Maintenance Technician – Food & Beverage Plant

REFRESCO; Waco (TX); On-site; USD 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Savings Accounts

Life & AD&D Insurance

Pet Insurance

401(k) Match

Paid Holidays & PTO

Discount and Total Reward Programs

Job summary

Refresco Beverages US, Inc. in Texas is seeking a Maintenance Technician to ensure reliable operation of our fast-paced beverage production lines.

You will perform preventive and repair maintenance, read blueprints, operate forklifts, and collaborate with production teams to minimize downtime while upholding GMP and food safety. The role requires a high school diploma and 2 years of maintenance experience; weekend/evening shifts may be required.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of GMPs.
• Understanding of Food Safety Requirements.
• Must be able to read, understand, and work with machinery blueprints and parts manuals.
• Work without supervision.
• Must obtain and maintain forklift certification.
• Decisive, pro-active, self-motivated, and assertive.
• Strong interpersonal and developed communication skills.
• Data analysis and identification of trends.
• Internal customer focus with the ability to adapt to the variable demands of the business.
• Ability to demonstrate working under initiative and think things through to solution.
• Ability to work under own supervision.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to all health and safety policies/procedures, GMPs and wear the required PPE while in the warehouse or production areas.
• Responsible to adhere to food quality and food safety as per the standard(s) provided by corporate, customer, and/or governing bodies (ex. SQF).
• Report problems with the FSMS to responsible managerial employees to initiate corrective actions.
• Ability to perform and complete repair maintenance, preventive maintenance, and line changeovers.
• Able to troubleshoot machinery for malfunctions (electrical, hydraulic, mechanical, & pneumatic).
• Able to perform maintenance on all production supporting equipment (i.e. glycol system, RO system, Compressed Air system, lubrication systems, chemical distribution systems).
• Use innovative thinking when troubleshooting equipment in order to minimize production downtime, assure food safety, product quality and personnel safety.
• Complete, document, and retrieve final approvals on all assigned work orders to include recording all utilized part numbers for inventory purposes.
• Communicate effectively and completely all relevant maintenance and production related information from shift to relieving shift.
• Assist in training other maintenance personnel.
• Communicate with production during periods of downtime.
• Work collaboratively with all adjacent teams to resolve issues rapidly and drive improvement.

Skills

GMP Knowledge

Food Safety

Read Blueprints

Self-Managed

Forklift Cert

Communication

Data Analysis

Interpersonal Skills

Problem Solving

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

2+ years maintenance experience in manufacturing

Job description

Refresco Beverages US, Inc. in Texas is seeking a Maintenance Technician to ensure reliable operation of our fast-paced beverage production lines.

You will perform preventive and repair maintenance, read blueprints, operate forklifts, and collaborate with production teams to minimize downtime while upholding GMP and food safety. The role requires a high school diploma and 2 years of maintenance experience; weekend/evening shifts may be required.