Job description
Maintenance Technician
$5,000 New Applicant Hiring Bonus!
Sign-On Incentive. You will be eligible to receive a sign-on incentive based on the following schedule:
- $500 following your completion of one months (30 days) of continued employment with the Company.
- $1,500 following your completion of three months (90) days of continued employment with the Company.
- $3,000 following six (6) months of continued employment with the Company.
Hourly Rate:
$29 - $32.00
Summary:
Safely and efficiently work on any of the processing or packaging machines, in a manner that standards of quality are continuously met while helping improve downtime by ensuring machines continuously run to Company standards.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
- Ensures that all tasks and functions are performed in a safe manner and that expectations for quality are met throughout the production and packaging processes.
- Work all regular and overtime scheduled shifts.
- Preform all duties associated with bottle changes to ensure efficient and effective startups; not exclusive to rail and conveyor adjustments, installations of correct bottle handling parts, placement and adjustments of all primary and secondary assets, etc.
- Observes mechanical devices in operation to locate causes of trouble.
- Fabricate, disassemble and assemble production equipment to gain access to and remove defective parts.
- Adjusts functional parts of devices and control instruments.
- Repairs or replaces defective parts.
- Lubricates and cleans parts.
- Initiates purchase order for parts and machines and creates and documents hours worked on applicable work orders.
- Performs preventative maintenance on all equipment and troubleshoot/repair processing filling and packaging production equipment.
- Weld, perform sheet metal work and employ basic shop floor skills (lathe, drill press, grinder, and other metalworking tools).
- Install, move, and relocate machinery/equipment according to blueprints and other drawings.
- Read and interpret blueprints and equipment manuals.
- All other duties as assigned by management.
Basic Qualifications:
- Minimum of three to five years’ experience in an industrial maintenance role.
- Knowledge of troubleshooting bearings, belts, sheaves, sprockets, chains, and gear reducers and proper alignment of these drive devices.
- Experience in inspection of all included above and the ability to make recommendations on the proper level of replacement and inspection.
- Ability to make recommendation on spare parts, lock-out tag-out, guarding, and the level of operator involvement for proper machine integrity.
- Ability to troubleshoot electrical circuits up to 480VAC and have requisite knowledge in the operation of a DMM.
Desired Qualifications:
- Previous experience in the food industry and knowledge of GMP’s and SQF audits would be valuable.
Competencies:
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
- Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
- Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Work Environment:
- Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts
- Frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions
- Occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; risk of electrical shock; and vibration.
- Usually loud working environment.
Physical Demands:
- Regularly required to stand and talk or hear
- Frequently required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms
- Occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
- Must regularly life and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently life and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally life and/or move more than 100 pounds.
- This job description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all inclusive list of all the responsibilities and working conditions of the position. While it is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements, management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary.
Richelieu Foods, Inc. is a leading national private label and contract packing food manufacturer focused on frozen pizza, salad dressing, and BBQ sauce product categories. We have four manufacturing facilities located in OH, IL, IA, and WI. We provide products to many national retailers, wholesalers, distributors, club and mass stores, as well as industrial accounts including other food manufacturers.
This position is based out of our Elk Grove Village, IL location.
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