Maintenance Mechanic (Night Shift)
Hazelwood, Missouri, United States
SUMMARY
The primary role of the Maintenance Mechanic is to provide competent & effective Electrical and Mechanical Maintenance support to the Plant and Facility operations in a safe manner. The Maintenance Mechanic will be responsible for maintaining, adjusting and repairing of plant machinery to meet industry standards while ensuring compliance with all regulatory agencies, including but not limited to USDA, OSHA, FDA, EPA and Local Government. The position will require a flexible schedule focusing on preventive maintenance and timely repairs.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Installed, and/or troubleshoot and repair Manufacturing equipment such as: assembly, conveyors, forming, mixing (Oven operations is a plus).
- Follows work instructions and OSHA safety rules, including the use of all PPE and other safety equipment in an industrial environment.
- Diagnose problems, replace and repair parts, detect and replace defective items, test and make final adjustments for high-speed production equipment.
- Diagnose and repair all electrical functions.
- Must be able to prioritize and triage in a fast-paced work environment.
- Must be able to maintain equipment in accordance with diagrams and manufactures specifications while following preventative maintenance work orders and scheduled PM’S.
- Generate work orders, and parts request.
- Be able to use some machine shop, and other related machines as required to repair parts or fabricate modifications.
- Complete work orders and PMs and the documentation for that work
- Ability to use mechanical and pneumatic processes: including cylinders and glue machines, date coders.
- Operate equipment such as forklifts, scissors lifts, and other appropriate equipment
- Maintain current GMP, Safety, Food Safety, & technical knowledge by actively participating in training.
QUALIFICATIONS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The following list that follows is representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required:
- 2+ years of experience working in the food manufacturing industry.
- 4 years of experience working as an experienced level maintenance mechanic.
- PLC experience is a plus
- Able to work rotation 12-hour shift including weekends and some overtime and occasionally.
- Ability to follow manufacturing specifications and schematics.
- Knowledge of food grade aluminum and stainless-steel welding techniques.
- Complete knowledge of fabrication techniques.
- Electrical knowledge and packing machinery experience a plus.
- Possess a full complement of the necessary hand and power tools to support an industrial manufacturing plant.
- Ability to multitask, prioritize items and be self-motivated.
- Complete knowledge of all tools required for industrial maintenance, including those used to broach, mill, and lathe.
- Must be able to communicate and understand safety issues, including reading the information on safety equipment and relaying relevant information to coworkers.
- Have a basic knowledge of control power and main power.
- Be able to identify and understand all different lubricants and their use for a chain lube to a high-performance synthetic lube.
- Knowledge of welding techniques (MIG, TIG, Acetylene).
- Understand pneumatic and water systems.
- Must be able to use soldering techniques
- Must be able to read electrical schematics.
- Must be able to identify appropriate motor frame, power load, and amp draw.
- Must have their own set of professional electrical tools, including voltmeter and amp meter.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
A high school diploma or its equivalent is required. Complete working knowledge of the manufacturing process, typically resulting from a minimum of five years’ experience in related jobs.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read and interpret quality documents, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50-75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, and energized equipment. The noise level in the work environment varies depending on tasks.
OTHER DUTIES
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
POSITION TYPE/EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK
This is a Full Time Non-Exempt position 40 hour per week, and it may require working additional hours depending on business need requirements.
Your Career Journey At Nature’s Bakery
As a young company, we have had the opportunity to shape, reinforce and live our five core company values daily:
- Growth Minded. You are incessantly curious, you believe career development is journey built on experiences, feedback and personal growth
- Solutions-Focused. You excel at both thinking and doing and have a track record of turning organizational objectives into actionable solutions
- You thrive in environments where team members treat each other with respect and support one another, in fact you believe the best solutions emerge when you can engage in fact-based, low-ego discussions
- Stronger Together. Working as a team towards a common goal, we thrive on collaboration because we believe each of us has a unique perspective to offer
- “Doing the right thing” guides you, it is the compass that guides every decision and action you take
