Automated Equipment Maintenance Trainee

Producers Rice Mill; Rosario; On-site; ARS 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Producers Rice Mill in Rosario, Argentina seeks an Automated Maintenance Assistant to learn and assist with maintenance of robotic bagging and palletizing systems. The role covers programming, troubleshooting, and adjusting equipment for multiple bag sizes and pallet patterns.

The incumbent will maintain spare parts, perform routine maintenance tasks, and help ensure sanitary and safety standards. Flexibility for callouts and overtime is required.

Qualifications

• Must be able to read, speak, and understand fluent English.
• Must be willing and able to lift up to 100 pounds as needed.
• Must be available for callouts and respond within 35 minutes.

Responsibilities

• Assist with preventative maintenance and inspections of robot baggers and palletizers.
• Learn to program and troubleshoot robot equipment and adjust pallet patterns.
• Maintain spare parts for robot equipment, conveyors and palletizers.
• Perform maintenance including greasing, part replacement, and electrical wiring work as needed.
• Support product protection during maintenance and keep maintenance records.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Fluent English

Driver's license

Heavy lifting ability

Job description

SAFETY SENSTIVE POSITION

Description/Job Summary

SAFETY SENSTIVE POSITION

Schedule:

Monday – Friday 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. overtime as needed, including weekends and callouts.

Job Summary

Learn and assist Automated Equipment Technician with conducting preventative maintenance, inspections of equipment on robot baggers and beg fil systems, and robot/automatic palletizers. Must learn to program, trouble shoot and change the program to fill all bag sizes and pallet patterns, inspect conveyors associated with robotic equipment and palletizers. Maintain spare parts for all robot equipment, conveyors and palletizers. Learn to conduct maintenance activities including but not limited to, greasing, parts/equipment replacement, troubleshooting equipment, control wiring and wiring motors. Assist with product protection during maintenance and reconciliation of parts and tools to prevent contamination issues. Welding / cutting as necessary for structure repair is a plus but not required.

Basic Qualifications

• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and a good driving record.
• Must be mechanically inclined.
• Must be able to read, speak, write, and understand fluent English.
• Must be willing and able to lift up to 100 pounds as needed.
• Must be willing and able to tolerate work in hot and cold temperatures for extended periods of time.
• Must be available for callouts and able to respond within 35 minutes.
• Must be willing and able to maintain maintenance records.
• Must be willing and able to be trained to operate robots and palletizers.
• Must be willing and able to bend, stoop, push, pull, twist and turn as needed throughout the day.
• Must be willing and able to stand and walk for extended periods of time.
• Must be willing and able to learn electrical wiring of motors and troubleshoot, robotic equipment, conveyors and palletizers.
• Must be willing and able to wear required PPE (Personal Protective Equipment).
• Must be willing and able to follow all safety and food safety rules.
• Other duties as requested by Supervisor.

We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by phone at [phone] or email at [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.