Maintenance Technician

CTI Foods; Owingsville (KY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

CTI Foods in Owingsville, KY, is seeking a maintenance technician to inspect equipment and perform basic preventative maintenance to keep our processing line running smoothly. You will troubleshoot controls, operate conveyors and pumps, read mechanical and electrical schematics, and coordinate with the maintenance team to uphold safety and quality.

Requirements include 3 years of maintenance experience, an associate degree preferred, ability to lift 50 lbs, and proficiency in reading and writing

Qualifications

• Lift up to 50 lbs and perform manual maintenance tasks.
• Ability to read English at a technical level and perform basic math.
• Experience with maintenance; 3 years preferred.
• Familiarity with mechanical and electrical schematics.

Responsibilities

• Inspect equipment and assess potential or actual failures.
• Perform preventative maintenance on facility machinery.
• Lubricate equipment and verify lubrication.
• Operate conveyors, pumps and related plant equipment.
• Report issues to maintenance lead or supervisor.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Skills

Strength & stamina

Basic math

Schematic reading

English (technical)

Education

Associate degree in Industrial Maintenance

Job description

We are a customer focused custom manufacturer of quality food products to exacting standards that delight our customer and their consumers.

The people of CTI Foods are our #1 ingredient that drive us to be the best custom food and culinary solutions team that has seven state-of-the-art food processing facilities and over 1,800 employees from California, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Texas.

We are a company that “Thinks Big and Acts Small.” Employees are treated like family. In order to succeed, it takes every person working together, being nimble, and executing at the highest levels. It is our responsibility to provide you every opportunity and resource to achieve that success.

Make an impact from day ONE at CTI Foods!

Job Overview

Responsible for routinely inspecting equipment and performing basic preventative maintenance duties as necessary or scheduled

Responsibilities

Routinely inspect equipment

• Evaluate integrity of equipment and determine potential equipment failure or actual equipment failure.
• Perform preventative maintenance on all facility equipment and machinery including office auxiliary equipment.
• Identify when mechanical parts (e.g. sprockets, bearing shafts, chain, gearboxes) are worn and need to be replaced.
• Understand and troubleshoot controls and equipment interlocks.
• Understand and perform electrical shutdown procedures.
• Understand the fire system operation and where the valves are located.
• Able to operate and setup all equipment in the plant.
• Report concerns or problems to the maintenance lead and/or manager.
• Perform preventive maintenance repairs as needed.

Perform basic maintenance duties as necessary

• Maintain operational ability and integrity of all machinery.
• Lubricate all equipment as necessary and verify that the equipment or parts accepts lubrication properly
• Understand pneumatics, hydraulic basic controls, pumps and general operations.

Operate Equipment

• Operate all equipment (e.g. conveyors, augers, pumps, etc.) in order to perform necessary Pre-Operational maintenance procedures.

All other duties as assigned by Supervisor

Qualifications

• Lift up to 50lbs
• Frequently move between warm and cold environments
• Read, write, and understand English at a technical level
• Complete basic math problems
• Able to read and understand mechanical & electrical schematics
• 3 yrs of previous experience in maintenance
• Associate Degree in Industrial Maintenance Preferred