Industrial Maintenance Technician - Keep Production Running

Daily's Premium Meats; Saint Joseph (MO); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Daily’s Premium Meats is seeking a General Maintenance Worker to perform maintenance and repairs for equipment and facilities, including plumbing, electrical, basic carpentry, HVAC, and other building systems in a fast-paced production environment.

You will read manuals and blueprints, diagnose issues, carry out scheduled and emergency repairs, operate forklifts and electric pallet jacks, and uphold GMP practices. English proficiency and strong math skills are required.

Qualifications

• Five years of experience in an industrial maintenance capacity; food or medical plant experience preferred.
• Knowledge of GMP and food manufacturing best practices.
• Mandatory ability to speak, understand, read and write in English.
• Ability to apply mathematical concepts to practical situations.
• Reasoning ability: interpret instructions and schedules and make routine decisions.

Responsibilities

• Read and interpret manuals, drawings, schematics, blueprints, and work orders to perform required maintenance.
• Provide emergency repairs on production equipment to keep lines operational at all times.
• Perform scheduled maintenance and repairs of production equipment, including replacement of bearings, belts, motors and control lines.
• Diagnose problems and failures and repair or replace parts as required.
• Disassemble/assemble defective machines and equipment and install new or repaired parts, using blueprints and hand tools.
• Adjust various types of devices and control systems.
• Understand facilities, systems, and component functions and relationships, and troubleshoot and repair accordingly.
• Install, troubleshoot and repair electrical systems, including 480 V and below.
• Perform basic hydraulics/pneumatics tasks; experience preferred.
• Work in a fast-paced, cold, wet production environment.
• Collaborate with production line workers and supervisors with a strong customer service mindset.

Skills

English proficiency

Mathematical ability

Problem solving

Customer service mindset

Tools

Forklifts

Electric pallet jacks

Excel

Job description

Daily’s Premium Meats is seeking a General Maintenance Worker to perform maintenance and repairs for equipment and facilities, including plumbing, electrical, basic carpentry, HVAC, and other building systems in a fast-paced production environment.

You will read manuals and blueprints, diagnose issues, carry out scheduled and emergency repairs, operate forklifts and electric pallet jacks, and uphold GMP practices. English proficiency and strong math skills are required.