Utility Technican

Post Holdings Inc.; Wakefield (NE); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Foods, Inc. is seeking an Utilities Maintenance Operator L1 (UMOL1) at the Wakefield, Nebraska plant. The role covers maintenance and reliability of water/gas/air systems, ensuring safe operation and adherence to quality standards.

You will support preventive maintenance, troubleshoot, and collaborate with maintenance and operations teams to improve asset health. Candidates should have a high school diploma or GED, and prefer an associate degree or technical certificate with SAP

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED or equivalent required.
• Associates degree or two-year technical certificate preferred.
• About 1 year of industrial experience, preferably with steam or refrigeration.
• Ability to read and understand mechanical, piping and electrical schematics.
• Prior SAP experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance and reliability tasks on water/gas/air systems.
• Support preventive and corrective maintenance programs.
• Troubleshoot equipment with experienced personnel.
• Document maintenance actions and regulatory data in records.
• Adhere to Safety and GMP policies; promote safe work behaviors.
• Assist with equipment installation, startups and process improvements.

Skills

Interacting with all levels

Written and verbal communication

Safety culture

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associates degree or technical certificate

1 year industrial experience (steam/refrigeration preferred)

Ability to read mechanical/piping/electrical schematics

SAP experience preferred

Interdepartmental collaboration

Tools

SAP

Job description

Brand: Michael Foods Inc.

Categories: Operations Production

Locations: Wakefield, Nebraska

Position Type: Regular Full-Time

Remote Eligible: No

Req ID: 33060

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

Wakefield is one of the largest production facilities within Michael Foods. We serve as a flex plant and are able to produce everything from a whole pasteurized egg to liquid, dried, hardboiled and curds.

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. Assumes personal responsibility to insure 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

• 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

Post Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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. Assumes personal responsibility to insure 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.

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

• 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