Production Maintenance Technician
Meijer
- Tipp City, OH
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Support and execute plant specific maintenance strategies to achieve key plant performance goals.
- Partners with Maintenance Leadership to review production goals and schedules as well as maintenance requests to plant or modify maintenance activities.
- Support planning, scheduling, and maintenance activities.
- Assemble, install, test, and maintain electrical or electronic wiring and equipment.
- Follow all regulatory guidelines on maintenance of various systems while completing accurate record keeping for compliance purposes.
- Perform routine and emergency maintenance of manufacturing systems/equipment in a multi-craft environment, including instrumentation, mechanical and equipment repair.
- Provide 24/7 automated process monitoring and take appropriate action as needed.
- Works with the Maintenance Planner to maintain supplies through ordering and receiving, record usage and interaction with appropriate vendors.
- Maintain manufacturing and complex equipment by performing Preventative (PM), Predictive (PdM) and Corrective Maintenance to ensure maximum life expectancy of machinery.
- Provide training and direction to other technicians for basic maintenance on complex equipment.
- Maintain excellent troubleshooting, mechanical and electrical skills.
- Notify appropriate leadership of unsafe, damaged work equipment and make recommendations regarding repair or replacement as needed.
- Oversee contractors as needed.
- Perform other duties as requested by Maintenance Leadership.
- Practices 200% safety accountability in self and others.
- HS Diploma/GED required.
- Previous maintenance and electrical experience in a food manufacturing setting a plus.
- Skilled in Preventative Maintenance (PM) programs
- Proficient with hydraulic, mechanical, and electrical systems
- Ability to troubleshoot both mechanical and electrical issues and devise effective maintenance plan for repair process
- Skilled in application of electrical testing devices
- Associates degree or certification in a technical field preferred.
- Mechatronics Certifications for Levels 1-7 completed.
- 5-7 years of hands-on manufacturing maintenance experience, preferably in a food manufacturing setting.
- Familiarity with standard mechanical and electrical component maintenance and repair practices; knowledge of and skill with preventative maintenance.
- Skilled and certified in various PLC programming languages.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey technical information to a non-technical audience.
- Knowledge and experience with Safe Quality Foods (SQF), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Lock Out/Tag Out (LOTO) and Lean Manufacturing process.
- Ability to support and work with engineering on projects, equipment design, layout or re-design.
- Working knowledge of standard mechanical component maintenance and repair practices.
- Familiar with office technology tools (i.e. MS Office).
- Able to read and interpret blueprints and schematics.
- Ability to operate basic machining equipment (lathe, mill, drill press).
- Ability to work collaboratively with Meijer leadership.
- Understanding computer theory, programmable logic controls (PLC) and experience with Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs).