The Role:

In the role of Electrical Maintenance & Controls Technician working in Thornton, CO, you will be part of Meati Operations. You will lead departmental operations towards the vision of a high-performance team culture and drive change management initiatives to continually improve both plant and process operations. You will contribute to the operations manager group on-site developing short-term tactics, contributing to the plant maintenance strategy and troubleshooting electrical and controls equipment.

Responsibilities: 

• Diagnose, inspect, and repair complex interrelated process machinery in a sanitary food manufacturing environment.
• Repair, diagnose, and troubleshoot electrical systems from service entry to controls data acquisition.
• Effectively troubleshoot, 4-20ma control circuits, 24vdc circuits, to 480v three phase and everything in between.
• Troubleshoot digital and analog signal systems including Allen Bradley PLCs, HART controls, Temperature, Pressure, and other sensors that integrate with our control systems.
• Provides preventative maintenance and repair of equipment and facilities with mechanical, pneumatic, steam, with a focus on electrical and communications systems.
• Responds to equipment breakdowns and emergency repairs to maintain production equipment in a full safe working capacity.
• Consistently follow food safety and good manufacturing practices
• Maintains compliance with SQF standards and use of appropriate PPE and meet all EH&S requirements.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

 The Work Schedule:

Meati is committed to re-imagining manufacturing and providing a schedule that allows our employees to maintain a great work-life balance while driving amazing results when on-site. In this role, you will work on a 12-hour, 4x3 schedule.

Qualifications: 

• High School degree or equivalent. 
• Maintenance and Food Manufacturing Industry experience preferred.
• Proven proficiency reading, writing and troubleshooting Ladder Logic required
• Proficiency in reading Electrical schematics, P&ID's and device Data Sheets required
• Must have proficiency with computers and able to sit at computer for long periods of time.
• Highly motivated, hardworking individual who enjoy working as a team, possess a strong work ethic, attention to detail, the ability to meet deadlines, and an obsessive commitment to customer safety, service, quality, and consistency.
• Must have a strong mechanical intuition and be proficient with hand tools and repair techniques.
• Ability to work at height with proper fall protection equipment.
• Ability to prioritize and manage workload efficiently with and without assistance and oversight.
• Ability to work in wide range of environments, including range of temperatures with proper PPE and safe practices when required.

Compensation:

The starting wage for this role is $38.50 hourly, with opportunities to increase compensation to up to $45.50 through a level progression program. Additionally, Meati provides shift differential pay for individuals scheduled to work nights ( $2 an hour), weekend days ( $4 an hour), and weekend nights ( $6 an hour). In addition to the hourly wage, this position is eligible for a potential quarterly bonus and equity! Actual compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.