Food Production Maintenance Tech - Hiring Immediately

Buckhead Chicago is Now Hiring Food Production Maintenance Technicians Lvl. I!

Earn Up to $31.78 per Hour* - Top Benefits Available

Hiring Immediately - $1,000 Sign-On Bonus

The Food Production Technician I role is essential for supporting the operations team and is responsible for troubleshooting equipment issues and performing preventive maintenance on production equipment throughout the facility with limited supervision. Participate in 5S and Lean manufacturing activities including material handling improvements, production line configuration, and safety procedures.

Job Details:

• Earn up to $31.78 per hour*
• $1,000 sign-on bonus
• Comprehensive healthcare package
• Annual boot & tool allowance
• Shift: Monday - Friday - 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM

(*Depending on experience)

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Supports company safety policies and performs work related activities in a safe manner. Make suggestions to improve safe work practices and procedures as appropriate
• Perform inspections tasks on production and process utility equipment to increase quality, safety, and overall equipment reliability. Train with Mechanic II, III's on correctly completing preventive/predictive task
• Shadow and assist Mechanics II, III's with the diagnoses and repair of production and process utility equipment deficiencies and failures; to include, but not limited to mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic equipment
• Learn continuous improvements tools and methods to improve equipment reliability, may include root cause analysis (RCA), failure mode analysis (FMA) and make recommendations to prevent recurrence
• Train with Mechanic II, III's on correctly reading and interpreting equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service
• Responsible for effectively managing assigned planned work, unplanned failures, and work orders in a high-paced, fluid work environment
• Responsible for accurately and concisely logging work orders in computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) to properly track maintenance and equipment performance metrics; to include labor, equipment uptime, preventive maintenance compliance, MTTR, MTBF, part usage, etc.

Qualifications:

Education:

• High School diploma or GED

Experience:

• Maintenance experience in a manufacturing setting, required
• 1-3 years of food processing maintenance experience, preferred
• Experience using lockout tagout, job hazard analysis, hot work permits, confined space, etc., preferred
• Experience working in a food processing environment and familiar with USDA, FDA, and SQF policies and procedures, preferred

Certificates, Licenses and Registrations:

• Required - must provide own tools (diagnostic equipment and major tools provided by Sysco) necessary to perform all maintenance repair and diagnostics
• Preferred - formal training in equipment maintenance repair, installation, and troubleshooting of electrical equipment is highly desired

Skills:

• Must be safety conscious and have basic knowledge of OSHA safety regulations
• Basic computer skills and knowledge
• Basic knowledge and skill in diagnosis and repair of mechanical pneumatic, and electrical systems
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Must have good oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work both alone and in a team environment
• Basic knowledge and skill with a multi-meter and infrared thermometer, preferred

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