Supports day‑to‑day operations of the Hide Maintenance Department, ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant functioning of all equipment and maintenance activities. Responsibilities include troubleshooting, installing new equipment, repairing existing systems, and maintaining overall operational reliability within the Hide area.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Safety & Compliance
Ensures all company safety policies and procedures are followed in both direct and indirect areas of the Hide Department.
Completes required daily safety documentation.
Maintains good housekeeping and safe work practices.
Maintenance Leadership
Directs assigned employees performing approved maintenance work and production support within the Hide Department.
Assigns mechanics at the start of and throughout the shift to preventive maintenance, planned work orders, and other maintenance needs.
Instructs mechanics on proper job methods, materials, tools, and equipment.
Ensures mechanics are trained and continuously improving skill levels.
Orients new personnel and communicates training needs to the Superintendent.
Operational Oversight
Records job progress and ensures accurate daily time distribution reporting.
Provides immediate response to emergency maintenance needs in the Hide area.
Communicates schedule variances to peers and coordinates overtime approval.
Recommends equipment for inclusion in preventive maintenance programs.
Assists Superintendent in determining spare‑parts stocking requirements.
Ensures work meets specifications and quality standards.
Enforces company policies and work rules among assigned personnel.
Advises engineering and leadership of equipment failures or high‑maintenance items.
Ensures no equipment modifications occur without valid work orders.
Promotes energy‑conservation practices.
Provides technical guidance to production on efficient and economical equipment operation.
Ensures compliance with food safety, HAACP, and government programs as applicable to Hides operations.
Performs all other duties as assigned.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Significant walking and stair climbing.
Temperature varies depending on specific work areas within the Hide Department.
Extended hours may be required.
Potential hazards include knives, machinery, electricity, ammonia, hydraulics, and forklift traffic.
EDUCATION
High school diploma, GED, or equivalent required.
Technical training in mechanical fields preferred.
EXPERIENCE
3–5 years of general industrial maintenance experience.
SPECIAL SKILLS
Knowledge of electrical, hydraulic, welding, and basic PLC systems.
Ability to read and comprehend equipment literature relevant to the Hide Department.
EOE/VETS/DISABLED
Numbers & Facts
Location
Grand Island, NE
Industry
Manufacturing - Other
Company Size
10,000 employees or more
Year Founded
2009
About Company
Pilgrim's is the second-largest chicken producer in the world, with operations in the United States, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Our corporate headquarters is in Greeley, Colorado. We employ approximately 38,000 people and have the capacity to process more than 36 million birds per week for a total of more than 9.5 billion pounds of live chicken annually.Pilgrim's products are sold to foodservice, retail and frozen entrée customers. The company's primary distribution is through retailers, foodservice distributors and restaurants throughout the United States and Puerto Rico and in the Northern and Central regions of Mexico. We currently operate in 12 U.S. states, Puerto Rico and Mexico. These states include Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Pilgrim's Pride is a part of the JBS USA family. JBS S.A., the world's largest protein company, owns 75.5% of our outstanding common stock. Click here for more information on the JBS family of proteins.
Skills
Continuous Improvementunmatched
Corporate Policiesunmatched
Electricityunmatched
Emergency Responseunmatched
Employee Orientationunmatched
Equipment Maintenance/Repairunmatched
Food Safetyunmatched
Forkliftunmatched
Governmentunmatched
High School Diplomaunmatched
Hydraulic Engineeringunmatched
Identify Issuesunmatched
Leadershipunmatched
Maintain Complianceunmatched
Maintenance Servicesunmatched
Preventative Maintenanceunmatched
Production Supportunmatched
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)unmatched
Quality Metricsunmatched
Safety Complianceunmatched
Safety Processunmatched
Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
Staff Trainingunmatched
Technical Leadershipunmatched
Weldingunmatched
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