Lead Production Maintenance Technician - Night Shift

SunOpta; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative and sustainable manufacturer is seeking a dedicated Production Maintenance Mechanic to oversee plant maintenance functions. This role involves coordinating maintenance activities, ensuring safety and quality, and leading a team of mechanics. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership and problem-solving skills, with a commitment to fostering a safe and efficient work environment. Join a dynamic team that values passion and dedication, and contribute to the future of food production in a collaborative atmosphere.

Qualifications

• 2+ years related experience in a food-grade facility.
• Must be a self-starter capable of working in a team-based environment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate maintenance activities to ensure operational efficiency.
• Lead Production Mechanics and schedule repairs.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Problem-Solving

Attention to Detail

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

HMIs

PLCs

Job description

Pay Rate: $45.50 plus $2.00 shift differential.

Schedule: 5:30pm - 6:00am- Team C

Shift 12- hour Days 2-2-3, rotating weekends.

SunOpta Overview:

SunOpta (Nasdaq:STKL) (TSX:SOY) is an innovative and sustainable manufacturer fueling the future of food. With roots tracing back over 50 years, SunOpta drives growth for today's leading brands by serving as a trusted innovation partner and value-added manufacturer, crafting organic, plant-based beverages, fruit snacks, nutritional beverages, broths and tea products sold through retail, club, foodservice and e-commerce channels. Alongside the company's commitment to top brands, retailers and coffee shops, SunOpta also proudly produces its own brands, including SOWN, Dream, and West Life. For more information, visit SunOpta and LinkedIn.

SunOpta is looking for talented individuals that demonstrate our most valued behaviors: Passion, Dedication, Speed, Entrepreneurship, Customer-Centricity, and Problem-Solver, to help create a brighter, healthier, and sustainable future of food!

Job Summary:

This position is responsible for providing and coordinating Production Mechanics day-to-day plant maintenance functions on their shift. Responsible for maintenance operating efficiencies, safety, housekeeping, and quality workmanship. Primary contact with Production Supervisors to coordinate work with maintenance staff on duty. Executes preventive maintenance programs. Effectively coordinates maintenance activities with production, warehouse, and quality. Lead Production Maintenance Mechanic will provide support to the leadership team and employees at the site.

Essential Functions of the Job:

• Leads all Production Mechanics on their scheduled shifts.


• Coordinates maintenance workers by scheduling repairs, and planning maintenance and installation activities.


• Coordinates maintenance activities on utility systems to provide continuous supply of heat, steam, electric power, gas, or air required for operations.


• Reviews production, quality control and maintenance reports and statistics to plan and modify maintenance activities.


• Identifies the training needs of shift personnel in all aspects of their jobs consistent with established operating procedures.


• Ensures safety in the workplace by eliminating unsafe conditions and unsafe employee behaviors.


• Protect Company assets by the direct intervention of any condition resulting in the abuse of equipment or buildings.


• Executes the preventive maintenance program in conjunction with the maintenance staff.


• Inspects operating machines and equipment for conformance with operational standards.


• Confers with management, engineering, and quality control personnel to resolve maintenance problems and recommend measures to improve operations and conditions of machines and equipment.


• Participates in the planning of new installations.


• Establishes or adjusts work procedures to meet production schedules.


• Suggest changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of maintenance staff.


• Analyzes and troubleshoot equipment problems.


• Assists maintenance staff in solving equipment problems.


• Other duties, as assigned and/or required.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma, or GED.


• 2+ years related experience in a food grade facility.


• Must be a self-starter capable of working in a team-based environment.


• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Aseptic processing and high-speed form/fill/seal packaging experience.


• Boiler License and/or Electrician's License is a plus.


• Technical Ability - Understand complex manufacturing equipment and processes.


• Detail Orientation - Breaks large tasks into small parts and understands the small parts that make up the whole. Speaks with data.


• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of Managers, clients, and customers.


• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.
  
  

Knowledge and Skills:

• Judgment - Displays willingness to make decisions; exhibits sound and accurate judgment; supports and explains reasoning for decisions; includes appropriate people in decision-making process; makes timely decisions.


• Motivation - Sets and achieves challenging goals; demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; measures self against standard of excellence; takes calculated risks to accomplish.


• Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently, plans for additional resources, sets goals and objectives, organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; develops realistic action plans.


• Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; reacts well under pressure, treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position, accepts responsibility for own actions; follows through on commitments.


• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; looks for ways to improve and promote quality; applies feedback to improve performance; monitors own work to ensure quality.


• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands, changes approach or method to best fit the situation, able to deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events.


• Dependability - Follow instructions, responds to management direction, takes responsibility for own actions; keeps commitments; commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals. Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.


• Initiative - Volunteers readily; undertakes self-development activities; seeks increased responsibilities; takes independent actions and calculated risks; looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; asks for and offers help when needed.


• Innovation - Displays original thinking and creativity; meets challenges with resourcefulness; generates suggestions for improving work; develops innovative approaches and ideas; presents ideas and information in a manner that gets others attention.


• Language Skills - Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.


• Math Skills - Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.


• Computer Skills - To perform in this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of business software, and manufacturing software (HMIs, PLCs, manufacturing controls).


• Reasoning Ability - Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardizations exist. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions finished in written, oral diagram or schedule form.


• Business Acumen - Aligns work with plant goals.
  
  

Additional Considerations:

• Location: This position will be at the Plant in Allentown, PA.


• Must be able to work flexible hours.


• Relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered.

Work Environment/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.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk or hear and taste or smell.


• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.


• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.


• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/ or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places and extreme heat.


• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.

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