Maintenance Technician – Food Manufacturing & PLCs

MSI Express, INC; Grand Prairie (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

MSI Express, INC. is seeking a Maintenance Technician to troubleshoot, repair, and maintain equipment per electrical diagrams and manuals. The role uses a CMMS to document work orders and ensures safety standards and Good Manufacturing Practices are followed.

You will service motors, PLCs, conveyors, pumps, and welding/fabrication tasks, with opportunities to train others and participate in PM, changeovers, and breakdown maintenance. Strong manual skills and safety focus are essential.

Qualifications

• Ability to write work orders, parts requests, shift logs, routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance manuals
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, crouch, stoop, reach, stretch, step, climb and/or sit frequently or through the duration of the shift
• Required to reach with hands and arms, climb, or maintain balance
• Ability to use ladders and/or climb stairs
• Have appropriate eye, hand and foot coordination to properly execute tasks
• PC or tablet competency, and ability to use handheld devices
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds regularly; and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds with or without assistance
• Minimum of High School Diploma required
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in an industrial setting required. Preferably in the food manufacturing industry

Responsibilities

• Performs routine maintenance, such as inspecting drives, or belts, checking fluid levels, replacing filters, or doing other preventive maintenance actions such as lubrication of shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of the machinery
• All work will utilize an electronic CMMS system using a mobile device to document work performed
• Troubleshoots, repairs, and maintains mechanical and electrical equipment such as: motors, pneumatics, electronic boards, PLC's, touch screens, displays, contactors, conveyors, blending, scaling, filling, cartoning coding/printing, electrical, compressed air, vacuum hydraulic and bulk-filling systems using appropriate tools, precision measuring instruments, or electrical or electronic testing devices
• Electricity systems related to production and plant support equipment ranging from single phase to three phase equipment along with voltages ranging from 5VDC - 480 VAC
• Electrical wiring, relay logic, control and safety circuits
• Uses checking blueprints, repair manuals, or parts catalogs, as necessary.
• Teardown and rebuilds gearboxes, clutches, actuators, and other assembles related to equipment repairs
• Records and reports damaged, worn, or broken parts
• Thoroughly cleans machines and machine parts, removing parts and reinstalling as necessary
• Proficient in using all hand tools, power tools, shop equipment such as: drill press, surface grinders, torch, plasma cutter, pipe threader, breaks, presses, calipers, micrometers, other measuring instruments, and test equipment
• Fabricates parts, guarding, and parts modifications for equipment repairs and improvements
• Welds different grades of metal for repairs and fabrication using different plant welding techniques (i.e. MIG, TIG, and Arc)
• Troubleshoots HVAC systems as needed
• Follows all company policies including but not limited to general manufacturing and safety practices
• This position has responsibility for Food Safety and Quality within their influence. The associate in this job has the responsibility to report, in a timely manner, Food Safety and Quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action on those problems
• Train junior or new technicians on equipment, procedures and troubleshooting practices
• Trains operators or other support staff in best practices, operation, and setup of equipment.
• Completes Preventative maintenance, product changeovers, corrective and breakdown maintenance as requested.
• Perform any other duties as assigned

Skills

Work order writing

Manual reading

PC/Tablet use

Physical strength

Safety compliance

Troubleshooting

Electrical/mechanical knowledge

Education

High School Diploma

2-year technical or community college degree preferred

Experience in industrial setting - electrical controls

Tools

CMMS system

Electrical testing devices

Calipers

Micrometers

Welding equipment

Hydraulic/pneumatic tools

Job description

MSI Express, INC. is seeking a Maintenance Technician to troubleshoot, repair, and maintain equipment per electrical diagrams and manuals. The role uses a CMMS to document work orders and ensures safety standards and Good Manufacturing Practices are followed.

You will service motors, PLCs, conveyors, pumps, and welding/fabrication tasks, with opportunities to train others and participate in PM, changeovers, and breakdown maintenance. Strong manual skills and safety focus are essential.