Production Technician III

Sysco Northeast Rdc; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysco Northeast Rdc in Portland, Oregon is looking for a Production Technician III. This role involves maintenance duties across production equipment, ensuring safety and efficiency through preventive measures. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in a manufacturing setting, comprehensive knowledge of safety regulations, and the ability to diagnose complex equipment failures. This position requires working in a fast-paced environment with varied conditions, and candidates should be prepared for evening and weekend shifts.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing setting.
• Experience using safety protocols such as lockout tagout and job hazard analysis.
• Experience in food processing and familiarity with USDA, FDA, and SQF policies.

Responsibilities

• Championing safety policies and procedures according to industry standards.
• Conducting preventive maintenance tasks on production equipment.
• Diagnosing and repairing equipment deficiencies and failures.
• Using continuous improvement methods to enhance equipment reliability.
• Leading equipment rebuilds, installations, and line moves.
• Managing planned work and unplanned failures in a fast-paced environment.
• Logging work orders accurately in a computerized system.

Skills

Knowledge of OSHA safety regulations

Knowledge of environmental and food safety regulations

Moderate computer skills

Preventive Maintenance Inspections and repair

Diagnosis and repair of mechanical systems

Diagnosis and repair of electrical systems

Diagnosis and repair of pneumatic systems

Diagnosis and repair of hydraulic systems

Use of multi-meter

Use of infrared thermometer

Use of megohmmeter

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

The Production Technician III role is essential for supporting the operations team and is responsible for planning and performing highly diversified duties to include installing, moving, repairing and preventive maintenance on production equipment throughout the facility. Perform 5S and Lean manufacturing activities including material handling improvements, production line configuration, and safety procedures.

This role must use and exemplify industry leading maintenance practices and methodologies to increase equipment safety, uptime, and performance.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Champions company and industry standard safety policies and procedures - OSHA, NEC, NFPA, USDA, FDA, etc. Recognize, escape, and action unsafe work conditions and engage with co-workers to ensure conditions and behaviors comply with policies. Make suggestions to improve safe work practices and procedures as appropriate.
• Develop and execute inspections and preventive/predictive maintenance tasks on production and process utility equipment to increase quality, safety, and overall equipment reliability.
• Diagnose and repair production and process utility equipment deficiencies and failures; to include, but not limited to mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic equipment. May include facility repairs as needed.
• Use continuous improvement tools and methods to improve equipment reliability, may include root cause analysis (RCA), failure mode analysis (FMA) and make recommendations to prevent recurrence. Coach and train team members on RCA and FMA.
• Champion and lead production equipment rebuilds, line moves, installations, setups, and calibrations. Work with OEMs on emergency repairs as needed.
• Read and interpret equipment work orders, manuals, assembly diagrams, electrical schematics, and P&ID's to perform required maintenance and service. Coach and train team members on reading and interpreting said technical documents.
• Responsible for effectively managing assigned planned work, unplanned failures, and work orders in a high‑paced, fluid work environment.
• Responsible for accurately and concisely logging work orders in computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) to properly track maintenance and equipment performance metrics; to include labor, equipment uptime, preventive maintenance compliance, MTTR, MTBF, part usage, etc.

QUALIFICATIONS

Experience

Required

• Five (5) plus years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing setting.

Experience using lockout tagout, job hazard analysis, hot work permits, confined space, etc.

Experience working in a food processing environment and familiar with USDA, FDA, and SQF policies and procedures.

Preferred

• 1 year experience in a leadership role
• Experience with the use of condition diagnostic techniques including vibration analysis, oil analysis, ultrasonic testing, and thermographic testing.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations

• Required - Must provide own tools (diagnostic equipment and major tools provided by Sysco) necessary to perform all maintenance repair and diagnostics.
• Preferred - Formal training in equipment maintenance repair, installation, and troubleshooting of electrical equipment is highly desired.

Skills

• Extensive knowledge of OSHA safety regulations
• Extensive knowledge of environmental and food safety regulations
• Moderate computer skills and knowledge
• Extensive knowledge and skill in Preventive Maintenance Inspections and repair
• Extensive knowledge and skill in diagnosis and repair of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems
• Extensive knowledge and skill with a multi‑meter, infrared thermometer, and megohmmeter.

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.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit and must frequently lift heavy items.
• The employee is Repair work requires excellent hand and finger dexterity used for wrenches, hand tools and other shop equipment.
• Ability to operate various pieces of equipment.
• Ability to stand, sit, walk, bend, reach.
• Ability to push/pull.
• Ability to lift /carry.
• Ability to grasp tools.
• Ability to perform Repetitive motion: wrenches and hand tools.

Working Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an associate may encounter while performing the essential functions of the job.

• Food processing temperatures of <=38 degrees F.
• While performing the duties of this job, the associate is occasionally exposed to wet, hot, extreme cold and/or humid conditions; and moving mechanical parts and may be required to work in confined spaces. The associate works non-traditional business hours including evenings, nights, weekends, holidays and on-call. The associate may occasionally be required to travel to other Operating Companies or the corporate office as business needs dictate (i.e. training, business continuation, etc.). The associate is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places and confined spaces. The associate is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.