Maintenance Technician

ZipRecruiter; Dundee; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Maintenance Technician to ensure smooth operations in their stores. Responsibilities include servicing refrigeration and kitchen equipment, leading maintenance tasks, and ensuring safety procedures are followed. Candidates should have a high school diploma and relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Service and maintain refrigeration equipment and kitchen appliances.
• Lead the work of others and keep records of time and materials.
• Assist in maintenance tasks involving heavy manual labor.

Skills

Electrical methods

Plumbing methods

Kitchen appliance repair

Safety procedures

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Job description

Starting pay rate: $25 - $35 depending on experience and area.

Maintenance Technician

Families come in all shapes and sizes, and that’s exactly what we have in our Wendy’s family. Our culture is founded on key principles from our founder, Dave Thomas, including honesty and integrity, respect, kindness, and community involvement. As a Maintenance Technician, you play a crucial role in ensuring each store operates smoothly behind the scenes.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Service and maintain refrigeration equipment, including walk-in freezers, refrigerators, and coolers. Replace belts, service motors, controls, and refrigerant systems.
• Service and maintain dishwashers, water heaters, steam kettles, cookers, and mixers.
• Service and maintain ovens, gas valves, pilot lights, thermocouples, heating and refrigerating units on food carts, fans, and electrical cords.
• Install and relocate food service equipment and appliances.
• Lead the work of others when required, requisition materials, keep records of time and materials, and be responsible for user maintenance of equipment.
• Assist in other maintenance tasks throughout the district involving heavy manual labor and skilled or semi-skilled tasks when not engaged in food service support.

Knowledge of:

• Electrical and plumbing methods, principles, and practices related to buildings; knowledge of kitchen appliance repair, electric motors, pumps, compressors, electrical, refrigeration, heating, and plumbing systems.
• Methods, materials, tools, and equipment used in maintenance and repair of food service equipment.
• Basic arithmetic, work vocabulary, and English skills sufficient for satisfactory performance.
• Safety procedures and practices related to work in food service areas.

Ability to:

• Maintain, test, and troubleshoot electric motors, pumps, compressors, refrigeration, heating, and plumbing systems.
• Use required hand and power tools.
• Lift heavy objects.
• Read and interpret schematics and blueprints.
• Estimate time and materials; maintain work records and reports.
• Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.

Training and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.

Licenses:

• Valid driver’s license.
• HVAC certification required in some geographical areas.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands listed are representative of those required to perform this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.

Employees must regularly use hands to handle objects, reach with arms, and communicate verbally. Frequent walking, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, tasting, and smelling are required. Occasionally, employees must stand, bend, push, pull, lift, climb, walk, and grasp.

Must be able to lift 75-100 lbs regularly. Vision requirements include close, distance, peripheral, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Schedule: Willingness to work nights, weekends, and holidays is required.