM, subject to business needs can work Saturday's.

Supervisory Responsibilities
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Travel Requirements
This position will require minimal travel, if any.

Education And Experience

High school diploma or G.E.D. and completion of at least 4 years' (or equivalent) experience in an industrial maintenance role with food manufacturing and packaging experience (form-fill-seal) preferred and highly desired

Must have leadership experience

Must have at least 3 years' mechanical experience (or equivalent) in an industrial maintenance role

Must have at least 2 years' electrical or technical experience (or equivalent) in an industrial maintenance role

Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Knowledge And Skills
Outstanding written and verbal communications skills, bi-lingual English/Spanish a plus, but not essential. Must be able to operate a computer, tablet, HMI and cameras.

Work Environment And Physical Demands
Approximately 90% of work is performed in a refrigerated or sub-zero environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, twisting, feeling, fingering, crouching, crawling and climbing during the entirety of shift. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 50 lbs. Vision abilities require close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus with or without corrective lenses. This position works with a variety of tools that vibrate.

Equal Opportunity Statement
The Employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Employer does not discriminate in employment and no question on this application is used for the purpose of limiting or excusing any applicant's consideration for employment on a basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.

Salary
$30.00 - $38.00 per hour

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