Utility Technician - Days (Boiler and Refrigeration)

Post Holdings, Inc.; Iowa (LA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Foods, Inc. in Lenox, IA, is seeking a Maintenance Technician to repair, install and troubleshoot boiler and refrigeration systems across the plant. You will work with a safety-first culture and support food safety and GMP compliance.

The role requires the ability to read mechanical, piping and electrical diagrams, use SAP CMMS for maintenance records, and collaborate with a skilled team to improve asset reliability.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required; associate degree or technical certificate preferred.
• Ability to read and understand mechanical, piping, and electrical schematics/diagrams is preferred.
• 1 year of industrial maintenance experience with steam or refrigeration is preferred.
• Experience with SAP is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Repair, install and troubleshoot boiler and refrigeration systems throughout the plant.
• Follow safety rules and promote a safe, healthy workplace.
• Maintain GMPs and food safety, ensuring product quality.
• Read and interpret mechanical, piping, and electrical schematics.
• Use SAP CMMS to document maintenance and reliability data.
• Assist with root cause analysis (RCA) and reliability improvements.
• Collaborate with maintenance team to improve asset reliability.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Mechanical aptitude

Electrical knowledge

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate degree or two-year technical certificate

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 Lenox, Iowa and often called the "Pearl of the Prairie" is where you can find small town living, focused on family and friends, with big city amenities not far from reach in Des Moines, Omaha, and Kansas City. Located in southwest Iowa, Taylor county, with a population of around 1400, the Lenox area reaches far beyond the city limits with beautiful and productive fields of corn, beans, and other croplands. Lenox holds an amazing four day Rodeo every July and is home to a beautiful 36-9 hole golf course, several fishing and boating lakes, great area hunting, a beautiful city park with swimming pool, and many picnic parks. The MFI location in Lenox produces primarily pre-cooked egg patties. With its friendly atmosphere, safe environment, and progressive spirit, Lenox is a great place to live, work, play, and raise a family.

Responsibilities

Position Summary: Repair, install and troubleshoot boiler and refrigeration systems throughout the plant. 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.

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 ensure 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 GMPs, 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

• 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.