Maintenance Technician | $33hr starting pay +$2,500 Sign On Bonus Eligible

Nestlé SA; Virginia; On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in pet care as a Maintenance Technician. You will ensure the operation of industrial machinery through preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and adherence to safety standards. With a starting pay of $33/hr and a $2,500 sign-on bonus, this role offers a great opportunity for growth in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Benefits

Shift Differential

$2,500 Sign On Bonus

Qualifications

• 1+ year of maintenance experience in a related environment or a two-year technical degree.
• Knowledge of safety policies and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventative and predictive maintenance on machinery.
• Troubleshoot PLCs and improve machinery functionality.
• Adhere to safety and quality standards.

Skills

Mechanical Knowledge

Electrical Knowledge

Welding/Cutting Techniques

Lubrication Knowledge

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Two-Year Technical Degree

Job description

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Maintenance Technician | $33hr starting pay +$2,500 Sign On Bonus Eligible

Driven by integrity and united by the people-and-pet bond, we find strong purpose in the work we do and an even greater joy in those we get to work alongside. Together, we harness the expertise of our long-standing tradition of excellence to embrace possibility and continuously push to do what's never been done before in pet care. Discover your purpose and fuel your passions when you bring your love of pets to a team that prides itself on the power of togetherness—We are Proudly Connected. Purely Driven.

Position Summary

As a Maintenance Technician, you will ensure operation of industrial and packaging machinery by performing preventative and predictive maintenance tasks as assigned. Your role in the bigger picture is to manage the preventative and predictive maintenance, troubleshoot PLCs, and to improve the functionality and safe working order of our manufacturing equipment and machinery. So, if you’re up for the dare to expand your career in the world of manufacturing, join our Purina Family. We’ll always challenge you to think: “What’s Next?”

• Mechanical: Knowledge of bearings, conveyors, sprockets, power transmissions, chains, basic pneumatics/hydraulic systems and general knowledge of pump operations and rigging terminology/utilization.
• Electrical: Knowledge and understanding of Ohm’s law, series and parallel circuits, motor connections and power sources, ac/dc motors and transformers. Identify electrical components and their functions.
• Welding/Cutting: Knowledge and utilization of PPE and safety for tasks, techniques (stick/mig), set up of equipment, basic gas cutting, proper grounding and equipment maintenance.
• Lubrication: Knowledge and purpose of lubrication as well as identifying best types of lubrication for situation. Collects oil samples and analyses as needed.
• Adheres to all safety policies and cooperates with all regulatory, factory and divisional safety standards/requirements and department(s). Identifies and reports all hazards immediately.
• As determined by position or task, adheres to and cooperates with factory and divisional quality standards/requirements and department(s) in order to build consumer trust and preference by providing quality brands, products and services; maintains and ensures 0 defect and 0 waste attitude without compromising safety or regulatory compliance.
• Performs all quality checks as required by position and/or product and as documented within factory quality system. Ensures understanding and abides by the Nestle Quality Management System.

*The starting pay for this Maintenance Technician will be starting at $33hr + Benefits! per hour plus a shift differential for off shift.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• 1+ year of maintenance experience in a manufacturing, technical, warehouse, industrial, military or related environment OR a two-year technical degree completed..

REQUISITION ID
346188

It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.

To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlé. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestlé seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you’ll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlé home.

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