Maintenance Technician

Department: Westport Maintenance

Location: Westport

Compensation: $27.00 - $32.00 / hour

Description

At Pacific Seafood, we do more than just provide the world with the healthiest proteins on the planet. We are a family-owned, excellence-driven organization committed to being the brand of choice in the marketplace and the employer of choice in the community. We believe in servant leadership, investing in our team members’ personal and professional growth, and rewarding performance. We live by the core values of our Diamond Philosophy: Teamwork, Productivity, Quality, and Excellence—which means consistently doing your best and always striving to do better.

A Maintenance Technician I at Pacific Seafood is a key role on our Maintenance team supporting efforts to repair and upkeep of all buildings, tools, and equipment. This position involves providing preventative maintenance including a safe and sanitary environment to the plant and surrounding grounds and is ideal for someone who is safety conscious, a team player, and can manage their time effectively.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintenance and Repair:
• Assess maintenance and repair problems with follow-up.
• Perform minor plumbing and electrical work and repair equipment when breakdowns occur to maintain production.
• Learn set-up, operation, adjustments, and operating parameters of production equipment.
• Bring production equipment to a good operating standard and improve the work order system and develop a return to service, i.e., production certification.
• Repair equipment when breakdowns occur to maintain production.
• Paint any necessary areas, as needed.
• Work on new installation projects.
• Remedy any unsafe conditions in a timely manner.
• Safety must be the first priority.
• Repair aesthetic defects i.e., seals, hinges, hangers, etc. when production maintenance and breakdowns allow.
• Communication and Collaboration:
• Develop open communication with machine operators, department supervisors, and managers.
• Be on call, as needed.
• Perform walk-throughs as assigned to spot possible problems.

Additional responsibilities may be assigned as deemed necessary to support the overall goals and objectives of the position.

Education And Experience

What you bring to Pacific Seafood

• Required
• High school diploma or GED.
• Minimum two years related experience and/or training.
• Preferred
• Prior forklift operation experience.
• Forklift certification.

Physical Requirements

The Physical Demands Described Here Are Representative Of Those That Must Be Met By a Team Member To Successfully Perform The Essential Functions Of This Job. While Performing The Duties Of This Job, The Team Member:

• Sedentary work, walking and standing are required only occasionally.
• Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Fingering. Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
• Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
• Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.
• Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
  
  

Working Conditions

The Working Environment Characteristics Described Here Are Representative Of Those a Team Member Encounters While Performing The Essential Functions Of This Job. While Performing The Duties Of This Job, The Team Member Is Exposed To:

• Office, as well as warehouse environment.
• Moderate noise level in the work environment.
• Plant exposure to wet, cold, and/or humid temperatures.
• Standard office equipment and heavy machinery.
  
  

Benefits

Total compensation:

At Pacific Seafood, Your Base Wage Is Only a Portion Of Your Overall Compensation Package. We Invest In Our Team Members Through a Comprehensive And Attractive Total Rewards Package, Including But Not Limited To:

• Health insurance benefits options, including medical, prescription, vision, dental, basic group life and short-term disability.
• Flexible spending accounts for health flex and dependent care expenses
• 401(k) Retirement Plan options with generous annual company profit sharing match
• Paid time off for all regular FT team members, to include sick days, holiday pay, vacation, and personal time
• Employee Assistance Program- Confidential professional counseling, financial, and legal assistance provided at no charge to Team Members and immediate family members
• Product purchase program
  
  

Pacific Seafood is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.