Electro-Mechanical Technician- Swing Shift

La Terra Fina LLC; Union City (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

La Terra Fina LLC is seeking an Electro-Mechanical Technician to join its Maintenance team in Union City, California. In this role, you will be responsible for repairing, maintaining, and installing production machinery, primarily focusing on electrical and electronic systems. The candidate must have strong troubleshooting skills and experience with PLC systems. This swing shift position operates from 2:30 PM to 2:30 AM on a rotating schedule. Candidates should possess strong electrical and mechanical systems maintenance background, especially within food manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of electrical and mechanical systems maintenance in food manufacturing required.
• Strong electrical troubleshooting skills, including basic PLC, servo driver, and servo motor errors.
• Familiarity with food safety and good manufacturing practices is a must.

Responsibilities

• Repair, maintain, and install production machinery relating to food processing equipment.
• Perform preventive maintenance and troubleshoot complex electrical/electronic systems.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local laws regarding safety and food safety.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Mechanical systems maintenance

PLC knowledge

Sanitary fabrication skills

Education

High school degree

Technical/vocational certification

Tools

Workshop tools (milling, welding, lathe)

Job description

Description

La Terra Fina is looking for an Electro-Mechanical Technician to join our Maintenance team. In the swing shift role you will repair, maintain, and install production machinery, solving complex problems primarily on electrical/electronic systems. You will perform preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, repairs, installation of machinery relating to food processing equipment, physical structures, mechanical and electrical systems. This is a swing shift position, 2:30pm to 2:30am with 12 hour rotating shifts.

Requirements

• Performs a wide variety of diagnostic activities, methods, procedures and techniques to layout, install, align, repair, overhaul and maintain various types of machines, including mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical systems and operations
• Applies knowledge of PLC, servo drives and servo motors errors
• Studies blueprints and manufacturer’s manuals to determine correct installation and operation of machinery
• Locates sources of problems by observing mechanical devices in operation, listening for problems and using precision measuring and testing instruments
• Fabricates small parts as needed to minimize downtime
• Executes on preventive maintenance schedules to ensure uptime/downtime targets are achieved
• Controls downtime by partnering with production and scheduling teams to exchange information on mechanical issues
• Ensures effective communication between shifts and teams by following documentation procedures and standards
• Ensures all maintenance activities are in compliance with federal, state and local laws and codes, as well as company policies which govern safety, food safety
• Observes good manufacturing practices
• Understands and applies safety practices, and works to develop a basic understanding of OSHA
• Ensures that safety is given top priority in work execution, including Arc/Shock Hazardn safety, confined spaces, lockdowns, hazardous materials, hard tools safety, etc.
• Partners with engineering team to align on operation of new machinery
• Works with broader engineering team to discuss machine operations, repairs, etc., to ensure optimal maintenance schedules and outcomes

Background Requirements

High school degree and technical/vocational certification is required. A minimum of five years of electrical and mechanical systems maintenance in food manufacturing is required. Strong electrical troubleshooting skills, including basic PLC, servo driver and servo motor errors are required. Must have experience in electrical, mechanical, plumbing, hydraulics, pneumatics and computer control skills are required. Must have sanitary fabrication skills. Must be familiar with food safety and good manufacturing practices. Ability to use a wide variety of workshop tools, including milling, welding and lathe. Ability to effectively execute on preventive maintenance tasks and schedules.

Physical Requirements

• Frequently requires standing, lifting, walking, reaching, stooping, bending, smelling, listening, speaking, and seeing to perform the essential job duties.
• Work conditions vary, working time will vary based upon work / project needs, and flexibility is critical. Temperatures range from 5 to 90 F degrees in processing departments.
• Exposure to potentially dangerous machinery and equipment are present in the plant.
• Potential electrical, mechanical, and chemical, hazards are also present. The noise level is high and constant. Floors are damp and slick.
• Must be able to bend, stoop, pull and lift up to 25 lbs. to stand for long periods of time
• Close visual acuity to view a computer terminal, analyze reports, manage data and details
• This role is a swing shift with rotating shift -2:30pm to 2:30 am (2 on 3 off -3 on 2 off)

This description is not intended to be a complete list of duties or tasks, but instead is to provide a guideline of fundamental responsibilities, tasks and duties. La Terra Fina reserves the right to make edits and changes to this role description as business needs require and new tasks an