Projects Specialist

Teasdale Foods Inc; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Teasdale Latin Foods is seeking a skilled maintenance professional to lead projects and maintain plant equipment. You will tackle electrical drawings, ladder programming, and panel fabrication, while coordinating with management and outside vendors.

Primary duties include leading pass-down meetings, documenting progress, and training newer mechanics. A strong maintenance background and industrial maintenance degree are expected, with willingness to work off hours when needed.

Qualifications

• Must fulfill all requirements of a Maintenance A and Journeyman.
• Ability to balance downtime with project work.
• Able to lead pass-down/wrap meetings and train others.

Responsibilities

• Repair and maintain plant equipment and property.
• Attend daily start-up and pass-down meetings with maintenance team.
• Collaborate with Maintenance Manager on updates and projects.
• Document projects (electrical, layout, operation, etc.).
• Build electrical panels per concepts approved with maintenance manager.
• Communicate effectively with management and other mechanics.
• Respond to calls promptly and prioritize duties for efficiency.
• Take a leadership role in project wrap-ups and handoffs.
• Lift up to 80 pounds and work with vendors/contractors as needed.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Documentation

Physical stamina

Education

Industrial Maintenance degree

Job description

Responsibilities

Repair of plant equipment and property Maintain plant equipment and property Maintenance Project work Attend daily start up and pass down meetings. Work with Maintenance Manager on equipment update and Projects Any other work assigned

Qualifications

• Must fulfill all the requirements of a Maintenance “A” and Maintenance “Journeyman”
• Production comes first, must be able to balance downtime with project work
• Must be able to work with the Maintenance Manager on equipment updates, concepts and projects
• Able to work on projects from concept, design, material list/ordering and implementation.
• Must be able to document the project when needed (electrical, layout, operation, etc..)
• Must be willing to work off hours and days to complete projects if needed or to meet timeline
• Must be able to build electrical panels based off concepts agreed upon with maintenance manager
• Must understand electrical drawings, ladder programming, and the correlation between them
• Must understand electrical components (switches, photo eyes, proximity switches, NPN, PNP, NC, NO, sinking, sourcing, digital and analog)
• Must be able to work with Vendors and Contractors
• Must answer every call every time when working on something else or even on break and not wait for another mechanic to answer.
• The intent is not necessarily that every mechanic needs to handle every call but is more to make sure Management and the other mechanics know to prioritize duties for efficiency’s sake.
• Management needs to be able to redirect a mechanic to higher priority calls if needed without wondering what the other mechanics are doing.
• Management must know what every mechanic is doing and getting feedback from all from the radio calls is a good tool to do so.
• Must take a leadership role in pass down/wrap meetings.
• Must be able to communicate well with Management and other mechanics.
• Must do paperwork in a timely manner.
• Must work well without supervision; take on needed duties without being told.
• Must be willing to help train new mechanics.
• Management has final say as to whether a Mechanic is qualified to be a Project Specialist based on the above criteria.
• Management reserves right to hire a new Project Specialist mechanic at Project Specialist pay if Management determines new hire has the potential to be able to do all the above within 6 months of hire date.
• Potential Project Specialist must have outstanding previous experience or a degree in Industrial Maintenance or similar field.
• If at any time during the first 6 months of employment, Management determines that mechanic does not/cannot meet the qualifications above, Management reserves the right to offer mechanic a lower grade position or employee can bid on an open position in the plant or claim a general production position.
• Ability to do assigned work efficiently and independently
• Must be able to lift up to 80 pounds.
• Any additional duties assigned.

We are our people! We love food. Especially Mexican Food. Because of this passion, Teasdale Latin Foods understands that our people make a difference daily. Our employees are committed and excited to apply their expertise every day. From Manufacturing and R&D to Customer Service and Finance, all disciplines collaborate and strive for "Everyday Great Execution." In partnership with our Mission, Vision, and Operating Principles: we define our People Principles as living "LATIN" (Learning, Accountability, Teamwork, Innovation, and Nurturing), which is how our organization will ensure we always make the right decisions for our people and the company. If that sounds good to you, search through our openings below, and let's talk.