Maintenance Technician

Genus PLC; California (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Genus PLC is seeking a Maintenance Technician to perform preventive maintenance, repairs, and equipment improvements to increase availability and yield on farm operations. You will analyze failures, troubleshoot problems, and document modifications and procedures to ensure ongoing reliability.

The role involves reviewing schedules, implementing action plans, managing parts and inventory, and supporting farm teams with installations, renovations, and safety programs.

Qualifications

• University degree in a maintenance-related field as listed above.
• Minimum of one year maintenance experience in agriculture or manufacturing.
• Willingness to work outside normal hours, including weekends and holidays.
• Must shower in and out of the facility daily.
• Ability to operate farm tools and small equipment safely.

Responsibilities

• Review schedules by farm and processes to understand activities.
• Create and implement action plans to meet maintenance goals weekly/monthly/annually.
• Assist with budget planning, ordering parts, and inventory control.
• Maintain records across software platforms on a weekly basis.
• Provide maintenance support to farm staff, including installation and renovations.
• Operate farm machinery and tools safely for renovation and upkeep.
• Develop emergency response plans and train staff to respond appropriately.

Education

Bachelor degree in Agro-Industrial Engineering or related fields

Job description

Role Overview

The Maintenance Technician performs preventive maintenance and repairs on equipment and systems and evaluates and recommends equipment improvements to improve availability, capability and yield. This role performs equipment failure analyses, troubleshoots and diagnoses equipment problems, and prepares technical reports to document equipment modifications and equipment maintenance procedures.

Role Overview

The Maintenance Technician performs preventive maintenance and repairs on equipment and systems and evaluates and recommends equipment improvements to improve availability, capability and yield. This role performs equipment failure analyses, troubleshoots and diagnoses equipment problems, and prepares technical reports to document equipment modifications and equipment maintenance procedures.

You Will

• Review production schedules by farm, systems in place, process and workflows, computer programs, and other information to understand activities that take place in farms and how they are performed by staff
• Create and implement action plans to ensure the achievement of the maintenance department on a weekly, monthly and annual basis
• Assist in the development of, as well as deliver, the agreed upon budget area of responsibility which includes:
• Ordering parts and supplies;
• Maintaining inventory levels of commonly used parts and supplies; and
• Assisting with CapEx projects
• Maintain record keeping within all software platforms to ensure records are fully updated on a weekly basis
• Provides technical maintenance support and guidance to employees and farm management, including but not limited to:
• Assembly and installation of feeders
• Assist with a complete demolition and renovation of required barns
• Assist in the replacing full tin roofs on the barns
• Participate in a full renovation of finisher penning, which will include removing existing penning and replacing with new
• Replace current pvc feed line with stainless steel feed line
• Responsible for seasonal rodent control through maintaining an established bait station protocol
• Develop control systems to decrease resource waste due to systems malfunctions including feed and water
• Accountable for weed management, including operating spraying tools and equipment to apply herbicide around complex
• Responsible for snow removal with heavy machinery if inclement weather arises due to late springs or early winters
• Safely and effectively operate small hand tools and hand power tools.
• Safely and effectively operate farm machinery such as ATV’s, Skid Steers, or Tractors with various attachments for but not limited to renovation projects, mowing, roof repairs, or general groundskeeping tasks. Candidate must also be able to help maintain equipment before, during, and after use
• Uses judgment to identify and resolve day‑to‑day technical and operational problems
• Implement emergency response programs to farm system malfunctions and train staff to identify emergencies and response appropriately
• Effective communication with teammates and supervisors in order to effectively achieve goals
• Ensure adherence to the Company’s animal care policies and procedures including: providing a physical environment that meets the animal’s needs, providing access to adequate water and high quality feed, providing humane treatment of the animals, providing identification and appropriate treatment of animals in need of health care and following the guidelines for euthanasia
• Ensure area of responsibility is accomplishing the following:
• Adherence to the Company’s Safety Program requirements and guidelines;
• Adhere to biosecurity protocols;
• Adherence to environmental laws and procedures;
• Compliance of all company policies, procedures and guidelines;
• Willingness to change plans as needed;
• Cleanliness and sanitation of the farm; and

Compliance with all environmental laws and procedures

Requirements

• A university degree in a relevant maintenance discipline, including but not limited to Agro-Industrial Engineering, Agronomy Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Sustainable Development and Engineering Bachelor degrees under the Engineer and Agriculturist professions
• A minimum of one year of maintenance experience working in an agriculture or manufacturing facility
• Must shower in and out of the facility daily
• Must work outside of normal business hours, including weekend, evening, holidays and emergency situations as needed

Business Overview

Genus strives to provide beef, dairy and pork producers with superior breeding stock to enable the production of affordable and nutritious animal protein for consumers. PIC is the swine division with a mission to pioneer animal genetic improvement to help nourish the world. PIC currently supplies over 70% of the world’s top pork producers. We directly employ people in 18 countries worldwide and our products are available in more than 50 countries across the globe. We are a diverse team, ranging from scientists to sales teams, production personnel to customer service, and are all united by a passion for producing nutritious, affordable pork and a commitment to continuous improvement.