Mechanical Technician

newbelgium; Daleville (VA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Dental Insurance

Basic Term Life and AD&D Insurance

Short Term Disability Insurance

Flexible Spending Account

Employee Assistance Program

PTO

401k Match

Paid Caregiver Leave

Profit Sharing

Job summary

New Belgium Brewing in Daleville, VA seeks a Working Supervisor to lead a skilled maintenance team across brewery systems. You will supervise, plan, and coach staff to maintain and repair equipment, ensuring safety and reliability in all plant areas.

Ideal candidates have extensive mechanical knowledge, brewing process familiarity, and experience in scheduling outages and managing budgets. This on-site role includes travel and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent with 8+ years of related experience.
• Proven ability to lead and direct the work of others.
• Expert mechanical knowledge and abilities.
• Expert knowledge of brewing and production processes.
• Expert knowledge of chemical handling.
• Experience scheduling maintenance outages.
• Proficient with electrical, refrigeration, plumbing, welding.
• Experience with lathes, drill press, and other mechanical tools.
• Understanding of sanitary engineering concepts.
• Ability to read and interpret P&ID and construction drawings.
• Confined space, LOTO, OSHA training/certifications.

Responsibilities

• Direct supervision of a team; manage performance and training.
• Assist with development of annual budgets.
• Schedule major rebuilds and downtime with cross-department teams.
• Perform maintenance on equipment and identify spare parts.
• Develop maintenance requirements and training checklists.
• Enforce safety and operational policies; manage lockout procedures.
• Participate in on-call mechanical program.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Team leadership

Budgeting

Maintenance planning

Safety compliance

Mechanical troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

On-call maintenance

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Lathes

Drill press

Welding equipment

Electrical tools

Job description

This is a working supervisor positions that is responsible for leading a team comprised of highly skilled technicians. This position will ensure proper maintenance of brewery systems, as well as the ability to maintaining, repairing and troubleshooting mechanical systems in all areas of the brewery.

Essential Duties:

• Direct supervision of a team; manage and review performance, address personnel issues, sets team priorities and goals, provide coaching, feedback, training and development
• Assist with development of annual budgets
• Resolve daily issues; work cross departmentally to schedule major rebuilds and last minute down time
• Perform the required maintenance on specific pieces of equipment; identify critical spare parts
• Develops maintenance requirements and training checklists on specific pieces of equipment.
• Monitor and ensure safety and operational policies and procedures are followed; provide tools and communication necessary to mitigate; lock out all brewery equipment when required.
• Responsible to participate in on-call mechanical program.
• Other Duties as assigned

Education/ Experience/ Skills:

• High School diploma or equivalent and 8+ years of related experience or equivalent training and experience.
• Proven ability to lead and direct the work of others.
• Expert mechanical working knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Expert knowledge of brewing, production process.
• Expert knowledge of chemical handling and abilities.
• Expert knowledge with scheduling maintenance outages.
• Solid electrical, refrigeration, plumbing, welding abilities.
• Solid experience with Lathes, Drill press, and other specialized mechanical tools.
• Expert understanding of engineering concepts in sanitary applications.
• Expert ability to read, interpret and deliver, instructions, policies and regulations
• Expert understanding of reading and interpreting P&ID'
• Expert understanding of reading and interpreting construction drawings.
• Confined space trained and certified.
• LOTO trained and certified.
• Osha 10 hour trained and certified.
• Osha 30 hour trained and certified.

Wage information

Wage information is provided in compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act and is Bell's and New Belgium's good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation range and benefits offered for this position. The compensation offered to the successful applicant may vary based on factors including experience, skills, education, location, or other position-related reasons.

Starting Hourly Range: $35.00 - $44.00

Benefits

• Medical & Dental Insurance (options available for dependents)
• Basic Term Life and AD&D Insurance
• Short Term Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Employee Assistance Program
• PTO
• 401k Match
• Paid Caregiver Leave
• Profit Sharing

Percent of Travel:

5-20%

Working Conditions:

Distribution center, production areas, Construction areas and Process waste water facility.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift objects weighing up to 80lbs., and carry objects weighing up to 47lbs up to 100 feet
• Ability to push/ pull weights up to 75lbs. and maintain a grip strength required to carry objects including buckets and boxes
• Must show fine motor dexterity
• Ability to climb stairs, stoop, crawl, twist, squat and reach overhead.
• Requires frequent, constant standing and walking

EEO Statement

Bell's and New Belgium welcomes all. We are committed to building an environment that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive within our own walls and amidst the entire craft beer community.

Bell's and New Belgium strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, gender identity and expression (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender individual), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current or prospective service in the uniformed services, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.