Lead Maintenance

Pilgrim's; De Queen (AR); On-site; USD 31,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attendance bonus

Job summary

Pilgrim's in De Queen, Arkansas is seeking a Lead Maintenance technician for the 1st shift (4 am to 2 pm). You will coordinate maintenance of production machinery and facility equipment, perform preventive maintenance, and respond to repairs during production.

The role requires strong mechanical and electrical skills and a commitment to safety and efficiency. The position offers pay at $22.25 per hour with an attendance bonus of $2.75 per hour when qualifications are met.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED or equivalent.
• Prior maintenance experience in manufacturing or similar setting.
• Ability to read and interpret manuals, work orders, and schematics.

Responsibilities

• Install and maintain production machines and facilities equipment.
• Provide emergency/unscheduled repairs during production.
• Perform preventive maintenance on machines and plant facilities.
• Read manuals and work orders to perform maintenance tasks.
• Diagnose problems, replace parts, test, and adjust equipment.
• Use hand and power tools and testing meters.
• Maintain safe, clean, and orderly work areas.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Electrical troubleshooting

Mechanical aptitude

Reading schematics/manuals

Education

High school diploma or GED

Technical schooling or equivalent

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Electric meters

Job description

Job Title:

Lead Maintenance 1st Shift 1st Processing (4 am to 2 pm)

Location:

De Queen, Arkansas

Purpose & Scope:

The Lead maintenance technician position is responsible for performing highly diversified duties to install, troubleshoot, repair and maintain production and facility equipment according to safety, predictive and productive maintenance systems and processes to support the achievement of the facility’s business goals and objectives. Oversees daily facility repairs, manages maintenance schedules, training, and provides technical guidance Including, installation, repairs, adjustments and maintenance of all equipment and machinery within the facility.

Pay is $22.25/ hour plus attendance bonus if qualifications are met of $2.75 per hour. We are looking for candidates with good employment history that will fit and grow with our team.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Principle Responsibilities:

1. Perform highly diversified duties to install and maintain production machines and the facility’s equipment.
2. Provide emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production and performs scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service.
3. Perform simple machinist duties and responsibilities.
4. Perform mechanic skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting and repair of production machines.
5. Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.
6. Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, test and adjust.
7. Perform regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment and plant facilities.
8. Perform a variety of plumbing maintenance and carpentry functions.
9. Use a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters and material handling equipment in performing duties.
10. Detect faulty operations, defective material and report those and any unusual situations to proper supervision.
11. Comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas.
12. Perform tasks as assigned by the Maintenance Manager or Supervisor.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); Prior experience in maintenancesystems or equivalent degree from a technical school or equivalent combination of educationand experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers,common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw andinterpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written,oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables instandardized situations.

EOE, including disability/vets