Join a 2022 Top Workplace USA and be a part of our growing and dynamic maintenance team at our organic dairy processing facility in Platteville, CO
Industrial Maintenance Technician
Purpose:
The Industrial Maintenance Technician is responsible for the maintenance, trouble-shoot, and repair of all equipment in our milk plant – processing, packaging, quality assurance, and warehouse. Operating/maintaining facility equipment is required under the direction of the facility engineer.
Essential Responsibilities:
- All plant personnel have the responsibility to monitor and report any deviations from our Food Safety and Food Quality (HACCP & SQF) programs to your immediate supervisor.
- Responsible for the trouble-shoot, repair, and maintenance of all production-related equipment – including but not limited to processing and packaging equipment, warehouse crane-related equipment, fork trucks.
- Operate and maintain WWPT systems and facility equipment in collaboration with the Facility Engineer crew.
- Rebuild pumps, gearbox, pneumatic modules, and other equipment as assigned.
- Maintain work, time and materials records as well as keep shop parts inventories.
- Assist with training fellow technicians and production team members to increase workplace effectiveness.
Other Required Responsibilities:
- Collaborate and assist other maintenance technicians in performing repairs as needed.
- Maintain professionalism in handling work situations.
- Identify skill-set deficiency and action-plan to close gap.
- Responsible for Shop Floor tidiness.
Knowledge and Experience:
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Technical degree preferred but not required.
- One to three years maintenance experience, with fluid milk or other food processing experience preferred.
- Electrical knowledge in troubleshooting and repair.
- Welding (particularly MIG/TIG) and fabrication skills a plus.
- Ability to read and interpret manuals for equipment maintenance and repair.
- High-level of reasoning ability to solve practical problems in situations where standardization may not exist.
- Knowledge of PM and standard repair procedures for industrial equipment.
- Be able to read and understand flow, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic drawings and perform associated repair.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively, and is a self-starter.
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to regularly stand, sit, use hands and fingers, reach with arms, climb, or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl around equipment.
- May be required to lift up to 50 lbs.
- Exposure to moving mechanical parts and small risk of electrical shock
- Ability to work in varying temperature conditions, often in wet and/or humid conditions. Noise level requires hearing protection
- Must be comfortable working at heights (i.e., fall protection), LOTO and other safety devices
- Must have ability to work nights and weekends, or provide coverage for other shifts as needed
Benefits
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Company Paid Group Life Insurance
- Voluntary Life Insurance
- Voluntary Short-Term Disability
- Voluntary Long-Term Disability
- Voluntary Accident, Cancer Coverage
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Time Off
- Company Holidays
- Floating Holidays
- Personal Leave
- Family Care Leave
- Free Milk
- Costco Membership Reimbursement
- Captive Shoe Program
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $30.00 - $32.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Experience level:
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Evening shift
- Overnight shift
Work setting:
Work Location: In person