Maintenance Mechanic

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Description

position Overview:

The Maintenance Mechanic supports the plant departments by responding in a timely manner to service and/or repair plant equipment and facility. The Reed City Plant operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Reasons you will LOVE working here:

Our #1 Priority is Human and Food Safety!

Shift Information:

* 2nd Shift (3pm to 11pm)

* Crew will be determined prior to start date

* Shift is scheduled for 40 hours (5-day work week)

* Ability and willingness to work overtime, any shift, including days, nights, weekends and for emergency events

Wages:

* $29.66 per hour with opportunity to advance in skill level up to $38.03 per hour.

* Shift differential of $.35 per hour for hours worked on 3rd shift

Benefits:

* Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

* Paid Vacation and Holidays

* 401k

* And more!

Main Responsibilities:

In this role, you will:

* Follow all company safety policies and procedures to ensure a safe working environment

* Install, maintain, trouble-shoot, and repair industrial yogurt processing and packaging machinery, work tools and equipment

* Provide technical support and plant leadership for equipment troubleshooting and equipment modifications

* Perform both uptime and down time preventative maintenance in adherence to the master PM schedule

* Perform corrective maintenance work order

* Repair and maintain building utilities

* Ability to learn and perform minor machining and welding tasks

* Design and layout circuits, install fixtures, wiring conduits, motors, and other electrical equipment/components

* Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives to increase platform performance

* Assist with training new employees as needed

* Attend meetings and trainings as required

* Perform additional related tasks as assigned

Requirements

• 3 years of experience in manufacturing maintenance or related experience
• Experience with PLC
• Working knowledge and demonstrated skills in the installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of piping systems
• Working knowledge and demonstrated skills in arc welding, gas welding and solder practices
• Mechanical, math, troubleshooting and problem-solving and basic computer skills
• Effective written and oral communication skills
• Proficiency in basic computer skills
• Must be able to lift, move, push, pull 50lbs on a regular basis
• Must be able to perform physical tasks for extended periods of time, including standing, walking, climbing, bending, squatting, pushing, pulling and twisting over surfaces
• Willing and able to work any shift schedule, including nights and weekends, daily overtime or overtime outside of your regular scheduled hours as required (more than 40 hours per week)
• Ability to wear protective clothing and equipment such as safety shoes, face masks, safety glasses, hearing protection, hard hat/bump cap, hair/beard net and gloves when required
• Ability to work in hot, cold, noisy, dusty, wet environmental working conditions
• Ability to climb and/or work at heights while utilizing stairs, ladders, personnel lifts, or platforms
• Ability to work with allergens that might be present in a food environment
• Ability to work around industrial high-speed moving machinery
• Willing and able to adhere to all grooming requirements necessary for a food manufacturing environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in welding
• Experience in Vertical Mill
• Experience in Lathe machining