Sandwich Making 1 Advanced Technical Resource

The J.M. Smucker Company; Scottsville (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The J.M. Smucker Company in Scottsville, KY is seeking a Sandwich Making Advanced Technical Resource to lead and support electrical, instrumentation, and maintenance activities across the production line while maintaining GMP, safety, and quality standards.

This role requires hands-on diagnostics, preventive and predictive maintenance, line health checks, and collaboration with Plant Engineering and operations to improve asset reliability and reduce downtime.

Qualifications

• Must be Level 6 or higher to apply.
• Documentation of electrical training and demonstration of electrical, instrumentation, or PLC skills is desired.
• Must demonstrate willingness and aptitude to learn preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance tools and technologies.
• Must be willing to work overtime on all shifts and teams.
• Less than 16 points over the last 12-month period, as defined in the Plant Selection Process.
• Willful unsafe acts could eliminate a candidate from consideration for this role.
• No written disciplinary action in the last 12 months, including attendance.

Responsibilities

• Able to assume responsibility for manufacturing consumer foods in compliance with all food safety, quality, regulatory, and GMP requirements.
• Support company and site safety policies, perform work safely, recognize unsafe working conditions, coach peers, and suggest improved safety standards as appropriate.
• Operate, maintain, clean, change over, and sanitize production equipment while following and improving documented standards.
• Inspect, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair electrical, instrumentation, controls, automation equipment, and related software.
• Execute and improve preventive maintenance activities, including lubrication, inspections, maintenance work plans, and timely creation and completion of work orders.
• Learn and apply predictive and condition-based maintenance tools, including vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis, ultrasound, and other emerging reliability technologies.

Skills

Electrical training

Instrumentation/PLC skills

Preventive maintenance

Troubleshooting

Teamwork

Tools

Studio 5000

FactoryTalk ME/SE

Proficy

Logix 5000

Job description

TITLE

Sandwich Making Advanced Technical Resource

LOCATION

Scottsville, Kentucky

REPORTS TO

Dylan Read

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Able to assume responsibility for manufacturing consumer foods in compliance with all food safety, quality, regulatory, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) requirements.
• Able to support company and site safety policies, perform work safely, recognize unsafe working conditions, coach peers, and suggest improved safety standards as appropriate.
• Able to operate, maintain, clean, change over, and sanitize production equipment while following and improving documented operational, maintenance, and sanitation standards.
• Able to inspect, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair electrical, instrumentation, controls, automation equipment, and related software.
• Able to execute and improve preventive maintenance activities, including lubrication, inspections, maintenance work plans, and timely creation and completion of work orders.
• Able to learn and apply predictive and condition‑based maintenance tools, including vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis, ultrasound, and other emerging reliability technologies.
• Able to collect, interpret, document, and communicate equipment‑condition data to identify degradation, prioritize corrective work, prevent failures, improve asset health, and reduce reactive maintenance.
• Able to develop and improve condition‑monitoring routes, preventive maintenance tasks, asset‑care standards, and equipment‑health plans.
• Able to demonstrate proficiency in operation and troubleshooting of the following:
• Power Distribution
• Studio 5000 or Logix 5000 platform hardware and software
• Drives and Motion Control
• FactoryTalk ME and SE
• Ethernet/IP Control Network
• Food Manufacturing and Utility Instrumentation
• Able to maintain and properly operate electrical testing equipment.
• Able to utilize drawings, prints, schematics, and instruction manuals to determine the proper steps for preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs.
• Able to adhere to company drawing and documentation standards.
• Able to receive turnover from the previous shift, including emails, downtime events, equipment outages, open defects, centerline concerns, and ongoing technical‑support needs.
• Able to review daily planning and scheduling, work orders, while‑down work, CIL activities, preventive maintenance, and mechanical or electrical follow‑ups.
• Able to participate in Daily Direction Setting and review prior‑shift downtime outages and the top sources of downtime first‑hand to validate conditions and plan support for the current shift.
• Able to conduct line health checks during the first and second half of the shift, verifying tools and shadow boards, identifying defects, checking visual controls and centerlines, correcting issues when possible, and documenting follow‑ups for the oncoming shift.
• Able to complete toolbox checks in Proficy and prepare reliability grams or other technical communications as needed.
• Able to communicate technical callouts to the Team Leader and facilitate an effective shift pass‑down covering defects, top downtime events, centerlines, and ongoing issues.
• Able to review weekly top losses with Team Leaders, Area Leaders, Plant Engineering, Equipment Owners, or other appropriate partners and drive issues to root cause.
• Able to review and update 90‑day‑plan technical countermeasures and assist PM/AM Coordinators with developing the next week's work plan.
• Able to update the technical portion of the monthly team scorecard with appropriate support and communicate results to the team.
• Able to complete monthly audits of the Technical Document Library using the applicable Tech Doc Audit DMS guidance.
• Able to use continuous‑improvement tools, including breakdown elimination and root cause analysis, to eliminate losses and document, communicate, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Able to own one or more technical, safety, quality, or reliability systems and lead projects that improve safety, quality, equipment reliability, and production results.
• Able to coach team members on electrical, instrumentation, controls, machine functionality, defect identification and resolution, equipment repair, failure prevention, and predictive‑maintenance concepts.
• Able to travel and actively participate in training, qualification programs, assessments, vendor visits, and scheduled maintenance activities.
• Able to create and maintain SOPs, job aids, preventive maintenance improvements, work instructions, technical documentation, and training materials.
• Able to maintain and expand technical expertise in industrial networks, servers, FactoryTalk applications, motion controls, predictive‑maintenance tools, and other advanced E&I technologies.
• Able to obtain and maintain Maintenance Low Voltage Qualification within twelve months of the start date.
• Able to utilize computers, Microsoft Office applications, and online training resources to maintain accurate records, analyze data, communicate findings, and complete required training.
• Able to maintain an accurate electronic database of repair and maintenance activities, including parts usage, findings, follow‑up actions, and time tracking.
• Capable of working independently and in a team environment, helping solve problems, and implementing sustainable solutions.
• A proven track record of good attendance and consistent safety, quality, and performance.
• Flexibility to work a 12‑hour shift and overtime for down‑day activities, outages, and coverage on other teams.

Prerequisites

• Must be Level 6 or higher to apply.
• Documentation of previous electrical training and demonstration of electrical, instrumentation, or PLC skills is desired.
• Must demonstrate the willingness and aptitude to learn preventive, predictive, and condition‑based maintenance tools and technologies.
• Must be willing to work overtime on all shifts and teams.
• Less than 16 points over the last 12-month period, as defined in the Plant Selection Process.
• Willful unsafe acts could eliminate a candidate from consideration for this role.
• No written disciplinary action in the last 12 months, including attendance.

Additional Information

• Pay increases associated with this opportunity will be administered in accordance with the Scottsville Plant Pay and Progression System.

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