Maintenance Technician

Description:

Why Join the Rangen Group?

As a newly formed independent global company with a 100-year legacy, we are poised for significant growth and opportunity. You will play a role in shaping our future, strengthening customer trust, and unlocking unlimited growth potential. We are a safety-first organization, and we make our customers and employees priority.

The formal job description is below but first let me ask you a few questions:

• Are you looking to build your career with a rapidly growing pet, livestock & aquaculture nutrient manufacturer where your ideas and contributions can make a real impact from day one? We are a proud American Manufacturer.
• Do you want abundant growth opportunities, clear career pathways, and the chance to advance as the company continues to expand?
• Are you excited by joining a business on a fast track to becoming an employer of choice, where innovation and ambition are encouraged?
• Do you value working in an environment where passion for quality products, and continuous improvement drive everything we do?
• Are you ready to be part of a dynamic, high-energy team and with a company who has success in growing the business year over year?
• Do you get excited about being with a company who evaluates the market regularly to ensure their wages are competitive? A company wo also provides rich benefits and takes their employees safety and wellbeing in mind.

If this sounds like a place that motivates you and you'd like to make a career for yourself, we welcome you to apply! With our new leadership team onboard, we are reshaping the landscape and invite you to join to apply to our exciting opportunities!

Job Description

Position Summary:

Rangen, LLC has an immediate opening for a Maintenance Mechanic. The position will be responsible for preventive maintenance and other maintenance tasks that are necessary to keep each facility running at optimal capacity and efficiency. This is a Monday through Friday position, with occasional Saturdays as needed. Qualified candidates must be able to work overtime.

A Sample of What You’ll Do in this Role

• Oversee and conduct all maintenance tasks

• Work with location management personnel to coordinate major equipment repair

• Coordinate preventative maintenance programs to meet mechanical needs and ensure compliance with quality standards

• Willingness to occasionally work extended shifts to get breakdowns and special projects completed.

• Confer with operations management teams as it pertains to equipment breakdowns and potential issues with facilities.

• Handle fabrication duties for various small projects within each facility

• Follow up on any and all corrective actions that require maintenance oversite

• Respond quickly to emergency maintenance situations and provide contractor oversite when needed to provide a solution

• Work directly with contractors to ensure 3rd party work is completed safely and meets quality specifications

• Oversee and manage equipment list and assess new equipment for preventative maintenance needs and failure points

• Assist safety and quality teams when needed to ensure compliance with regulatory rules and regulations

• Serve as member of Food Safety Team

• Participate in all required training

• Responsible for reporting mechanical and electrical problems to management, up to and including stopping a production line

• Ensure compliance with all Food Safety Guidelines, FDA and OSHA guidelines, as well as Federal and State laws governing the workplace

• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

What You Bring to the Role:

• At least 2 years of maintenance experience in manufacturing or other related fields, with an Associate Degree or Technical Degree in a pertinent field, a bonus

• Strong mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting ability

• Working knowledge of hydraulics

• Working knowledge of manufacturing environments or other manufacturing experience

• General understanding of Preventive Maintenance programs and how to implement these in a manufacturing facility

• Understanding of lockout/tagout (LOTO) and other safety protocols

• Strong communication skills

• Experience using Microsoft computer products

• Ability to lift to 55 lbs.

• Comfortable working at heights, including climbing ladders and stairs

• Comfortable working in narrow and confined spaces, with no claustrophobia

What Makes You a Great Fit:

• Experience with many facets of industrial operations, including welding, electrical, bearings, chains, shafts, belts, electric motors, etc.

• Mechanical knowledge of processing equipment such as mixers, screw conveyers, hammer mills, grain legs

• Welding certificates, electrical certificate

• Having a safety-first mindset

Rangen, LLC Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer. Rangen, LLC considers all qualified applicants and employees for hiring, placement, and advancement, without regard to a person's race, color, religion, national origin, age, genetic information, military status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or protected veteran status. We invite you to join our diverse & growing team.