GRIFFIN FOODS MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

Summary: The Maintenance Technician is responsible for the scheduled, unscheduled and preventative maintenance and repair of a wide variety of manufacturing and packaging equipment requiring a strong mechanical skills base to include: hydraulics, pneumatics, electrical, conveyor systems and PLC usage.

Essential Functions

• Effectively complete preventive and proactive maintenance per the schedule to prevent breakdowns on equipment.

• Utilize root-cause analysis skills to investigate breakdown and line stoppages while collaborating with other departments.

• Initial responder when a line stops producing and assures that the appropriate mechanical help is on-site to correct any problems quickly using electrical and/or mechanical skills.

• Prioritizes work to ensure timely maintenance, repair and installation of equipment, tools and utility systems to minimize manufacturing downtime and completes all required paperwork and documentation.

• Repair or maintain the operating condition of industrial production or processing machinery or equipment including inspection, assembly, disassembly, and replacement as necessary.

• Observe and test the operation of machinery or equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using voltmeters or other testing devices.

• Operate newly repaired machinery or equipment to verify the adequacy of repairs.

• Analyze test results, machine error messages or information obtained from operators to diagnose equipment problems.

• Inspects operating machines and equipment for conformance with operational and safety performance standards.

• Support the facility’s food safety and food quality programs to assure compliance and achieve desired results.

• Perform other duties as required by supervisor.

Requirements

Education & Experience:

• Three (3) plus years’ experience in industrial manufacturing maintenance required.

• Electrical/electronic troubleshooting and repair skills required.

Position-Specific Skills:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.

• Demonstrated ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.

• Ability to use Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)

• Ability to work flexible hours if needed.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to occasionally lift and/or carry up to 100 pounds.

• Must be able to push and/or pull up to 25 pounds.

• Must be able to continuously stand and/or walk for extended periods of time on concrete surface.

• Ability to repeatedly kneel, bend, crouch, reach, climb and/or stoop throughout the shift as needed to successfully perform job duties.

• Successful completion of a post-offer physical assessment, drug screen and background check required.