Entry-Level Maintenance Technician — Packaging Equipment

industrial maintenance jobs; Delano (CA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401k

Job summary

Wonderful Citrus is the leading producer of fresh citrus in North America. An entry-level Maintenance Mechanic will perform preventative and corrective maintenance, assist with setup and minor repairs on packaging equipment, and learn to troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.

You will support operators and grow with the Maintenance Team. Responsibilities include uptime inspections, CMMS work orders, safety adherence, and assisting packaging specialists with

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Technical degree and three years or more of related experience and/or training in a production/manufacturing environment is preferred (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• Ability to read, analyze, interpret, and present general business items to groups of coworkers, managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Employee must possess ability to work with basic mathematical concepts such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Overtime, weekends and rotating/varying shifts, and availability for emergency call-out as needed.
• Stand and/or walk for up to 12 hour shift; drive vehicles; climb ladders or scaffolding to heights; work at heights with PPE.

Responsibilities

• Ensures self and coworkers are compliant with all safety rules and regulations (LOTO, fall protection, hot work, etc.).
• Provide and assist in the operation of the Baggers, Printers, CSMAs, Weighers and Box Formers.
• Perform uptime and downtime inspections, lubrications, predictive, preventative, and corrective maintenance on a regular basis to ensure proper performance.
• Learns how to troubleshoot and repair all mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems on Baggers, Printers, CSMAs, Weighers and Box Formers.
• Collaborates with Operators to ensure equipment runs and operates at the highest efficiencies.
• Assist training and development to operators and other team members.
• Research system and component specifications using equipment manuals, schematics, parts breakdowns, online information, and vendor communication.
• Dismantle and reassemble complex pieces of machinery in an efficient, precise and reliable manner.
• Creates work requests, work orders, and request parts in CMMS and documents details of work performed.
• Escalate technical, procedural, and personnel related issues to direct lead or supervisor as necessary.
• Performs other assigned duties and projects.
• Assist Packaging Specialist on repairs and improvements to equipment.
• Will be responsible for response and clearing Bin Jams in area of responsibility.
• Minor rebuild and preparation of rollers.

Skills

Reading & interpretation

Mathematics basics

Team collaboration

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Wonderful Citrus is the leading producer of fresh citrus in North America. An entry-level Maintenance Mechanic will perform preventative and corrective maintenance, assist with setup and minor repairs on packaging equipment, and learn to troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.

You will support operators and grow with the Maintenance Team. Responsibilities include uptime inspections, CMMS work orders, safety adherence, and assisting packaging specialists with