Equipment Maintenance Technician - Hiring Now at Panhandle Milling

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the manufacturing plant and assumes responsibility for maintaining the physical assets of the property. This position will be responsible for a wide variety of general building maintenance, maintaining site services, and manufacturing equipment repairs and services. This individual will be on 1st shift, 7am - 3pm. Overtime may be required.

MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead and execute day-to-day reliability excellence and maintenance activities for multiple properties, ensuring policies and procedures are followed related to employee safety and food/feed safety.
• Support proper maintenance and repair of all plant/buildings and grounds equipment to include, troubleshooting, preventive, and predictive maintenance.
• Locate sources of problems by observing mechanical devices in operation, listen for problems, and use precision measuring and testing instruments.
• Ensure operation of machinery and mechanical equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements on motors, pneumatic components, conveyor systems, and production machines by following diagrams, sketches, operations manuals, manufacturer's instructions, and engineering specifications to troubleshoots malfunctions.
• Daily interaction with plant floor employees and will work closely with engineering and other maintenance team members to support plant operations.

MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN QUALIFICATIONS:

• 2 years maintenance experience out of a manufacturing environment.
• Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) experience.
• Predictive maintenance experience preferred.
• Experience in an agriculture industry, flour, or feed milling environment preferred.
• Lean manufacturing experience, a plus.
• Strong knowledge of electrical, mechanical, hydraulics, and pneumatics and the ability to read and interpret blueprints. (PLC's and instrumentation experience a plus).
• Ability to schedule maintenance, respond to breakdowns, diagnose faults, and repair equipment.
• Proficiency with MS Office (Excel, Outlook, and Word).
• Experience with Siemens and Allen Bradley software highly preferred.
• Bilingual in Spanish, a plus.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Extreme climate or climate variation.
• Heat up to 100 degrees and low 40 degrees.
• Changes of >30 degrees within a shift.
• Rotating and oscillating equipment.
• Exposure to manufacturing equipment hazards, especially forklifts.
• Standing and walking on concrete floor.

BENEFITS:

• Medical Insurance (first day of the month after start date)
• Health Savings, and or Flexible Spending Account
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance and AD&D, Employer Paid
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Accident Insurance, Optional
• Critical Illness Insurance, Optional
• 401K, Employer Match
• PTO & Vacation Pay
• 9 Paid Holidays
• Company Product Discounts
• Tuition Reimbursement, up to $5,000.00 per calendar year
• Maternity/Paternity/Adoption Leave
• Company Incentive Plan
• Bereavement Pay
• Relocation Available

Panhandle Milling is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state, or local law. PM21

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