Maintenance Tech 1

Balchem; Minnesota; On-site; USD 27,276 - 38,848; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Equal Opportunity Employment

Job summary

A leading manufacturing firm in Minnesota is seeking a Maintenance Technician who will be responsible for operating, maintaining, and repairing plant equipment. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with machine troubleshooting and preventative maintenance practices. Responsibilities include conducting repairs, documenting maintenance tasks, and ensuring compliance with safety procedures. Candidates must demonstrate the ability to foster teamwork and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Must have previous experience working with machines.
• Knowledge of food GMPs is a plus.
• Boilers License-2nd Class B or above preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide machine maintenance and repair to reduce downtime.
• Install and troubleshoot equipment within the facility.
• Coordinate and participate in preventative maintenance tasks.

Skills

Machine troubleshooting

Preventative maintenance

HVAC systems

GMP compliance

Basic electrical knowledge

Team collaboration

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Precision measuring equipment

Job description

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Balchem Corporation, and its subsidiaries, offers a competitive salary and benefits package and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Primary responsibility is to provide the facility and manufacturing departments with proper machine maintenance and repair in order to reduce unscheduled downtime. This position is responsible for new equipment installation and troubleshooting for all equipment within the facility in order to maintain maximum output with appropriate quality. This position is also involved in the Preventative Maintenance (PM) and safety programs.

Full Time Position in Sleepy Eye MN

Shift 3pm-11pm

Start Pay is $24/hour

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Maintain, repair and troubleshoot boilers, HVAC and other plant systems.
• Perform repairs and/or replace defective parts using hand tools and power tools and reassemble equipment. Monitors start up to insure a smooth transition to operations.
• Coordinate and participate in PM (preventative maintenance) tasks on a daily, weekly, monthly basis.
• Perform troubleshooting of equipment issues and perform maintenance on all of the facility equipment in order to correct problems. Accurately assess when to call in additional support from other maintenance team members and management.
• Perform needed testing of equipment and make corrective adjustments to eliminate upsets during production.
• Understand and be able to train others on the processes for machine repair in all areas of the facility.
• Document all adjustments and repairs made to the machines during the shift.
• Cross‑trained to troubleshoot all equipment issues and repair.
• Ability to perform all tasks and duties of the Preventative Maintenance Technician.
• Promote GMP compliance and help correct GMP issues.
• Promote quality awareness and help correct quality issues.
• Monitor downtime and communicate with the Manager/Supervisor when standards are not met.
• Understand the product specs and operating standards by customer product and implement the necessary equipment for the departments.
• Basic use of hand tools ranging from common hand and power tools to precision measuring equipment and electrical and electronic testing devices.
• Install and repair wiring electrical and electronic components, high‑pressure systems, and plumbing. (steam, air, water, wastewater, etc.)
• Learn, understand, train to, develop and follow documented policies, procedures, and work procedures and drive others to do so.
• Maintain downtime data on the daily productivity board. Assist in maintaining detailed and organized data records for the department.
• Assist in the development of work instructions, training, and auditing team members, and assisting in special projects.
• Responsible for being in compliance with all right to know, lock‑out, tag‑out, and other safety training.
• Maintain good housekeeping and an orderly work area. Support 5S initiatives.
• Document and monitor procedures and processes to eliminate variation and promote sharing of knowledge.
• Assist in the implementation of productivity improvements.
• Interact and function effectively in a high‑performance team environment.
• Operate basic machine fabricating equipment such as a lathe and mill in order to repair equipment or build parts for emergency repairs.
• Source and order parts in catalogs or online. Provide information to the Manager/Supervisor for approvals.
• Support and assist as needed in maintaining and improving the maintenance department.
• Initiate and support continuous improvement and elimination of waste and variation in processes using established improvement processes.
• Must develop cooperative relationships with other departments.
• All other duties as necessary to the success of Balchem Corporation
• Previous experience working with machines either in troubleshooting or set up processes.
• Knowledge of food GMP’s a plus.
• Boilers License-2nd class B or above (preferred, not required)

Balchem is committed to a workplace culture that values and promotes diversity, inclusion, equal employment opportunities, and a work environment free of harassment and hostility.