Maintenance Technician

This role follows a 2nd Shift Schedule, working from 3 :00pm - 11:00pm , with designated days off on Sunday & Monday.

A Maintenance Technician is responsible for conducting all repairs and preventative maintenance on facility and production equipment. They are responsible for ensuring that the production team has no barriers with production equipment and that contractors are coordinated when completing scheduled service.

Detailed Responsibilities

Employee and Food Safety

Conducts all work in accordance with sound safety practices and proper work methods or procedures; wears all personal protective equipment (PPE) as required

Complies with all environmental laws and regulations for chemicals and lubricants as well as disposal and storage

Performs work in accordance with all quality systems requirements and understands what Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) are and is willing and able to fully support these requirements

Conducts routine safety checks on the production equipment

Equipment Maintenance

Services and maintains production-related equipment, which includes motors, conveyors, vibratory fillers, tub washer, flow wrapper, etc.

Installs new production equipment

Provides guidance and training to machine operators to increase efficiency and reduce downtime on production equipment

Reads and interprets equipment manuals to troubleshoot equipment and to assess functionality

Quickly learns how to properly maintain and repair any new equipment brought onsite

Executes Preventative Maintenance Plans On All Equipment As Scheduled by The Maintenance Manager

Maintains records of PMs and emergency work in the CMMS for equipment history

Identifies what spare parts are needed and communicates with the Maintenance Manager when they need to be ordered to maintain equipment uptime

Facility Maintenance

Responsible for keeping the facility in good working order and in compliance with all safety requirements

Coordinates work orders related to facility improvements and repairs such as dock door and dock leveler repairs, plumbing repairs, building access control, etc.

Oversees contractors conducting facility repairs on the air compressor, hot water heater, and the fire suppression system

Documents work related to facility improvements and repairs in the Home Chef CMMS to maintain history

Maintains records of equipment related to compliance requirements such as pH probes, condenser water treatment, or ammonia sensors

Maintenance Shop Organization

Directly responsible for making the maintenance shop audit ready at all times, this includes but is not limited to properly storing flammable lubricants and maintaining records of critical safety equipment

Keeps the shop tools and spare parts well organized so that all shifts can conduct required maintenance

Communicates proactively with the Maintenance Manager when spare parts need to be ordered for specific equipment for the facility

Time Management

Works under pressure when emergencies occur

Works with a sense of urgency to minimize production downtime

Prioritizes work orders to minimize impact to production and employees

Accurately predicts time to complete work orders Communicates progress and expected completion dates with management

General Responsibilities

Follow the facility GMPs and help enforce policies throughout the facility

Support the efforts of the company to maintain our food safety system (SQF) and quality programs

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability needed for this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

General high school degree, or equivalent, (e.g. GED)

Minimum five years of industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment, food manufacturing background preferred

At least 2 years of electrical or programming experience preferred

Knowledge of pneumatic and hydraulic systems required

Must be able to use a variety of hand and power tools and precision measuring

Must have strong knowledge of electrical wiring repairs and installations, AC/DC controls and schematic diagrams

PIT and scissor lift OSHA certification required

Solid computer skills with ability to input/export information into a CMMS

More About Us

Perks and benefits

Candidates can experience Home Chef as a customer - enter promo code PEOPLE30 for $30 off your first order!

Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance available

Paid holidays, sick time and vacation time

401k program

Flexible spending accounts for qualified medical, dependent care, parking, or transit expenses

How We Work Together

• We are humble team players.
• We are warm and gracious with team members and customers. We seek feedback to improve ourselves - and respectfully listen to and accept input.

• We are pragmatic next-level thinkers.
• We come up with novel and unique ideas. We explore new strategies to avoid being constrained by conventional thinking.

• We take ownership.
• We approach ambiguous problems, prepared to dive in, get curious, and learn more. We are results-driven, always challenging ourselves to exceed goals.

Be at Home at Home Chef

We all show up authentically at Home Chef. Our team includes individuals with a variety of identities, backgrounds, and perspectives. You can trust that you’ll be able to bring your whole self to an inclusive and enjoyable workplace.

We welcome people of all races, colors, religions, national origin or ancestry, sex (including sexual identity), age, physical or mental disabilities, pregnancy, veteran or military status, unfavorable discharge from military service, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, order of protection status, citizenship status, arrest record or expunged/sealed convictions, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.

Home Chef is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Home Chef will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact our People team at [email protected] .

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