Maintenance Technician 2nd Shift (2:30pm-11pm M-F)

Cérélia North America; Hazelwood (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Cérélia North America in Hazelwood, MO, is seeking a Maintenance Technician to maintain, troubleshoot, and repair electrical and mechanical equipment in a food processing environment. You will perform preventive maintenance, read blueprints, and support safety and quality programs.

This role requires OSHA, FDA, USDA knowledge, CMMS experience, and the ability to work 40 hours per week with on-call 24/7. Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you’ll collaborate with a cross-functional team.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED with 2+ years of related experience in industrial mechanical maintenance or food manufacturing, or 4 years' direct experience in industrial mechanical maintenance or food manufacturing maintenance environment.
• Technical or vocational diploma or associate degree preferred.
• Ability to function in a team and interact with all levels including outside contractors.
• Ability to handle stress and prioritize in a fast-paced environment.
• Operate forklift, Genie lift, scissor lift, or other PIT equipment.
• Experience with High-Speed Packaging Machinery and industrial PLC systems.
• Familiarity with sanitary environments is desired.
• Knowledge of mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic systems and control systems.
• Read and follow oral and written instructions and communicate effectively.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; CMMS software experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Review work orders to determine tools, equipment, time, manpower, parts, and supplies needed.
• Respond to crisis calls with basic tools and equipment.
• Read blueprints, schematics (including electrical), wiring diagrams, and technical manuals.
• Perform preventive maintenance and install new equipment and utilities.
• Repair and troubleshoot electrical and mechanical systems in a food manufacturing setting.
• Fabricate replacement parts using welding or sheet metal work.
• Maintain records, logs, and reports of maintenance activities.
• Comply with FDA, USDA, OSHA, GMP and other safety policies.

Skills

OSHA knowledge

GFSI awareness

USDA/FDA compliance

CMMS experience

Forklift operation

Electrical PLC knowledge

Pneumatic/Hydraulic systems

Education

GED or higher

Technical/Vocational diploma or associate

Tools

PLC programming

Welding tools

Job description

POSITION TITLE: Maintenance Technician

POSITION STATUS: Full-Time, Permanent

LOCATION: Hazelwood, MO

DEPARTMENT: Maintenance

REPORT TO: Director of Maintenance and Engineering

Position Profile

Cérélia's newly established Frozen Breakfast Business Unit – US Waffle - is driving an ambitious growth strategy, backed by two manufacturing facilities, Liberty, SC, and Hazelwood, MO. To effectively support the rapid scaling of operations at our state-of-the-art Hazelwood facility, US Waffle is seeking a dynamic and skilled Maintenance Technician to join our team in Hazelwood, MO.

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing electrical and mechanical equipment in a food processing environment while meeting objectives for safety, quality, production/delivery, and cost. This position requires proficiency in multiple skill clusters, such as electrical controls, fluid power, mechanical systems, welding, fabrication, and manufacturing processes. This person will perform medium to high-level machine systems troubleshooting and repair and provide technical support for all phases of the operation. This work will be of average to considerable difficulty in the accomplishment of a variety of mechanical maintenance actions.

This strategic position will report directly to the Maintenance Manager.

Primary Responsibilities

• Receives work order/request, reviews to determine tools, equipment, time, manpower, parts, and supplies needed
• When responding to crisis calls will always arrive at the scene with basic tools and equipment necessary to perform work
• Read blueprints, schematics (including electrical), wiring diagrams, technical manuals, etc
• Maintains various activity records and logs
• Observe equipment or machinery while in operation to detect malfunctions
• Disassemble mechanical equipment, identify faulty/worn parts, replace, reassemble, and test
• Test major subsystems or components to localize problems using specialized equipment
• Fabricate replacement parts which may require welding, cutting, or sheet metal work
• Perform preventive maintenance on various mechanical systems and equipment. Install new equipment/appliances including utilities (i.e., electrical, water, gas, or drain lines)
• Responsibilities include installing, trouble shooting, and maintaining, mechanical equipment, piping systems, electrical controls/components in accordance with manufacturer’s specification, local regulations, and US Waffle food safety and safety policies
• Performs preventive and predictive maintenance schedules on mechanical equipment such as pumps, packaging and slicing equipment, harvest and cutting equipment used in manufacturing environment
• Working knowledge and skills in operating a variety of small hand tools and devices used in general mechanical maintenance operations
• Have a working knowledge of OSHA, GFSI, QF, USDA and FDA
• Adhere to all FDA and USDA, Local Authority and GFSI food safety and quality policies and procedures, reporting any nonconformity
• Adhere to all OSHA safety policies and procedures, reporting any nonconformity
• Adhere to all GMP policies and procedures, reporting any nonconformity
• Knowledge of Lock-Out Tag-Out guidelines and adherence to Lock-Out Tag-Out practices while performing machine maintenance
• On-Call availability 24/7

• Actively participate in plant programs and procedures:
  • Observe safety regulations, wear all required safety equipment, encourage safe working practices, correct obvious hazards immediately or report them to management
  • Maintains progress report of work orders
  • Aid in QA investigations into customer complaints where applicable
  • Maintain a Master Preventative Maintenance Schedule
  • Assure customer needs are met by executing all repairs etc. in a timely manner
  • Support the Emergency Evacuation Plan
  • Support and maintain all management directives
  • Actively participate in continuous improvement initiatives (i.e., 5S, Kaizen, lean tools etc.)
• Monitor and operate the wastewater equipment to ensure that the plant effluent is maintained at acceptable levels that meet regulatory requirements
• Clean and maintain work area after mechanical work has been performed daily

Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and 2+ years of related experience and/or training in an industrial mechanical maintenance or food manufacturing environment; or 4 years’ direct experience in an industrial mechanical maintenance or food manufacturing maintenance environment
• Vocational Diploma, Technical Diploma or associate degree from a technical maintenance or vocational school. (Preferred)
• Possess the ability to function effectively in a team environment and interact productively with all levels of team personnel and outside contractors
• Ability to handle stressful situations and remain calm
• An organized problem solver, able to prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to operate a forklift, genie lift or scissor lift or other powered industrial trucks (PIT)
• Experience with High-Sped Packaging Machinery and industrial electrical PLC
• Familiarity with Sanitary Environments is desired
• Mechanical, Hydraulic, Pneumatic systems and Control System knowledge is an asset
• Understand and follow oral and written instructions
• Exceptional verbal and written communication with an excellent command of the English language.
• Positive, proactive, and self-motivated with leadership qualities
• Previous experience with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word) an asset
• Experience working with CMMS software
• Ability to read and execute work order, write daily reports, and translate equipment manuals

POSITION TYPE/EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK

This is a Full-Time Hourly position requiring 40 hours per week, and it may require working additional shift hours and weekends depending on the needs of the business.