Food Production Maintenance Technician I

Sysco Northeast Rdc; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysco Northeast RDC is seeking a Production Technician I to support operations, troubleshoot equipment issues, and perform preventive maintenance across the facility. You will participate in 5S and Lean activities and work with senior mechanics to improve safety, uptime, and performance.

The role emphasizes learning maintenance practices and methodologies to maximize equipment reliability. Candidates should be capable of handling high-paced work, following safety protocols, and using CMMS for

Qualifications

• Must be safety conscious and follow OSHA regulations.
• Basic computer skills are required.
• Able to diagnose and repair mechanical, pneumatic and electrical systems.
• Proficient reading and interpreting manuals and work orders.

Responsibilities

• Support safety policies and promote safe work practices.
• Perform inspections on production equipment to improve quality and reliability.
• Assist with diagnostics and repair of equipment deficiencies.
• Learn and apply continuous improvement tools to improve reliability.
• Log work orders accurately in CMMS and track metrics.

Skills

Safety consciousness

Basic computer skills

Diagnose/repair mechanical systems

Diagnose/repair pneumatic systems

Diagnose/repair electrical systems

Communication skills

Multi-meter & infrared thermometer

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Multi-meter

Infrared thermometer

Job description

JOB SUMMARY:

The Production Technician I role is essential for supporting the operations team and is responsible for troubleshooting equipment issues and performing preventive maintenance on production equipment throughout the facility with limited supervision. Participate in 5S and Lean manufacturing activities including material handling improvements, production line configuration, and safety procedures.

This role must learn industry leading maintenance practices and methodologies to increase equipment safety, uptime, and performance.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supports company safety policies and performs work related activities in a safe manner. Make suggestions to improve safe work practices and procedures as appropriate.

• Perform inspections tasks on production and process utility equipment to increase quality, safety, and overall equipment reliability. Train with Mechanic II, III's on correctly completing preventive/predictive task.

• Shadow and assist Mechanics II, III's with the diagnoses and repair of production and process utility equipment deficiencies and failures; to include, but not limited to mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic equipment.

• Learn continuous improvements tools and methods to improve equipment reliability, may include root cause analysis (RCA), failure mode analysis (FMA) and make recommendations to prevent recurrence.

• Learn continuous improvements tools and methods to improve equipment reliability, may include root cause analysis (RCA), failure mode analysis (FMA) and make recommendations to prevent recurrence.

• Train with Mechanic II, III's on correctly reading and interpreting equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.

• Responsible for effectively managing assigned planned work, unplanned failures, and work orders in a high-paced, fluid work environment

• Responsible for accurately and concisely logging work orders in computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) to properly track maintenance and equipment performance metrics; to include labor, equipment uptime, preventive maintenance compliance, MTTR, MTBF, part usage, etc.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience

• Required
  • Maintenance experience in a manufacturing setting required.
• Preferred
  • 1-3 years of food processing maintenance experience is a preferred.
  • Experience using lockout tagout, job hazard analysis, hot work permits, confined space, etc.
  • Experience working in a food processing environment and familiar with USDA, FDA, and SQF policies and procedures.

Education

• High School Diploma or GED

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations:

• Required - Must provide own tools (diagnostic equipment and major tools provided by Sysco) necessary to perform all maintenance repair and diagnostics.
• Preferred - Formal training in equipment maintenance repair, installation, and troubleshooting of electrical equipment is highly desired.

Skills

• Must be safety conscious and have basic knowledge of OSHA safety regulations.
• Basic computer skills and knowledge
• Basic knowledge and skill in diagnosis and repair of mechanical pneumatic, and electrical systems
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Must have good oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work both alone and in a team environment
• Basic knowledge of OSHA safety regulations preferred
• Basic knowledge and skill with a multi-meter and infrared thermometer preferred

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
• The employee is occasionally required to sit and must frequently lift heavy items.
• The employee is Repair work requires excellent hand and finger dexterity used for wrenches, hand tools and other shop equipment
• Ability to operate various pieces of equipment
• Ability to stand, sit, walk, bend, reach
• Ability to push/pull
• Ability to lift /carry
• Ability to grasp tools
• Ability to perform Repetitive motion: wrenches and hand tools

Working Conditions:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an associate may encounter while performing the essential functions of the job.

• Food processing temperatures of <=38 degrees F.
• While performing the duties of this job, the associate is occasionally exposed to wet, hot, extreme cold and/or humid conditions; and moving mechanical parts and may be required to work in confined spaces. The associate works non-traditional business hours including evenings, nights, weekends, holidays and on-call. The associate may occasionally be required to travel to other Operating Companies or the corporate office as business needs dictate (i.e. training, business continuation, etc.). The associate is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places and confined spaces. The associate is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.