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Maintenance Technician
As a Maintenance Technician, you will be responsible for troubleshooting, fixing, and maintaining equipment. You will support and enable preventative maintenance at the plant. You are expected to learn basic maintenance skills and complete related tasks as needed.
Shifts Currently Offered: 1st Shift 6:30am- 2:30pm / 2nd Shift 2:30pm to 10:30pm
To succeed, you must be able to:

• Deliver results in first-time situations by inspiring others and working to earn trust every day.
• Serve others with understanding, respect, and care.
• Operate with simplicity, clarity and transparency.
• Work through and drive change.
• Organize, prioritize and own multiple tasks while meeting or exceeding deadlines.

• Learn and apply new technology and share your knowledge with others.

Above all you will be expected to carry out all your activities with reliability, integrity, compliance and in a safe, environmentally responsible, and efficient manner.
Your responsibilities:

• Perform basic maintenance tasks per work orders assigned
• Understand how to work safely and speak up when you do not
• Continue to learn new skills and grow in your maintenance expertise
• Collaborate and b uild relationships with team members at the plant

Essential skills and experience:

• High School diploma or GED
• 2 years of experience in a Manufacturing environment
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written
• Effectively use computer applications

• Ability to organize and prioritize tasks
• Willingness to learn new skills until you can demonstrate proficiency in basic technical competencies
• Demonstrated m echanical aptitude , including ability to problem solve
• Knowledge of food safety requirements and HACCP

Good to have:

• Experience with CMMS system
• Experience with conveying and packaging equipment

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions (With or without reasonable accommodation):

• Ability to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as is required by the operating areas (i.e. safety glasses, protective footwear, hearing protection and, at times, a respirator)

• Ability to work a rotating schedule including nights, weekends and holidays
• Ability to work a machine paced continuous process that operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with conditions which include:
• Heat/cold temperatures (inclement weather)
• Indoor/outdoor environment
• Dusty environment

• Noisy environment
• Frequent moving/vibration/ or other motion of equipment/processes
• Elevated places, to include stairs/ladders
• Ability to perform work at a computer and other administrative/managerial tasks

Other Considerations:

• Willing to work weekends, holidays, 7-day weeks, and opposing shifts, when needed
• Except where prohibited by law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a pre-employment background check and/or drug test
• Must be authorized to work in the Unites St ates without sponsorship now and in the future

Team members must be clean shaven in order to perform tasks where respiratory protection is required and the use of a respirator (including N-95 dust mask) requires a proper seal for adequate protection.
The preceding position description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this position. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees in this position. The description, duties, functions, and responsibilities are subject to change at the discretion of Ardent Mills.