Mechanic - Ross Plant

treetop; Selah (WA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Tree Top in Washington state seeks a skilled maintenance technician to fabricate and maintain equipment, ensuring safety, quality, and production efficiency. You will service hydraulic, pneumatic, plumbing, electrical controls, motor controls, robotics, PLCs and conveyors, troubleshoot issues, and help reduce downtime.

Daily tasks include preventive maintenance, tool gathering, and collaboration with other mechanics and plant operations.

Qualifications

• Maintain and monitor equipment including hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical systems.
• Repair, rebuild, and adjust equipment; lubricate and document findings.
• Gather parts and tools to complete jobs and prevent downtime.
• Follow GMP safety procedures and work with the team to improve maintenance processes.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and monitor equipment and troubleshoot mechanical problems.
• Repair, rebuild, adjust, lubricate, inspect and document findings during preventive maintenance.
• Anticipate job needs, gather parts and tools, and restore tools after work.
• Assist other mechanics and communicate with colleagues and next-shift personnel.
• Follow safety procedures and maintain a clean, safe work area.
• Utilize CMMS to log work orders and track maintenance activities.
• Adhere to confined space, lockout/tagout, and hazardous materials policies.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Troubleshooting

Preventive maintenance

Safety awareness

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Anticipated Wage: $28.50-$32.28/hr

Shift: This position will either be on 2nd Shift (2:30pm to 11pm) or 3rd Shift: (10:30pm to 7am)

SUMMARY:

Fabricate items and give maintenance support to produce quality products efficiently while communicating effectively. Maintain and repair hydraulic, pneumatic, plumbing, electrical controls, motor controls, robotics, PLC and conveyor systems. Maximize efficiency of equipment, assist plant operations by solving problems to increase efficiency, productivity, and quality, and reduce waste in a safe and efficient manner. Maintain equipment by using tools, techniques, knowledge, and ability in a timely manner. Improve processes. Satisfy customers. Understand basic electronic and electrical principles the ability to troubleshoot to determine problems and make repairs. The desire to Learn new procedures and methods.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Include the following. Other duties may be assigned. All of the following are to be performed while adhering to Tree Top operational policies, safety rules, procedures and good manufacturing practices. It is the responsibility of every employee at Tree Top Inc. to report food safety and food quality problems or risks to personnel with the authority to initiate action against these said possible risks.

This is a representative sample--not to imply a complete listing of all responsibilities and tasks.

• Maintain and Monitor Equipment, collect technical data, identify, and troubleshoot mechanical problems. Monitor changes and improvements to ensure proper operation. Make recommendation if it is necessary to shut down.
• Repair, rebuild, adjust, lubricate, inspect, document findings during preventative maintenance and clean equipment as required in a timely manner.
• Anticipate job needs, gather parts and tools to complete the job. Remove all tools and equipment when finished.
• Assist other mechanics. Communicate with mechanics, co-workers, and next shift personnel. Talk to technicians and co-workers regarding machine operating efficiencies. Train new team members as required.
• Follow safety procedures, maintain a Clean and Safe Work Area, maintain area of responsibility to meet GMP standards.
• Improve PM process, complete shift reports daily and complete assigned Work Orders in a timely manner. Recommend improvements to supervisor.
• Use CMMS Program daily as required.
• Observe Confined Space Entry Procedures, Hot Work Permit Procedures, Emergency Evacuation Procedures, Follow LOTO (lock out/tag out) Procedures and Hazardous Material Policies.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is/or could be required to sit stand, walk, use hands to; finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; climb or balance; talk or hear; taste or smell; reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision for working on equipment, distance vision for looking at overhead equipment, color vision for color coding--wire, steam lines, etc., peripheral vision to see forklift traffic and to view the process, depth perception for making repairs and working on ladders, and the ability to adjust focus for seeing overhead equipment and working on machinery.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is/or could be exposed to:
• Extreme heat, moving mechanical parts, wet and/or humid conditions, electrical shock, high precarious positions, fumes, or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, all weather conditions, vibrations, and loud noise.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

DISCLAIMER:

Full Benefit details for this position can be found on our website: https://www.treetop.com/careers/benefits/

The above job profile does not include all essential and nonessential duties of this job. A full job description is available at the time of interview.

Persons with disabilities may be able to perform the essential duties of this job with reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodation will be evaluated on an individual basis and depends, in part, on the specific requirements for the job, the limitations related to disability and the ability of the department/division to accommodate the limitation. Tree Top does not employ individuals under the age of 18.

Tree Top is an EEO/AA employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. If you require an accommodation to participate in our application process, please contact Human Resources at: [e-mail] or 509-697-7251.

All offers are contingent upon successful completion of a background check and drug screening, in accordance with company policy and applicable state law.