Maintenance Mechanic

The Mechanic III maintains and repairs machinery and equipment ( e.g.- Blenders, Fluid Beds, Film Lines, Grinders, Sifters and other production machinery). This employee has the responsibility to report food safety hazards or personnel safety concerns to their immediate supervisor.    

Responsibilities:

• Directs workers engaged in maintaining and repairing equipment including but not limited to such items as: motors, pumps, Blenders, Fluid Beds, Film Lines and other manufacturing  equipment
• Trains other mechanics in proper working procedures and SOPs
• Takes on and runs projects as assigned
• Requisitions tools, equipment, and supplies
• Inspects completed work for conformance to blueprints, specifications and standards
• Studies production schedules and estimates worker hour requirements for completion of job assignments
• Establishes or adjusts work procedures to meet production schedules
• Enforces safety regulations
• Suggests changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of work crew
• Analyzes and resolves work problems or assist workers in resolving work problems
• Confer with supervisors to coordinate activities of maintenance department
• Enter timely and accurate information into preventative maintenance computer program
• Recommends parts to be deleted or kept in stock
• Regular attendance is an essential function of this position.
• Master Trainer of 80% of plant equipment
• Regular attendance is an essential function of this position.
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Maintains all assigned safety trainings
• Maintains all PPE needed for one’s job performance and safety
• Works independently and with other Team members

Education, Training:      

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)

Experience Required:   

• A minimum of three to five years’ experience in the repair and maintenance of filling and packaging equipment in a manufacturing environment or equivalent experience
• PLC programming and knowledge of ladder logic a plus

Knowledge, Skills & Competencies:       

• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions finished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
• Ability to work with amino acids, vitamins and fine chemicals in powder and liquid form as well as allergen products.

Language, Computer & Numeracy:        

• Ability to communicate effectively in English both verbally and written
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures and governmental regulations
• Ability to write reports and procedures manuals
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients and customers
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and written
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measures, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to interpret bar graphs

Physical Demands:

• Regularly involves talking or listening, sitting, and the use of hands and fingers.
• Regularly involves going up and down stairs.
• Frequently involves reaching with hands and arms, standing and walking.
• Occasionally involves crouching, stooping, kneeling and/or climbing or balancing.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Manual dexterity sufficient to reach/handle items, works with the fingers, and perceives attributes of objects and materials.
• Involves moderate physical activity performing non-strenuous daily activities of a primarily administrative nature.
• Should be able to identify and distinguish colors, see clearly at 20 inches or closer and 20 feet or more, observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point, judge distances and spatial relationships, and adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus.

Typical Environmental Conditions

• May be exposed to moderate noise levels (i.e. office equipment, light traffic).
• May be exposed to moderate to high noise levels (i.e. production equipment, forklifts, heavy traffic).
• May be exposed to humidity, intense heat and cold, outdoor weather conditions, and fumes and toxic chemicals.
• May work in areas with mechanical moving parts, above ground with risk of fall, or areas with risk of electrical shock.

This is an accurate description of the essential functions of my position.