SP Maintenance Technician

Mount Franklin Foods; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Franklin Foods is seeking a Maintenance Mechanic to set up, adjust, and maintain production equipment, monitor systems, and perform preventative maintenance. You will assist in installing new packaging lines and troubleshoot electrical and pneumatic issues.

Requirements include a high school diploma or GED with technical training or 3 years of experience, and knowledge of industrial electrical control. Bilingual (Spanish/English) is a plus.

Qualifications

• Experience as a maintenance mechanic.
• Experience in using electrical measurement equipment.
• Experience in repairing problems in pneumatic systems.
• Experience in fault tracing in electrical control circuits.
• Experience in installing electric motors.
• Basic experience in building maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Manages level of adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices with regards to Maintenance, Production and Sanitation.
• Ensures compliance with all company and regulatory product quality standards, sanitation standards, food safety standards, employee safety and environmental standards.
• Complies and enforces food quality.
• Adequately carries out all activities related to quality of the finished product.
• Complies and enforces Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s)
• Provide repairs on equipment for Maintenance, Production, Sanitation and the Warehouse to safely and efficiently run operations
• Keep work area clean and in neat condition.
• Meet and enforce best practices for manufacturing (GMP's and 5S's).
• Supervisor may assign other duties.
• Maintain equipment functioning in a safe and efficient operation.
• Inspects used parts to determine changes in dimensional requirements.
• Repairs or replaces defective parts. Install special functional and structural parts in devices. Lubricates and cleans parts.
• Sets up and operates lathe, drill press, grinder, and other metalworking tools to make and repair parts.
• Initiates purchase order for parts and machines. Repair electrical equipment.
• Analyzes mechanical and operational problems on assigned equipment. Plans for and takes corrective action.
• Analyzes circuits, wiring diagrams and drawings to install, repair, calibrate, service or replace electrical and electronic devices and systems.
• Tests equipment to check operation. Tries out equipment after repairs, changeovers or extended downtime.

Skills

Industrial electrical control

Electrical motor repair

Fault tracing in electrical control

Reading plans & diagrams

Pneumatic systems knowledge

Lubrication & maintenance

Education

High School diploma or GED and/or technical training or 3 years’ experience

Job description

Primary Purpose Of This Position

Set up, adjust, and maintain assigned equipment with responsibility for production and quality on this equipment. Monitor all systems during plant operations. Analyze and correct technical and mechanical problems and repair and overhaul equipment and controls. Perform preventative maintenance on production equipment. Assist in the installation on new packaging lines.

Qualifications

High School diploma or GED and/or technical training or 3 years’ experience

Special Knowledge / Skills

knowledge of industrial electrical control

Experience

• Experience as a maintenance mechanic.
• Experience in using electrical measurement equipment.
• Experience in repairing problems in pneumatic systems
• Experience in fault tracing in electrical control circuits
• Experience in installing electric motors
• Basic experience in building maintenance

Area

Essential Functions and Major Responsibilities

• Manages level of adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices with regards to Maintenance, Production and Sanitation
• Ensures compliance with all company and regulatory product quality standards, sanitation standards, food safety standards, employee safety and environmental standards
• Complies and enforces food quality.
• Adequately carries out all activities related to quality of the finished product.
• Complies and enforces Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s)

Production

• Provide repairs on equipment for Maintenance, Production, Sanitation and the Warehouse to safely and efficiently run operations

Order & Cleanliness

• Keep work area clean and in neat condition.
• Meet and enforce best practices for manufacturing (GMP's and 5S's).
• Supervisor may assign other duties.

General Functions

• Maintain equipment functioning in a safe and efficient operation.
• Inspects used parts to determine changes in dimensional requirements.
• Repairs or replaces defective parts. Install special functional and structural parts in devices. Lubricates and cleans parts.
• Sets up and operates lathe, drill press, grinder, and other metalworking tools to make and repair parts.
• Initiates purchase order for parts and machines. Repair electrical equipment.
• Analyzes mechanical and operational problems on assigned equipment. Plans for and takes corrective action.
• Analyzes circuits, wiring diagrams and drawings to install, repair, calibrate, service or replace electrical and electronic devices and systems.
• Tests equipment to check operation. Tries out equipment after repairs, changeovers or extended downtime.

Core Competencies

Technical Skills

• Electrical installations 110,220,440
• Electric motor repair
• Fault detection in control panels
• Reading plans and diagrams.
• Manufacturing of electrical control panels
• Connection of electric motors 90vdc,110ac,220ac,440ac.
• Connection and programming of electric motor drivers
• Connecting and programming temperature controls
• Connection and programming of electrical sensors
• Knowledge of pneumatic systems

Soft Skills

• High mental and visual effort required.
• Willingness to work rotating shifts when required
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) a plus

Physical And Mental Job Requirements

Mental Demands / Physical Demands / Environmental Factors

• Job involves standing most of shift.
• Good physical condition, able to lift and push 50 lbs. safely.
• Sufficient manual dexterity to repair machines properly.
• Physical ability to do work requiring frequent stooping and bending (more than 4 hours of each activity?).
• Sufficient visual acuity (corrected) to read instructions, operate machines, and visually inspect parts and equipment.