Maintenance Technician

JBT MAREL CORPORATION; Visalia (CA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

JBT Marel Corporation is hiring a Maintenance Technician for night shift in California. You will service both leased and customer-owned equipment, perform calibrations, and maintain inventories to prevent downtime at customer sites.

The role requires on-call availability, ability to travel, and the flexibility to work up to 12 hours daily. Training and collaboration with multiple departments are part of the job.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in a Maintenance Technician capacity.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance on JBT Marel's leased equipment and customer-owned equipment within scope.
• Conduct calibration of leased and sold equipment and automation systems.
• Maintain parts inventory for leased equipment and report shortages.
• Assist in installation and oversee overhauls to standards and schedules.
• Report opportunities for sales to Service Manager and Sales Director.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Willing to travel

Emergency on-call

Independent worker

Education

AS or AAS or equivalent

Job description

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A NIGHT SHIFT POSITION

Key Responsibilities

• Participate and complete all required training including assigned training at domestic and international locations.
• Proactively perform maintenance with independently responsible on JBT Marel's leased equipment as directed by Service Supervisor and/or Service Manager.
• Perform maintenance on customer owned equipment withing scope of JBT Marel's responsibility.
• Prevent customer downtime due to failure of JBT Marel's leased equipment at customer's plant.
• Performing calibration of JBT Marel's leased and sold equipment and automation systems.
• Maintain parts inventory for leased equipment, including GMS updates, placing parts orders, and report shortages in orderly organized stockroom.
• Timely submit any reports to JBT Marel and customer as directed by the Service Manager.
• Assist in the installation of equipment.
• Manage equipment overhauls, on sold and leased equipment, to JBT Marel and customer standards and completed within a timely schedule.
• Work closely with all JBT Marel departments to assure that we maintain good communication from the customer site to JBT Marel.
• Promote and maintain a positive business relationship with customer to keep open productive relationship for the advancement of JBT Marel's brand and reputation.
• Maintain professional standards by observing all customer specific regulations and rules including safety and personal conduct items.
• Gain and have knowledge of customer's leased and sold equipment that is used in the citrus processing, cleaning, sterilizing, and filling operations.
• Attend customer meeting regarding operation of juice room and related equipment.
• Report all opportunities for sales to Service Manager and Sales Director.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+5 years of experience in a Maintenance Technician capacity, preferred.
• AS, AAS, or equivalent education/work experience.
• Be willing to travel as requested by supervisor or required to perform job expectations.
• Available for emergency calls 24 hours.
• Available to work up to 12 hours per day, 7 days per week.
• Keep JBT Marel vehicle clean and maintenance up-to-date.
• Willing to accept other job tasks assigned by Service Manager or direct supervisor.
• Project proper image of self and JBT Marel.
• Able to provide own hand tools.
• Able to work independently.
• Communicate all issues in a timely manner to supervisor and/or Service Manager.

Compensation

Compensation: $54,000-80-000, based on skillset

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