Maintenance Technician

Creative Food Ingredients; Mexico (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Food Ingredients is seeking a Maintenance Technician to install, troubleshoot, repair and maintain production and facility equipment in our Missouri facility. You will work to support safety, predictive and productive maintenance programs to help meet site goals.

Applicants should have 1+ year in a food manufacturing setting or a 2-year applied technology degree, with knowledge of mechanical, electrical, PLC and pneumatic systems, and strong troubleshooting, planning and communication

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in a food manufacturing facility or a 2-year degree in applied technology.
• Mechanical, electrical, PLC and pneumatics experience in a food-manufacturing setting.
• Ability to read equipment manuals and work orders, and to perform preventive maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Provide emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production and scheduled maintenance during machine service.
• Perform simple machinist duties and responsibilities.
• Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems on production machines.
• Read and interpret manuals and work orders to perform maintenance.
• Diagnose problems, replace parts, test and adjust.
• Perform regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment and plant facilities.
• Carry out plumbing and carpentry tasks as needed.
• Use hand and power tools, meters and material handling equipment safely.
• Identify faulty operations and report issues with supervision.
• Maintain clean, safe, and organized work areas.

Skills

Mechanical skills

Electrical skills

Pneumatic systems

Hydraulic systems

Troubleshooting

Preventive maintenance

Reading manuals

Plumbing

Carpentry

Tool usage

PLC experience

Education

Applied technology degree (2-year)

Tools

PLC experience

Job description

Position Overview:

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 sites business goals and objectives.

Essential Job Functions

• Provide emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production and performs scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service.
• Perform simple machinist duties and responsibilities.
• Perform mechanical skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting and repair of production machines.
• Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.
• Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, test and adjust.
• Perform regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment and plant facilities.
• Perform a variety of plumbing maintenance and carpentry functions.
• Use a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters and material handling equipment in performing duties.
• Detect faulty operations, defective material and report those and any unusual situations with proper supervision.
• Comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas.

Non-Essential Job Functions

• Daily interaction with Maintenance Manager, Director of Facility, Ex. Director of Operations, Production Manager.
• Daily interaction with mechanical technicians, shift supervisors and leads.
• Frequent interaction with vendors and contractors.

Requirements

1+ years of experience working in a food manufacturing facility or 2-year degree in applied technology.

Some working knowledge in a food manufacturing facility with previous mechanical, electrical, PLC & pneumatics experience

Maintain a safe work environment and adheres to all company safety policies.

Moderate troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

Must have excellent organizational skills to ensure ability to organize robust planning and scheduling methods.

Ability to use measuring tools and basic math skills.

Strong written and verbal communications skills.

Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.

Ethical conduct.

Strong time management skills.

Other Skills/Abilities

• Ability to work individually and in a team setting.

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: The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, talk, vision, read, write and hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit, bend, lift 50 lbs., climb, balance, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.

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