Maintenance Hourly Tech- Night Shift

Pilgrim's; Lufkin (TX); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Pilgrim's in Texas is seeking a skilled Maintenance Technician to install, troubleshoot, repair and maintain production and facility equipment in a safe, efficient manner.

You will perform emergency and scheduled maintenance, diagnose problems, read manuals, and ensure preventive maintenance across machines and plant facilities while following safety regulations. The role requires hands-on mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic expertise and the ability to work with a team.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; maintenance systems experience preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance.
• Experience with mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic troubleshooting and repair.

Responsibilities

• Install and maintain production machines and facility equipment.
• Provide emergency/unscheduled repairs during production; perform scheduled maintenance.
• Perform basic machinist duties and responsibilities.
• Use hand and power tools, meters, and handling equipment to perform duties.
• Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, test and adjust.
• Perform preventive maintenance on machines and plant facilities.
• Carry out plumbing and carpentry tasks as needed.
• Report safety issues and keep work areas clean and organized.
• Perform tasks assigned by Maintenance Manager or Supervisor.

Skills

Mechanical skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Pneumatic & hydraulic

Manuals interpretation

Preventive maintenance

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Electrical meters

Material handling equipment

Job description

Maintenance Technician

Purpose & Scope: The 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. Including, installation, repairs, adjustments and maintenance of all equipment and machinery with in the facility.

Principle Responsibilities

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

• 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 make adjustments.
• 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 maintenance systems 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.

E O E, including disability/vets