Maintenance Technician

Essential Functions:

This Position Is Responsible For:

• Approaching work with a Continuous Improvement (CI) mindset, and engaging in Mid Valley Family Foods Mission Statement to identify, value, prioritize, resource and sustain improvement.
• Conforms to and has department conform to Mid Valley Family Foods quality.
• Updates and monitors a preventative maintenance program for the Mid valley Family Foods plant.
• Helps relieve and cover maintenance department vacations to minimize overtime.
• Coordinates the day-to-day preventative maintenance requirements and must have proficiency in all maintenance.
• Through a parts clerk, establishes parts ordering requirements to ensure that adequate supplies of appropriate spare parts are kept in stock.
• Assists in troubleshooting as needed on plant equipment.
• Performs needed repairs when required. Researches, suggests, and implements system
• Ability to identify and describe each component of the HTST system.
• Demonstrate basic ARC and TIG welding skills.
• Demonstrate proficient use of Volt/Ohm meter.
• Ability to identify chains, sprockets and bearings.
• Demonstrate cute and glue PVC pipe and identify pipe fittings.
• Demonstrate testing for a bad motor using continuity and megohmmeter tests.
• Ability to troubleshoot basic motor control circuits.
• Ability to identify motor and gearbox nameplate and what that information means.
• Demonstrate cut and thread metal pipe and identify pipe fittings.
• Ability to size and troubleshoot VFDs
• Identify inputs and outputs of PLCs
• Understand basic schematics and ladder logic
• Troubleshoot and repair analog control circuits
• Properly bend pipe and conduit
• Identify components and process of CIP system.
• Proficient in all areas of dairy processing, filling and packaging
• Proficient in Blowmold operations.
• Demonstrate sanitary welding technique.
• Analyzes and repairs specialized equipment heavily dependent on electrical controls, microprocessors controls, electro-mechanical mechanisms, and related components under general
• Maintains a working understanding of plant production processes, equipment systems and facilities, in order to perform maintenance effectively under general
• Has sufficient knowledge to be able to operate equipment for diagnostic and break relief as required.
• Performs all work in a safe and professional manner and reports safety deficiencies
• Orders parts and materials as required for assigned
• Maintains professional and appropriate dress, hygiene and personal
• Accountable to the GMP Food Safety and Quality Principles

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities:

Minimum:

• A high school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Must be able to read, write and speak English. Ability to read, write and speak in Spanish a
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of
• High degree of mechanical

Preferred:

• Previous public relations/customer service
• Previous experience with XATA, ADI, or any handheld

Salary Range: $37.17$40.00