Junior Maintenance Technician

TN United Kingdom; Richmond; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in food manufacturing is seeking a Junior Maintenance Technician to join their dynamic team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment, focusing on preventative maintenance and troubleshooting of high-speed packaging equipment. With a commitment to safety and quality, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the efficient operation of production facilities. The company fosters a culture of growth and development, providing competitive compensation and benefits, making it an ideal place for those looking to advance their careers in the food industry.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Wellness programs

Paid holidays

Career growth opportunities

Employee recognition programs

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of maintenance experience in the food industry.
• Licensed in Electrician or Millwright trades.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventative maintenance and troubleshoot equipment failures.
• Repair high-speed packaging equipment and maintain production machinery.
• Adhere to health and safety standards during all maintenance activities.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Preventative Maintenance

Problem Solving

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Secondary School Diploma

Technical School Diploma

University Degree

Tools

Tetra Pak Equipment

High Speed Flexible Packaging Equipment

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Job description

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TreeHouse Foods (NYSE: THS) is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of production facilities across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future .

What You Gain:

• Competitive compensation and benefits program
• Enrollment in our wellness and employee assistance programs
• Paid holidays, vacation, and other competitive paid time off opportunities
• An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of people
• Leaders who are invested in supporting your career growth
• Opportunities to be recognized for outstanding contributions to your team through our employee recognition programs

Job Description:

About Protenergy Natural Foods:

Protenergy Natural Foods Corp. is a rapidly growing and profitable mid-size company specializing in the manufacturing of aseptically packaged natural food and beverage products. Founded in 2004 by industry veterans who recognized an opportunity to bring innovative technologies to the food production industry, the company has a strong track record of growth. Our parent company, Treehouse Foods of Oak Brook, Illinois, is a food manufacturer servicing primarily the retail grocery and food service distribution channels, and is one of the largest private label food manufacturers in the United States.

We are currently looking for a Junior Maintenance Technician to join our team who can excel in our fast-paced, team oriented environment. This is an opportunity to join a recognized and growing company within the food manufacturing industry, where you will have a direct impact on our ability to safely deliver quality products at a competitive cost. We are offering a competitive compensation package for this position, including benefits and an employer matched RSP, as well as the potential for long term growth and development opportunities.

Protenergy Natural Foods maintains a 24 hour 7 days per week continental shift rotational environment. Shifts are 12 hours, from 7am to 7:30pm (days) or 7:00pm to 7:30am (nights). We maintain a 2-3 rotation, where in fourteen calendar days you will work a total of seven where every other weekend is a long weekend

Shift: Night

Position Summary: This position is responsible for preventative maintenance activities, changeovers, volume conversions, break-down troubleshooting and improvement projects in a high paced flexible packaging environment.

Key Responsibilities may include but not limited to the following:

• Safety first: Understand and adhere to all safety procedures, utilizing appropriate safety equipment and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at all times
• Perform all work in accordance with health and safety standards, rules, regulations and practices of the facility
• Troubleshoot and diagnose equipment failure or breakdowns
• Repair and perform maintenance on high speed packaging equipment, dismantling and assembling mechanical and electrical equipment, repair and replacement of defective parts as required
• Maintain, repair and reassemble production equipment: including but not limited to pumps, pasteurizers, valves, pipes, etc.
• Understand and perform maintenance activities on all support equipment: boiler, air-compressors, condensers, vacuum pumps, water meters, etc.
• Communicate with various parties on the work performed during shift changeovers
• Perform preventative maintenance following standards and schedules as outlined in the PM program. This includes lubrication, adjustment, cleaning, etc.
• Control downtime by managing and performing routine preventive maintenance and operation techniques
• Participate in maintenance improvement projects as required

Qualifications and Experience:

• 2 - 3 years of maintenance specific experience within the food industry.
• Must have completed or be in progress to obtain 442A or 433A
• Experience with Tetra Pak equipment and aseptic food processing an asset.
• Experience with high speed flexible packaging equipment and retort food processing an asset.
• Strong problem solving, troubleshooting and decision making skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, capable of working in a diverse and multicultural atmosphere.
• Ability to effectively communicate (both written & verbal).
• Ability to work in a multi-skilled, rotating shift environment.
• Demonstrated regard for personnel and product safety.

Requirements:

• Secondary School Diploma or equivalent.
• Related University Degree or Technical School Diploma.
• Licensed and experienced in one or both of the following trades: Electrician (Industrial), Millwright, or similar.
• Tetra Pak electro-mechanical training certificates an asset.