3rd shift Maintenance Technician

Kent Quality Foods Inc; Jamestown (MI); On-site; USD 39,950,000 - 41,328,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attendance bonus

Health benefits

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Kent Quality Foods is seeking a Maintenance Technician for our Hudsonville, MI facility on the 3rd shift. The role focuses on preventing downtime through proactive maintenance, diagnosing and repairing electrical, pneumatic, and mechanical issues, and documenting work in our CMMS.

Ideal candidates have at least three years in a production maintenance environment, strong troubleshooting skills, and a commitment to safety.

Qualifications

• Three years of relevant experience in production, manufacturing, or industrial maintenance.
• Strong electronic, pneumatic, and mechanical system troubleshooting capabilities.
• Respect for safe work practices and quality control.
• Experience using a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Willingness to learn from peers and share best practices within maintenance.
• Ability to communicate maintenance updates to peers, departments, and management.
• Strong work ethic and ability to work independently.
• Results-oriented mindset with ownership for outcomes.
• Basic math skills including fractions, decimals, percentages, rates and ratios.
• Ability to stand/walk for extended periods, work in refrigerated environments, and lift up to 70 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventative maintenance and emergency repairs on equipment and facilities.
• Complete work orders in accordance with procedures, schematics or manuals.
• Conduct daily inspections and walk-throughs as time allows.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Communication

Independent work

Mathematics

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Kent Quality Foods, a premier manufacturer of specialty meat products, is seeking a Maintenance Technician to work 3rd shift at our Hudsonville facility. This role is a great fit for someone who enjoys variety, likes solving hands-on equipment and facility challenges, and wants to work for a company that invests in its people and operations. We are a well-established business with almost seven decades of success, and even if you do not know our name, you will surely know our products.

As Maintenance Technician you will use your strong electronic, pneumatic, and mechanical system troubleshooting capabilities to ensure our equipment and facility operates properly by performing preventative maintenance and emergency repairs in breakdown situations. You will complete assigned work orders in accordance with procedures, schematics or manuals in a timely manner and conduct daily inspections and walk throughs as time allows.

Qualified candidates will bring:

• 3 years of relevant experience in a production, manufacturing, industrial maintenance, or similar hands-on maintenance environment.
• Strong electronic, pneumatic, and mechanical system troubleshooting capabilities.
• Respect and adherence for safe work practices and quality control.
• Experience using a Computerized Maintenance Management System.
• A willingness to learn from and share best practice approaches with peers within the maintenance department.
• Ability to communicate maintenance updates to peers, other departments, management, and employees.
• A strong work ethic; able to work independently.
• A results-oriented mindset with a willingness to take ownership for outcomes.
• Basic math skills plus fractions, decimals, percentages, rates, and ratios.
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods, work in a refrigerated production environment, and occasionally lift 70 lbs., and use a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters, and equipment to perform duties.

This is a 3rd shift position, Monday through Friday, with shifts beginning between 9:00 and 10:00pm and averaging 8-12 hours per day. Occasional Saturday work may be required based on facility needs.

Starting pay rate of $26.00 per hour, plus a $3 per hour shift differential. Eligible for attendance bonus valued at $1 per hour. Kent Quality Foods offers a competitive benefits package including comprehensive health benefits and retirement benefits.

Hudsonville location located at 3426 Quincy St. Hudsonville MI 49426.