Maintenance Technician - 10hr Evening & Overnight Shift

Upstate Niagara Cooperative; City of Batavia (NY); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking company is seeking a dedicated Maintenance Technician to join their team in a dynamic Dairy Food Processing Facility. This role involves troubleshooting and repairing high-speed processing equipment while ensuring safety and efficiency. With a rotating 10-hour shift schedule, this position offers multiple openings for those ready to contribute to a vital industry. Embrace the opportunity to work in a challenging environment where your skills in electrical systems, hydraulics, and mechanical systems will be utilized to maintain production excellence. Join a team that values safety, collaboration, and professional growth!

Benefits

Group Health/Dental Insurance

Retirement Plans

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Experience in mechanical maintenance or related training is required.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and repair high-speed processing and packaging equipment.
• Perform preventative maintenance and ensure safe operating practices.
• Collaborate effectively with maintenance and engineering teams.

Skills

Industrial Electrical Systems (480V)

AC/DC Theory

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Mechanical Systems

Digital Electronics

Control Circuits

Print Reading

Boiler Operation

Ammonia Systems

Education

Associate's Degree or Equivalent

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Job description

Job Summary:

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for repairing and troubleshooting high-speed processing and packaging equipment, performing preventative maintenance, and installing systems and utilities within a 24/7 Dairy Food Processing Facility. The role requires a team member dedicated to ensuring line efficiency goals are met.

Work Schedule: The position offers a 10-hour shift schedule that rotates weekly, with shifts from 2:00 pm to 12:30 am or 10:00 pm to 8:30 am. Multiple openings are available.

Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot and repair equipment using skills in industrial electrical systems (480V), AC/DC theory, hydraulics, pneumatics, pumps, mechanical systems, motors, digital electronics, print reading, control circuits, power supplies, and computers.
• Support operational urgency and production requirements.
• Ensure safe operating practices for oneself and others.
• Perform preventative maintenance using established programs.
• Replace and repair defective parts and adjust device and control instrument functions.
• Repair electrical instrumentation and control equipment.
• Collaborate effectively with maintenance, engineering, and operations teams.
• Experience with boiler operation and ammonia systems is a plus.
• Meet minimum education requirements of a high school diploma or equivalent in math and reading.
• Complete Maintenance Skills Evaluation.

Qualifications:

• Associate's degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school, or one year of related mechanical maintenance experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must be at least 18 years old.

Work Environment:

Employees will be exposed to moving mechanical parts, electrical shock risks, vibration, and occasionally to wet or humid conditions, high places, fumes, airborne particles, chemicals, extreme weather, and loud noise levels.

Compensation and Benefits:

Pay ranges from $26.23 to $36.23 per hour, as per the collective bargaining agreement. This includes components like group health/dental insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and holidays.

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusion. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, or genetic information. Applicants are informed of their rights under federal employment laws.