Maintenance Technician Lead Bravo

Home Base Arkansas; Conway (AR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Westrock Coffee is seeking a Lead Maintenance Technician to set up, adjust, operate, and maintain automated production equipment in a modern food production facility. You will oversee maintenance activities, train technicians, and ensure safety, quality, and productivity goals are met.

Responsibilities include scheduling work, reporting daily activities, troubleshooting, and cross-training across shifts. Strong knowledge of PLCs, sensors, welding, and complex schematics is required to succeed in

Qualifications

• Technical college or PLC certification or higher education.
• 5+ years' experience in a Consumer-Packaged Goods environment with in-depth knowledge of high-speed liquid filling.
• IMI CMT-2 certification within 6 months of placement preferred
• Ability to read and understand complex instructions, prints, schematics
• Must communicate clearly with diverse teams and write routine reports

Responsibilities

• Schedule and prioritize planned work orders and day-to-day maintenance activities.
• Provide direction and training to maintenance technicians as needed.
• Troubleshoot, repair and maintain plant machinery and equipment.
• Set up and operate metalworking tools and equipment.
• Collaborate with production to resolve plant and process problems.
• Assist in developing SOPs and duty cycles for repairs and maintenance.

Skills

Leadership

Safety awareness

Troubleshooting

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Technical College/PLC Certification

Welding certification

Tools

PLC systems

Industrial sensors

Welding equipment

Job description

The Lead Maintenance Technician will s et up, adjust, operate and maintain various automated production equipment in a modern and complex food production facility. Coordinates, schedules, and executes the planned and day-to-day activities of the Maintenance Department to ensure the plant meets department and overall plant goals of safety, quality and productivity. Oversees and when necessary, trains maintenance technicians. All work is to be performed in a manner that complies with all federal, state, local, BRC, and company rules and regulations and with optimum regard for Plant Safety.

Principal Job Duties:

• Schedule and prioritize planned work orders with the day-to-day maintenance issues.
• Record and report on day's activities to maintenance supervisor as well at shift handoff meeting.
• Provide direction and when necessary, training to maintenance technicians.
• Troubleshoot, repair and maintain plant machinery and equipment.
• Troubleshoot, repair or replace control devices such as switches, photo eyes, proximity sensors, pushbuttons, contactors, motor starters, etc. as needed
• Troubleshoot, repair or replace roaster components such as burners, valves, bearings, scrapers, etc.
• Troubleshoot, repair or replace hydraulic, pneumatic and basic electrical power components.
• Perform work order repairs, inspections and adjustments as well as preventative and predictive maintenance tasks.
• Ability to set up and operate metal working equipment such as hand tools, welders, drill press, sheet metal equipment, or grinders.
• Works closely with production and warehouse personnel to effectively resolve and eliminate plant and process problems.
• Works in conjunction with maintenance and production to cross train on system maintenance to obtain adequate coverage across all shifts.
• Assist management in developing standard operating procedures, and duty cycles for all repairs and maintenance, relating to process and packaging equipment.
• Required to interpret and understand plans and specifications, schematics, operating and maintenance manuals for systems being overseen.
• Performs all other duties, responsibilities, and special projects as assigned.
• Participates in plant safety, BRC, health and environmental programs.

Requisition Number

7123

Shift

Bravo

Qualification

Qualifications:

• Require Technical College/PLC Certification course or higher education
• Require minimum of 5 years' experience in a Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) environment with in depth knowledge of high speed liquid filing in a large bottling or canning establishment.
• Require experience with retorts/pasteurizers, fillers, depalletisors , packers , cartoners, shrink wrappers , coding machines , 3-phase motors, gearboxes, bearings, solenoid values, vacuum pumps, chains, sprockets, belts, rollers, star wheels, pneumatics, chillers, contactors, relays, fuses, breakers, photoelectric sensors, and ultrasonic sensors.
• Require applicants to certificate as a CMT-2 through IMI (International Maintenance Institute) within 6 months of placement
• Require validation from management on "subject matter expert" on in house equipment
• Required to hold a certification in Welding
• Must be able to read and understand complex instructions, prints, flowcharts, timing diagrams, and schematics
• Must have able to clearly articulate and relay instructions to a variety of personnel ranging from upper management to other hourly associates
• Must have ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Must have ability to speak effectively before groups, customers/vendors, or employees of the organization
• CMRT certification highly preferred
• Prefer 8+ years' experience of manufacturing maintenance in a food grade facility
• Prefer experience with fabricating various plastics and metals into various shapes and structures as needed
• Must have positive conflict management skills.
• Must have continuous improvement mindset and familiarity with improvement methodologies.
• Ability and willingness to promote and support a positive culture and follow Westrock Coffee values.
• Ability to collaborate with all parts of the operation to achieve goals and objectives.
• Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple tasks
• Able to work in a team environment where honest communication, a positive attitude, engagement, and personal accountability is expected.

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