Maintenance Technician, ON, Fresh Kitchen - Dacula

Publix Super Markets, Inc.; Dacula (GA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Publix Dacula Fresh Kitchen is seeking a Maintenance Technician to keep and improve our food production equipment. You will troubleshoot electro-mechanical systems and automate controls, fabricate components, and perform welding as needed. Experience with PLCs and HMIs is valuable, and you will train teammates while keeping a clean, safe work area.

This role supports a fast-paced kitchen environment in Dacula, GA, and requires flexibility to work nights, weekends, and overtime as required.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Basic mechanical and electrical aptitude.
• Basic knowledge of hand tools and tool use.
• Willingness to advance in the role.
• Willingness to complete a mechanical aptitude test before hire.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Self-motivated individual.
• Ability to lift in excess of 50 lbs.
• Ability to work well with others as a team member.
• Ability to demonstrate safe work habits.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Willing to work nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve equipment performance using preventive and condition-based maintenance techniques.
• Troubleshoot and repair electrical, mechanical, electro-mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems and equipment.
• Create requisitions to procure parts and supplies.
• Fabricate steel, stainless steel, and aluminum components and structures to improve safety, sanitation, and performance.
• Perform stick, TIG, sanitary TIG, and MIG welding.
• Troubleshoot PLCs, PLC networks, HMIs, instrumentation, and microprocessor-controlled devices.
• Perform minor plumbing and building repair and maintenance.
• Operate forklifts and other powered lift equipment.
• Train other team members.
• Perform housekeeping duties in the work area.
• Assist with other duties as assigned.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Electrical aptitude

Hand tools

Welding

Team player

Safety conscious

Problem solving

Communication

Flexible shifts

Lift 50 lbs

Education

Industrial maintenance or millwright training program

Tools

Forklifts

PLCs & HMIs

Job description

As a Maintenance Technician for the Publix Dacula Fresh Kitchen you'll maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and improve the performance of a wide array of equipment. Our fresh kitchen employs more than 225 associates who assemble a variety of sandwiches, subkits and platters according to Publix's demanding quality standards. These foods are designed to save time for customers. Without our Maintenance Technicians fine-tuning this food manufacturing equipment, the Publix Dacula Fresh Kitchen simply couldn't produce the volume and quality of products needed to serve our customers. Our Fresh Kitchen is locatedin Dacula, Georgia.

One of the following positions is available: Maintenance Technician Class A, B, or C.

The position offered is contingent upon the qualifications and work experience of the candidate.

Primary responsibilities include the following:

• maintaining and improving the performance and condition of equipment and facilities at the Fresh Kitchen utilizing preventive and condition-based maintenance techniques, and state of the art tools,
• troubleshooting and repairing electrical, mechanical, electro-mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems and equipment,
• creating requisitions to procure parts and supplies,
• fabricating steel, stainless steel, and aluminum components and structures as required to improve the safety, sanitation, and performance of equipment and processes,
• performing stick, TIG, sanitary TIG, and MIG welding,
• troubleshooting PLCs, PLC networks, HMIs, instrumentation, and microprocessor-controlled devices,
• performing minor plumbing, and building repair and maintenance,
• operating forklifts and high lifts, and other powered lift equipment,
• training other team members,
• performing housekeeping duties in the work area, and
• assisting with other duties as assigned.

• at least 18 years old
• basic mechanical and electrical aptitude
• basic knowledge of hand tools and tool use
• willingness and ability to advance
• willingness to complete a mechanical aptitude test (on or before hire date)
• excellent verbal and written communication skills
• strong problems-solving skills
• self-motivated individual
• ability to lift in excess of 50lbs
• ability to work well with others and to be a team member
• ability to demonstrate safe work habits
• ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• ability to work well with others and to be a team member
• willing to work nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed

• experience maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing the following:
  • electro-mechanical components and systems
  • pneumatic components and systems
  • hydraulic components and systems
  • process instrumentation
• experience maintaining programmable logic controllers (PLCs)
• experience troubleshooting programmable logic controllers (PLCs)
• documented PLC and instrumentation training
• experience maintaining 480V C3 motor starters, variable frequency drives, and distribution systems
• experience troubleshooting 480V C3 motor starters, variable frequency drives, and distribution systems
• degree or certification from a recognized industrial maintenance or millwright training program
• ability to read and interpret blueprints, schematics, and drawings
• experience testing, operating, troubleshooting, and maintaining reverse osmosis (RO), carbon filtration, wastewater pH correction, and UV and ozone treatment systems
• experience in cleaning and maintaining water delivery systems; including valves, pumps and piping
• experience inspecting back flow preventers for proper operation
• strong analytical skills
• ability to train others
• previous food plant experience
• flexible and willing to work various shifts