Maintenance Technician Nights

Mars; Temple (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

MARS Temple, Texas site is seeking Reliability Maintenance Technicians for a 7pm–7:30am shift. You will install, repair, troubleshoot and maintain industrial machinery at a pet food manufacturing site, ensuring equipment functions reliably and efficiently.

Essential duties include planning maintenance, leading downtime reductions, coaching technicians, and coordinating with contractors. Strong problem-solving, leadership, and communication skills are required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Technical Certificate or equivalent experience preferred.
• Associated Technical Degree is a plus.
• 5 years’ experience as a maintenance technician in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Own PM system for the area, focusing on maintenance planning & scheduling.
• Drives for results in planned and unplanned downtime and owns the area PM Compliance and Breakdown Elimination.
• Build functional & technical skills of the AWTs and act as the technical expert of related equipment.
• Coaches’ teams on Centerline DMS execution and problem-solving skills.
• Coordinates planned work with service contractors and reliability team.

Skills

Problem solving

Leadership

Communication skills

Training

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Technical Certificate or Equivalent Experience

Associated Technical Degree preferred

Tools

MS Office

SAPPM

Job description

Job Description:

SHIFT: 223 Nights - This shift works 7pm - 7:30am. (223 Nights - 2 nights on, 2 nights off, 3 nights on; then 2 nights off, 2 nights on, 3 nights off. If we are looking at a calendar it would be Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and then the next week would just be Wednesday and Thursday)

Primary Duties

Reliability Maintenance Technicians install, repair, troubleshoots and maintain commercial or industrial machinery in a pet food manufacturing site. The technician ensures all machines function properly through troubleshooting and preventive maintenance service.

Industrial Maintenance Technicians:

• Read manuals to understand equipment and controls
• Disassemble machinery and equipment when it needs maintenance or repair
• Troubleshoots assigned equipment
• Perform tests and operate machinery to ensure it functions properly
• Adjust and calibrate equipment and machinery to optimal specifications

Additional Duties

The Maintenance Technician is the systems owner for their assigned area. They are responsible for eliminating maintenance and breakdowns losses. The Maintenance Technician is responsible for building capabilities in Operations Team/AWT’s in support of the Site’s Compelling Business Needs (CBN). The Technician is an integral part of the FMOS connection point meetings and oversees the coordination of Planned Stops/Maintenance of area of Responsibility. The Maintenance Technician owns the assignment of execute planned stops, BDE process, correction actions across all relevant areas. Additionally, the Technician serves as the spokesperson for the maintenance group during all DMS discussions and should have competent knowledge in the technical area of responsibility, including mechanical, electrical, and controls systems, and thorough understanding of the process.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Own PM system for the area, focusing on Maintenance Planning & Scheduling, Breakdown Elimination DMs and serves as the AM support DMS of the PM pillar.
• Drives for results in Planned and Unplanned downtime and owns the area PM Compliance and Breakdown Elimination.
• Build functional & technical skills of the AWTs.
• Is the technical expert of related equipment and discuss, coach, and train technicians and operators on the area equipment.
• Makes business decisions based on quantitative and qualitive data analysis.
• Participates in the development of and own portions of the 90 Day Loss Elimination Plan.
• Research areas of area improvement of area of responsibility.
• Coordinates planned work with service contractors and reliability team.
• Represents area maintenance at the daily FMOS meetings. Provides performance data for selected machines and communicates action plans.

Decision Making Authority, Recommendations, and Impact

• Leads process definitions to identify Centerlines targets and document standards.
• Develops control strategies to enable operators to respond to out-of-control situations.
• Analyzes data to identify and prioritize loss elimination opportunities.
• Coaches’ teams on Centerline DMS execution and problem-solving skills.
• Recommends machine improvements to improve effectiveness.
• Creates/Modify Preventive Maintenance schedules/Scope.

Qualifications

Education/Training

• High School Diploma or GED
• Technical Certificate or Equivalent Experience

• Associated Technical Degree preferred

Experience/Requirements

Minimum

• 5 years’ experience as a maintenance technician in a manufacturing environment.

Preferred

• Experience operating within a formalized Continuous Improvement environment (MSE, TPM, Lean Manufacturing)

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Minimum

• Demonstrated experience leading change and situational leadership. Clear ability to motivate people and effectively train. Problem solving skills. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in MS Office, SAPPM

Competencies: Conflict Management, Priority Setting, Developing Others; Problem Solving and Decision Quality.