Maintenance Technician (Nights- $3 Shift Differential)

Mars Petcare; Lebanon (TN); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

Mars University

Competitive salary

Job summary

Mars Petcare is seeking Maintenance Technicians to perform preventative and planned maintenance of site assets, ensuring equipment runs safely and efficiently to meet production quality standards.

This role requires strong communication and teamwork, with duties including troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining QC records, and operating forklift and computer systems. Night shift is 12 hours with 4 days on/off and a $3.00 night shift differential.

Qualifications

• Experience with preventive maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of QC tasks such as metal checks and date codes.
• Ability to interpret QC data for troubleshooting and improvement.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to maintenance work schedule and log completed work orders in AMMS.
• Ensure preventive maintenance is executed on schedule.
• Identify recurring problems and develop solutions to reduce unplanned maintenance.
• Assess equipment reliability and perform routine repairs and troubleshooting.
• Maintain records of QC checks, production numbers and waste performance; interpret data for troubleshooting.
• Operate forklift and basic computer systems.
• Follow plant safety policies and perform work safely.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Interpersonal skills

Forklift operation

PC literacy

Tools

AMMS system

Job description

Job Description

Maintenance Technicians are responsible for effective preventative and planned maintenance of site assets to maintain a baseline state.

Maintenance Technicians are responsible along with operations, for equipment operating safely and efficiently to ensure operational conformance and product quality. Maintenance Technicians effectively troubleshoot breakdowns and contribute to root cause identification and resolution to reduce unplanned downtime. This job requires strong communication, interpersonal and team skills to support site objectives.

Shift

Nights- 12 hours

4 days on, 4 days off

$3.00 Shift differential for night shift

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Compliance to the maintenance work schedule including logging appropriate information into AMMS closing work orders when complete.
• Ensuring PM’s are executed on schedule.
• Identification of recurring problems and the development of effective solutions to reduce the level of unplanned maintenance.
• Able to assess equipment operating reliability and perform routine repairs and troubleshoot breakdowns.
• Knowledge of how to perform and interpret QC tasks such as metal checks, inspection of date codes, item numbers, dump logs, etc.
• Knowledge of how to maintain accurate records of QC checks, production numbers or waste performance. Able to interpret this data and use in troubleshooting.
• High degree of ownership for product quality:
• Able to operate a forklift.
• Able to operate a computer and utilize the basic standard desktop systems.
• Understands principles of inventory control and issues parts to work orders to maintain accurate inventories and equipment costs records.
• Duties and tasks are frequently non-routine. Resolves most questions and problems and refers only the most complex issues to higher levels.
• Knows and follows all plant safety policies and performs work in safe manner.
• Troubleshoot, test, and repair of Single and 3-phase powered equipment, AC/DC controls, AC variable speed and Servo Drives
• Troubleshoot and repair mechanical drive systems
• Working knowledge of hydraulic and pneumatic systems and their controls
• Blueprint reading

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 130,000 like-minded and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus