Industrial Maintenance Mechanic (Produce/Vegetable Line)

JOB SUMMARY: The Industrial Maintenance Mechanic will be responsible for performing preventative maintenance on all equipment, machinery, electrical control systems, hydraulics, conveyors and other components of our facility and ranches. You will be able to troubleshoot, repair, fabricate and rebuild all production and associated machinery.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING (but are not limited to):

• Maintain and repair all support equipment: including but not limited to, air-compressors, gear boxes, chains, sprockets, motors, seals, bearings, hydraulics, pneumatics, starters fuses, pumps, valves, etc
• Perform preventative maintenance all equipment and cooler machinery
• Complete daily, weekly, and monthly inspections of processing equipment
• Troubleshoot, diagnose and repair electrical faults, PLC’s, VFD's and valves, DC and AC systems
• Handle hazardous materials, such as chlorine, biocide and oil, safely under the direction of the Refrigeration Manager
• Respond and repair emergency breakdowns of facility equipment.
• Participate in all regulatory audits (Mechanical Integrity, RMP, PSM, CalARP)
• Perform other maintenance duties such as painting, plumbing, replacing valves, installing fixtures, and repairing leaks as needed
• Ensure safe and proper operation of machinery and mechanical equipment by completing preventative maintenance on production, packaging, processing equipment, and utility systems.
• Repair and install electrical systems, wiring, circuit breakers, equipment and other components so that they remain at full functioning capacity.
• Understand and maintain equipment documentation such as P&ID’’s, schematics, line diagrams, technical manuals, operation manuals and serve as the facility technical resource.
• Complete work orders in a timely manner maintaining high quality standards
• Become a member of the emergency team (EAP)
• Work with outside contractors to accomplish assigned task
• Other duties and special projects as assigned.

Follow company policies

Follow safety procedures
WORK HOURS: Day shift, Monday- Friday. Some Saturdays or Sundays and overtime as needed with or without prior notice.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representatives of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• 2 years minimum experience in fabrication, equipment/industrial maintenance
• Knowledge and experience with electrical troubleshooting control systems is a plus.
• Strong ability to analyze and think strategically.
• Must have thorough knowledge of industrial maintenance.
• Must be detailed-oriented and deadline sensitive.
• Strong knowledge in GMPS, LOTO

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• This position requires a minimum of two years’ experience in equipment/industrial maintenance
• Bilingual in Spanish is preferred, but not required

LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Must be able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, policies, procedure manuals and write routine reports and correspondence.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Must be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, percentages, and fractions.

REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Works under the general supervision of the Maintenance Manager/ and/or Maintenance Manager Supervisor.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATION:
Valid California Drivers License/Class C

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk and hear. The employee is constantly required to use hands and fingers to feel, handle or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and walk on soft uneven ground and step over obstacles.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• The work environment is both indoor and outdoor cold, rainy in winter, hot and very sunny during the summer.

AAP/EEO STATEMENT:
Ratto Bros., Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. Further, the company takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and employees are treated during employment without regard to any of these characteristics. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

Salary : $25 - $35