Utilities Maintenance-Night Floater

Post Holdings, Inc.; Maine; On-site; USD 33,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Foods, Inc. in Mars Hill, ME, seeks a Utilities Maintenance Operator L1 to provide maintenance and reliability services for water/gas/air systems. The role ensures safe operation, performs preventive and corrective maintenance, and supports process improvement projects with the plant team.

Successful candidates will have a technical aptitude, SAP exposure, and a commitment to safety and food quality. Weekend and holiday coverage may be required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED or equivalent.
• Associate's degree or two-year technical certificate, or relevant technical experience.
• 1 year of industrial experience with steam or refrigeration preferred.
• Boiler Operator Assistant license or boiler/ammonia certification preferred.
• Ability to read mechanical, piping and electrical schematics/blueprints.
• Prior SAP experience preferred.
• Ability to interact with all levels of the organization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Participate with water/gas/air systems maintenance/operations teams to improve safety, quality, delivery and cost.
• Learn and apply Precision Maintenance techniques and ensure procedures are followed.
• Participate in training for maintenance personnel on critical systems.
• Support reliability procedures for spares and parts.
• Assist in quality commissioning for rebuilt or new systems equipment.
• Assist craftsman on maintenance tasks and troubleshoot technical systems.
• Use CMMS (SAP) to manage reliability reporting and decisions.

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate's degree or two-year technical certificate

1 year experience in industrial environment (steam or refrigeration)

Boiler Operator Assistant license or boiler/ammonia certification

Ability to read mechanical, piping, electrical schematics

Prior experience in SAP

Interpersonal skills across all levels

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Tools

SAP

Job description

Business Unit Overview

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that's First in Food.

Location Description

Michael Foods, Inc. located in Mars Hill, Maine. Pineland Farms is one of the largest food manufacturing organizations located in Aroostook County. Our Mars Hill facility has over 200 incredible team members who work together to provide our customers with the best possible potato product.

Responsibilities

SUMMARY:

The Utilities Maintenance Operator L1 (UMOL1) provides both maintenance and reliability services within the plant, executing with excellence and assisting with water/gas/air systems asset health improvement efforts. The UMOL1 will ensure results while partnering with the plant maintenance team personnel, plant operational team, and all other plant support teams members for success. The UMOL1 focus responsibilities are assistance and executional excellence of facility water/gas/air systems safe operation and preventive and corrective maintenance programs. Other duties will include technical troubleshooting, assisting with equipment installation, adjustments, startups, and process improvement projects. They will assist and execute with excellence in preventive and corrective maintenance practices. Candidates must be a self-starter willing to assist in operational, maintenance, and process responsibilities and KPI results.

This position has the responsibility to comply with Safety work rules at all times as well as an obligation to reinforce Safety as a Core Value. Ensures that all policies, procedures and activities, related to Food Safety & Quality, are followed and complied with uniformly, in an effort to reduce product and process variability. This role must be available to work scheduled work times, weekends, and holidays, as necessary.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Participate with water/gas/air systems maintenance/operations team members and tasks to ensure personal safety, quality, delivery, and cost, are continuously being improved to achieve company objectives. Be an active member who contributes to the advancement of the MFI & ARM culture.
• Learn and execute Precision Maintenance® techniques ensuring procedural compliance and that job tolerances are met
• Actively participate in critical water/gas/air systems training for maintenance/operations personnel
• Actively participate in implementing quality assurance and reliability procedures for critical water/gas/air systems spares and parts
• Actively participate in quality commissioning procedures for critical rebuilt or new water/gas/air systems equipment
• Actively participate and assist craftsman during critical water/gas/air systems maintenance assignments
• Learn and execute technical water/gas/air systems troubleshooting tasks while working with experienced personnel
• Utilize MFI approved CMMS to manage, document, and support water/gas/air systems reliability reporting and decision making. This will be accomplished through the guidance of MFI ARM standards.
• Keep accurate and up-to-date records (i.e., SAP data, regulatory documentation etc..).
• Provides input for root cause analysis (RCA) and Reliability Centered Maintenance to create an environment of continuous asset reliability improvement.
• Promote, and foster Michael Foods culture, values, and principles.
• Act as a role model by demonstrating safe work behaviors. Accountable for a safe and healthy workplace for everyone. Adhere to all safety policies and procedures and incorporate safety and health in all jobs and tasks.
• Adheres to Quality work practices, follows GMP's, maintains sanitary conditions and ensures that product quality is maintained. Reports on any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety and quality.
• Always ensures required regulatory compliance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPEREINCE REQUIRED:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent
• Associate's degree or two-year technical certificate, or experience which demonstrates technical aptitude preferred.
• 1 year of experience in an industrial environment with an emphasis on steam or refrigeration preferred
• Boiler Operator Assistant license or boiler/ammonia equivalent certification preferred.
• Ability to read and understand mechanical, piping, and/or electrical schematics and blueprints including equipment specific diagrams preferred
• Prior experience in SAP preferred.
• Ability to interact with all levels of the organization
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and listen. The employee often is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, and feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; taste and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee will be exposed to a noisy environment that varies from hot to cold in temperature. 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 pay range for this position is $23.97 to $30.60 per hour.