Facility Maintenance Technician I

About SunOpta

SunOpta delivers customized supply chain solutions and innovation for top brands, retailers, and foodservice providers across a broad portfolio of beverages, broths, and better-for-you snacks. With over 50 years of expertise, SunOpta fuels customers’ growth with high-quality, sustainability-forward solutions distributed through retail, club, foodservice, and e-commerce channels across North America.

Job Summary

The Facility Maintenance Mechanic I is responsible for assisting in maintaining the boilers as well as work with the chiller systems, air compressors, cooling towers, wastewater treatment system, water softeners and other misc. duties pertaining to the operation and maintenance of an Aseptic Food beverage plant. Responsibilities to include taking care of all above equipment as well as conducting preventative maintenance, trouble shooting, and assisting with other projects as assigned. You will be working closely with others to help maintain a 24/7 operation where downtime is costly.

Essential Functions Of The Job

• Properly monitor the facilities boiler in accordance with state regulations. This includes standing watch in a 24/7 environment on either a fixed or rotating schedule.
• Make rounds every two hours of the mechanical room and the air handling room, checking for any problems with the machinery.
• Perform unscheduled and preventive maintenance building and facility and production equipment.
• General facility upkeep such as repairing doors, walls, floors, ceilings and other related building duties.
• Organizes and maintains inventory of all supplies needed for facility maintenance.
• Responsible for monitoring Process and Utility systems and equipment to ensure continuous efficient and reliable operations.
• Helps develop departmental standard operating procedures and maintains GMP and non-GMP equipment history files to develop preventative and predictive maintenance programs and procedures to reduce mechanical downtime and to ensure that breakdown and repairs are minimized.
• Comply with all Health and Safety programs adhering to all Quality Assurance System guidelines.
• Participates in off-hours emergency coverage, as needed.
• Performs scheduled and corrective maintenance of complex equipment and systems.
• Ensure compliance with quality system procedures related to the Facility equipment and general day to day operations.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by immediate supervisor.
• Other duties, as assigned.
  
  

Supervisory Responsibilities

• None.
  
  

Minimum Requirements

• GED or High School Diploma.
• 3- 5 years’ experience in equipment maintenance work related to trades such as mechanical, electrical, HVAC and/or plumbing.
  
  

Preferred Requirements

• Boilers License and/or Electrician’s License.
  
  

Knowledge And Skills

• Ability to follow written and verbal instruction.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of shop math.
• Knowledge of High-Pressure Boiler Systems.
• Knowledge of HVAC Systems
  
  

Additional Considerations

• Travel: May be travel to other facilities and training may be required.
• Location: This position will be based at the SunOpta plant Allentown, PA.
• Shift: M-Friday, approximately 7 am - 3:30 pm. Some flexibility will be required as needs arise.
• Pay Rate: $36.90/hour.
• Work Environment: This position will be in a manufacturing facility.
• Physical Demands include lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered.
  
  

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

EOE M/W/VET/DISABLED