What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Technician position at SoGo Packaging, LLC?
Maintenance Technician
POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Maintenance Technician contributes to the success of SoGo Packaging, LLC by completing preventative maintenance and repair of plant equipment to ensure uninterrupted day-to-day operations.
GENERAL FOOD SAFETY REQUIREMENTS:
- Must understand that SoGo Packaging, LLC is a food plant and, because of this, in everything we make, we have an obligation to produce safe, legal and wholesome products
- Must understand the Food Safety Policy and that we operate under a specific Food Safety Management System. This means that employee must follow all our procedures exactly as written.
- Report any food safety issue or potential issue to management.
- Must attend any required food safety training (general or specific) and, if required, pass a competency test.
JOB SPECIFIC FOOD SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
This position requires competency in the following FSST's:
- Water Process
- Thermal Processing
- Cleaning and Sanitation
- Filter/Magnet Inspection SOP
- Batching
- Maintenance Program
- CCP PX/HT Exit Temperature and Flow
- O-PRP Basket Filter
- O-PRP Line 3-Syrup-Filler Valve Plungers
- O-PRP Demonstrate Use of Forms
- Line 3-Syrup-Line Specific Training
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintain and repair mechanical equipment.
- Perform preventative maintenance tasks including lubrication, inspection, and adjustments.
- Perform welding tasks, troubleshooting and repair on pneumatics, hydraulics, plumbing, and electrical systems.
- Perform troubleshooting and maintenance of electrical systems, to include VFD, motor controls, AC/DC control circuits, RTD sensors.
- Document and notify management in the event of any condition that may pose a risk to food safety including physical, biological, or chemical hazards.
- Demonstrate knowledge and use of all machine safety switches and guards.
- Troubleshoot PLC’s.
- Troubleshoot mechanical and electrical problems with no supervision.
- Setup and install appropriate change parts when required.
- Adjust position and timing of all parts for the package being produced.
- Setup and install appropriate change parts when required.
- Adjust support equipment including conveyor rails, case turners, and package sensors (photo eyes or proximity switches).
- Maintain a clean work area at all times.
- Ensures regulatory compliance of maintenance programs and processes with federal, state, local municipal and customer requirements.
- Supports the Maintenance Supervisor in the day-to-day operation of the maintenance department.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES:
- Experience within the industrial maintenance field with developed skills including mechanical maintenance, welding, pneumatics, VFD setup, basic PLC troubleshooting, pump repair and installation, knowledge of working with boilers, cooling towers, HVAC, ammonia compressors, and electrical repair to include installation of electrical pipes and control panels.
- Ability to think and make decisions quickly and effectively.
- Desire to constantly improve the quality of products and services offered by the Maintenance department.
- Ability to verbally communicate with effectiveness.
- Must be able distinguish (by sight, sound, touch, or other senses) whether machines are operating correctly or are in a proper state of repair.
- Able to work in extreme temperatures and wet, humid environments.
- Flexible to work extended hours and weekends.
- Able to follow through and complete assigned tasks.
- Team oriented.
WORK VALUES:
- Knows the reasoning behind key policies, practices, and procedures, and seeks exceptions when needed to achieve goals.
- Maintains an open, approachable manner, and treats others fairly and respectfully. Preserves others’ self-confidence and dignity, and shows regard for their opinions.
- Responsibly allocates and accounts for the use of fiscal resources, weighing alternatives and their benefits.
- Seeks ways to reduce costs.
- Encourages team unity through sharing information or expertise, working together to solve problems, and putting team success first.
- Promotes cooperation and commitment within a team to achieve goals and deliverables.
- Shows integrity by doing the right thing, even when it is difficult, and does not yield to pressure to show bias.
- Responds positively to change, embracing and using new practices or values to accomplish goals and solve problems.
- Sees opportunities for creative problem solving while staying within the parameters of good practice. Generates unique but workable and useful solutions to difficult problems.
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.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; to use hands fingers to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
- The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- The employee must regularly lift or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, 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.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and steam handling equipment; on ladders or man lifts approximately 10 to 20 feet above the floor; in wet processing areas with damp floors, and occasionally in outside weather conditions.
- The employee may also be exposed to electrical shock when working with electrical components.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate (80-90 decibels).
- The manufacturing area is not climate controlled and temperatures vary from 50 to 110 degrees Fahrenheit depending on outside conditions.
PLEASE NOTE: SoGo Packaging, LLC reserves the right to change, modify or add to the duties and essential functions at any time.
SoGo Packaging, LLC is an equal opportunity employer.