Maintenance Technician - Days

Post Holdings Inc.; Britt (IA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Foods, Inc. in Britt, Iowa is seeking a Maintenance Technician L1 for a day shift (7am–3:30pm, M–F). The role focuses on preventive and corrective maintenance, safety, GMP compliance, and reliability improvements.

The candidate should have a GED or higher, some technical education preferred, and at least 1 year of industrial maintenance experience. SAP experience is a plus in this on-site role at the egg-processing facility.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Two-year technical degree or equivalent preferred.
• 1 year maintenance experience preferred.
• Ability to read mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, and P&ID diagrams preferred.
• SAP experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance and reliability tasks at the plant.
• Assist with asset health improvement efforts and RCA input.
• Troubleshoot equipment and participate in precision maintenance tasks.
• Maintain accurate records and support safety and GMP practices.
• Work with cross-functional teams to meet safety, quality, and cost targets.

Skills

Industrial maintenance

Reading schematics

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate degree or technical certificate

Tools

SAP

Job description

Brand: Michael Foods Inc.

Categories: Operations Production

Locations: Britt, Iowa

Position Type: Regular Full-Time

Remote Eligible: No

Req ID: 33155

Job Description

Business Unit Overview

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that’s First in Food.

Location Description

Michael Foods, Inc. located in Britt, Iowa where more eggs are produced within a 100 mile radius than anywhere in the world. Small town living and friendly faces make Britt, Iowa a place to call home. Our location is an egg processing facility that varies from breaking, pasteurization, and dried egg. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that's First in Food.

Responsibilities

This is a Day Shift Role - Hours are 7am to 3:30pm M-F

SUMMARY:

The Maintenance Technician L1 (MTL1) provides both Maintenance and Reliability services within the plant, executing with excellence and assisting with asset health improvement efforts. The MTL1 will ensure results while partnering with the plant maintenance team personnel, plant operational team, and all other plant support teams members for success. The MTL1 focus responsibilities are executional excellence of facility preventive and corrective maintenance programs. Other duties will include technical troubleshooting, equipment installation, adjustments, startups, and process improvement projects.

Candidates must be a self-starter willing to accept maintenance and process responsibility and KPI results.

This position has the responsibility to comply with Safety work rules at all times as well as an obligation to reinforce Safety as a Core Value. Ensures that all policies, procedures and activities, related to Food Safety & Quality, are followed and complied with uniformly, in an effort to reduce product and process variability. This role must be available to work scheduled work times, weekends, and holidays, as necessary.

• Participate with reliability and maintenance team members to ensure personal safety, quality, delivery, and cost, are continuously being improved to achieve company objectives. Be an active member who contributes to the advancement of the MFI & ARM culture.
• Learn and execute and champion Precision Maintenance® techniques ensuring procedural compliance and that job tolerances are met
• Execute technical troubleshooting tasks working with experienced maintenance personnel
• Actively participate in maintenance training for maintenance personnel
• Actively participate in following reliability procedures for critical spares and parts
• Actively participate in implementing quality commissioning procedures for rebuilt or new equipment
• Actively participate and assist maintenance craftsman during precision maintenance assignments
• Utilize MFI approved CMMS to manage, document, and support reliability reporting and decision making. This will be accomplished through the guidance of MFI ARM standards.
• Keep accurate and up-to-date records as required.
• Provides input for root cause analysis (RCA) and Reliability Centered Maintenance to create an environment of continuous asset reliability improvement.
• Promote, and foster Michael Foods culture, values, and principles.
• Act as a role model by demonstrating safe work behaviors. Accountable for a safe and healthy workplace for everyone. Adhere to all safety policies and procedures and incorporate safety and health in all jobs and tasks.
• Adheres to Quality work practices, follows GMP’s, maintains sanitary conditions and ensures that product quality is maintained. Reports conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety and quality.
• Always ensures required regulatory compliance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent
• Associate's degree or two-year technical certificate, or experience which demonstrates technical aptitude preferred.
• 1 year of experience as an industrial maintenance technician preferred
• Ability to read and decipher mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, and P&ID diagrams preferred
• Prior experience in SAP preferred"+ "
• Ability to interact with all levels of the organization
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and listen. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, and feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; taste and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee will be exposed to a noisy environment that varies from hot to cold in temperature. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Post Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)