36 Maintenance - Packaging - Hourly Employee

Land O'Frost; Searcy (AR); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Land O’Frost in Arkansas is hiring a Packaging Maintenance Technician to keep Packaging Department equipment available and to perform corrective maintenance during the production shift. You will meet daily with the first shift lead to set priorities, perform preventive maintenance and repairs, assist other shifts, participate in department projects, and help maintain spare parts inventory.

Travel to other plant locations for training is required; you will follow all safety, quality and GMP

Responsibilities

• Maximize Packaging Department equipment availability and perform corrective maintenance.
• Meet daily with the first shift Packaging Maintenance Lead to set priorities.
• Perform preventive maintenance and repairs on equipment.
• Assist other shift Packaging Maintenance crews as needed.
• Participate in Packaging Maintenance Department projects and on QPI teams.
• Assist with bench-work repairs to maintain spare parts inventory.
• Identify opportunities to reduce variation and operating costs; recommend improvements.
• Must be able to travel for training to other plant locations.
• Comply with Safety Policies; follow food safety, quality and GMP procedures.

Job description

Immediate Openings Available

Become part of an essential team that produces best-selling and trusted brands of lunchmeat and specialty sausage products. We offer full-time set schedules with generous health care benefits, 401K, tuition reimbursement, and paid time off.. Land O’ Frost has the right opportunity for you.

The Packaging Maintenance Technician will be involved in activities designed to maximize Packaging Department equipment availability and will also make corrective maintenance repairs to Packaging equipment during the production shift.

Meet daily with the first shift Packaging Maintenance Lead person to define priorities for the day's activities.

Perform corrective maintenance to production equipment.

Perform preventive maintenance and repairs on equipment.

Assist other shift Packaging Maintenance crews as needed.

Perform maintenance service request tasks as needed.

Participate in Packaging Maintenance Department project implementation and on QPI teams.

Assist with bench-work repairs to help maintain our spare parts inventory.

Identify opportunities for decreasing variation and cost of operation in Packaging processes and make recommendations for improvement.

Must be able to travel for training and assistance at other plant locations

Comply with all company Safety Policies.

Responsible for adhering to all food safety, quality and GMP procedures specific to this position

Equipment Operated:

All types of electric lifts used in the Packaging Department

Computers and maintenance diagnostic equipment including analog and digital multimeters, oscilloscope, pyrometer, photo-tachometer, strobe light, etc.

Fire extinguishers and other Safety equipment

Physical Requirements:

Constant walking, bending, stooping, and ladder climbing is required. Must be capable of lifting up to 60 pounds as frequently as four times a day. Must weigh less than 375 pounds in order to be able to wear fall protection.

You will have to complete a drug screen as part of the hiring process. Land O’Frost is a drug-free facility.