Maintenance Tech 1 overnight

Business Unit Overview

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that's First in Food.

Location Description

Northfield, Minn. is home to two Post Consumer Brands manufacturing plants, the Campbell Mill and Ames Mill, two distribution centers, and more than 750 team members. The Campbell Mill plant is 1 million square feet and is home to 7 manufacturing technologies to produce a wide variety of cereal products our customers know and love. Northfield is a town steeped in history, featuring two colleges and the original Ames Mill where the Malt-O-Meal Company got its start.

Responsibilities

SUMMARY:

The Maintenance Technician L1 (MTL1) provides both Maintenance and Reliability services within the

plant, executing with excellence and assisting with asset health improvement efforts. The MTL1 will

ensure results while partnering with the plant maintenance team personnel, plant operational team, and

all other plant support teams members for success. The MTL1 focus responsibilities are executional

excellence of facility preventive and corrective maintenance programs. Other duties will include technical

troubleshooting, equipment installation, adjustments, startups, and process improvement projects.

Candidates must be a self-starter willing to accept maintenance and process responsibility and KPI

results.

This position has the responsibility to comply with Safety work rules at all times as well as an obligation

to reinforce Safety as a Core Value. Ensures that all policies, procedures and activities, related to Food

Safety & Quality, are followed and complied with uniformly, in an effort to reduce product and process

variability. This role must be available to work scheduled work times, weekends, and holidays, as

necessary.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participate with reliability and maintenance team members to ensure personal safety, quality,

delivery, and cost, are continuously being improved to achieve company objectives. Be an active

member who contributes to the advancement of the MFI & ARM culture.

• Learn and execute and champion Precision Maintenance

techniques ensuring procedural

compliance and that job tolerances are met

• Execute technical troubleshooting tasks working with experienced maintenance personnel
• Actively participate in maintenance training for maintenance personnel
• Actively participate in following reliability procedures for critical spares and parts
• Actively participate in implementing quality commissioning procedures for rebuilt or new

equipment

• Actively participate and assist maintenance craftsman during precision maintenance assignments
• Utilize MFI approved CMMS to manage, document, and support reliability reporting and decision

making. This will be accomplished through the guidance of MFI ARM standards.

• Keep accurate and up-to-date records as required.
• Provides input for root cause analysis (RCA) and Reliability Centered Maintenance to create an

environment of continuous asset reliability improvement.

• Promote, and foster Michael Foods culture, values, and principles.
• Act as a role model by demonstrating safe work behaviors. Accountable for a safe and healthy

workplace for everyone. Adhere to all safety policies and procedures and incorporate safety and

health in all jobs and tasks.

• Adheres to Quality work practices, follows GMP's, maintains sanitary conditions and ensures that

product quality is maintained. Reports conditions or practices that may adversely affect food

safety and quality.

• Always ensures required regulatory compliance.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent
• Associate's degree or two-year technical certificate, or experience which demonstrates technical

aptitude preferred.

• 1 year of experience as an industrial maintenance technician preferred
• Ability to read and decipher mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, and P&ID diagrams

preferred

• Prior experience in SAP preferred
• Ability to interact with all levels of the organization
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and listen. The

employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; use

hands to finger, handle, and feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or

crawl; taste and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision

abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth

perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee will be exposed to a noisy environment that varies

from hot to cold in temperature. The physical demands described here are representative of those that

must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable

accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The pay range for this position is $34.07 to $34.07 per hour.