Mill Maintenance

Five Rivers Cattle Feeding; Texas; On-site; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Five Rivers Cattle Feeding is hiring a Mill Maintenance technician to ensure continuous mill operation by inspecting machinery, performing repairs, and coordinating maintenance tasks. The role involves handling electrical and boiler systems, maintaining records, and managing parts inventory in a fast-paced feedmill environment.

Candidates should have mechanical aptitude, experience with heavy equipment, and the ability to read safety rules and procedures.

Qualifications

• Understand electrical systems and boilers.
• Strong mechanical abilities.
• Experience operating heavy equipment.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules and manuals.
• Ability to perform basic math across units and measures.

Responsibilities

• Inspect machinery to identify maintenance needs and prioritize tasks.
• Perform preventative maintenance using a computerized work order system.
• Document observations, work performed, and parts used.
• Maintain parts inventory and communicate needs to procurement.
• Schedule downtime and contractor work as needed.
• Assist in other mill duties when required (receiving, loading).
• Keep work areas clean and comply with safety regulations.

Skills

Electrical systems

Mechanical aptitude

Heavy equipment operation

Reading safety rules & manuals

Mathematical calculations

Job description

JOB TITLE: Mill Maintenance

REPORTS TO: Feedmill Manager and Assistant Feedmill Manager

FLSA STATUS: Hourly, Ag-exempt

FUNCTION: Ensures mill operation by inspecting machinery and performing maintenance/repair.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties may be assigned.

• Identifies and prioritizes mill maintenance by visually inspecting machinery for proper functioning (includes: electrical, batching, boilers, and liquid tanks)
• Performs preventative maintenance by utilizing a computerized work order system and carrying out maintenance tasks.
• Maintains maintenance records by documenting observations, work performed, and parts used.
• Maintains parts inventory by communicating parts needed and organizing parts.
• Schedules downtime or after-hours maintenance work and necessary contract work.
• Works in various capacities when another employee is absent or as necessary (may include: receiving, flaking, and loader operation).
• Participates in daily housekeeping, including cleaning and organizing millwork areas.
• Complies with applicable OSHA, FDA, and EPA regulations; maintains appropriate compliance records.
• Complies with applicable safety rules and policies.

Qualifications

• Understanding of electrical systems and boilers.
• Mechanical abilities
• Experience operating heavy equipment.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide into all units of measure, using whole numbers; ability to compute rate, ration, and percent.

Competency

Expected to coordinate projects, conserve organizational resources, demonstrate understanding of Company policy, adapt to changes in the work environment, exhibit sound, and accurate judgment, observe safety and security procedures, and report potentially unsafe conditions.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to airborne particles. The employee is frequently exposed to work near moving mechanical parts and high temperatures. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. The employee is frequently required to climb or balance and is exposed to work in high, precarious places. May be assigned to duties that require the use of a respirator. Pulmonary function test and respirator fit test would apply.

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Employees may be required to wear hardhat; eyes, ears, and respiratory protection daily. See your Manager for the PPE requirements for your job.
• Lifting, carrying, push/pull, pinch/grip, reaching overhead and away from the body, walk, stand, crawl, kneel, squat and climbing are essential to this job.