Evening Maintenance Technician - Equipment Install & PM

Central Garden & Pet Company; Wisconsin; On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness clinic

Onsite fitness center

401(k) with 3% company match

Profit-sharing bonus

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

Central Garden & Pet Kaytee in Chilton, WI is seeking a 2nd Shift Maintenance Technician to join our maintenance team. The role focuses on equipment installation, fabrication, and preventive maintenance to keep production running smoothly.

We offer a safe, clean work environment with benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and a 401(k) with company match along with a yearly profit-sharing bonus.

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently in a safe, efficient, and accurate manner.
• Ability to interpret technical manuals.
• Ability to perform preventive maintenance according to published guidelines.
• Ability to repair, dismantle, install or move machinery and mechanical equipment.
• Ability to read, understand, follow, and enforce safety procedures.
• Knowledge of maintenance and repair of mechanical equipment and systems.
• Ability to test systems and/or operations in compliance with published standards.
• Ability to accurately use rulers, calipers, micrometers, and other related measuring tools.
• Knowledge of inspecting and cleaning utility plant equipment.
• Ability to work in elevated locations (elevator legs)
• Ability to use hand and power tools applicable to trade.

Responsibilities

• Works closely with operators, Maintenance Supervisor, Shift Supervisors and other team members.
• Follows established safety and environmental policies and procedures while promoting continuous improvement in workplace safety.
• Dismantles, moves, installs, or repairs machinery and mechanical equipment.
• Examines machinery or mechanical equipment; identifies reasons for malfunction and completes repairs and/or maintenance.
• Uses hand tools, power tools, and testing instruments to repair and maintain production equipment and ancillary equipment.
• Cleans plant facilities, equipment, and work areas as required.
• Assist with installing new equipment and systems. Repairs and maintains current equipment and systems as needed.
• Ensures proper care in the use and maintenance of equipment and supplies.
• Follows established safety and environmental policies and procedures and promotes continuous improvement of safety and environmental performance in the workplace.
• Performs special program tasks, such as annual and semi-annual PMP’s.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
• Responsible for reporting any Food Safety issues to authorized personnel for correction.

Skills

Independent work

Interpret manuals

Preventive maintenance

Machinery repair

Safety procedures

Mechanical knowledge

Measuring tools

Equipment operation

Reading blueprints

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Testing instruments

Job description

Central Garden & Pet Kaytee in Chilton, WI is seeking a 2nd Shift Maintenance Technician to join our maintenance team. The role focuses on equipment installation, fabrication, and preventive maintenance to keep production running smoothly.

We offer a safe, clean work environment with benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and a 401(k) with company match along with a yearly profit-sharing bonus.