What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Technician position at Freshpet?
General Description
The responsibilities of the Maintenance Technician will include:
The responsibilities of the Maintenance Technician will include:
- Must have a broad understanding of industrial electrical, mechanical, and building systems.
- Advanced machine experience, skills, and knowledge required. Ability to identify, assess, and troubleshoot issues that arise with machinery and related systems.
- Performs daily plant maintenance, preventative maintenance, troubleshooting and all other related functions on various industrial equipment. Set-up and adjust machines to ensure proper operation.
- Ability to use standard and specialized hand and power tools and measuring equipment i.e. oscilloscopes, DMM, gauges, etc.
- Ability to perform preventative and routine maintenance, changeovers, and installation of motors, belts, drives, and other mechanical systems.
- Good understanding of computer program functionality.
- Strong knowledge of food safety and good manufacturing practices (GMPs).
- Minimum of 5 years working in an industrial environment in related capacity.
- Must have a minimum of a high school diploma or GED
- Technical college degree or vocational training in PLC/Electrical technology preferred
