Maintenance Mechanic - Bonduelle Fresh Americas

Position Summary:

This role supports production by safely maintaining equipment to produce the highest quality.  Assist with diagnosing and repairing simple and complex manufacturing equipment issues, and perform routine maintenance tasks.

What if your job had a real impact? 

By joining Bonduelle, the world leader in ready-to-use plant-based food, you are deciding to make a positive and sustainable impact on yourself, others and the planet. You will play an active part in our mission: "inspire the transition toward a plant-based diet to contribute to people's well being and planet health". Bonduelle is a family-run company of 14,600 people which provides over 100 countries with vegetables. 

Well established in the United States, our business unit includes 4 production facilities with more than 3,200 associates. We process fresh vegetables, salads and meal solutions with our own brands: Ready Pac Foods® and Bistro®.

Join us at Bonduelle to start an adventure where people come first and contribute to a better future through plant-based food!

Bonduelle Fresh Americas is a Certified B Corp for a better life. Bonduelle chose B Corporation because of its comprehensive and rigorous standards and its ability to measure a company’s governance as well as worker, community, and environmental impact.We aim to make a positive impact on People, Planet and Food, as seen in our global B!Pact objectives. B Corp certification validates our positive impact and tells the world we are part of a community using business as a force for good.

Key Responsibilities:

• Follow good manufacturing practices, personal protective equipment requirements, and safety guidelines.
• Assist with changing motors, pulleys, gear boxes and belting.
• Working knowledge of use of standard hand tools such as wrenches, hammers, bearing pullers, etc.
• Perform basic mechanical adjustments like tensioning drive belts, conveyor belts, tracking belts and chains.
• Assist with replacing automated equipment mechanical components.
• Assist with performing simple plumbing repairs such as unclogging drains, replace faucets, and toilet repairs.  
• Replace slicer, cutter, dicer blade assemblies and perform necessary adjustments.
• Works safely around moving equipment  and conveyors in a wet environment
• Handle blade housing
• Lock out/Tag out equipment as necessary
• Safely operate shop equipment such as power tools
• Comply with SQF Regulatory Programs
• Knowledge and understanding of how to maintain a safe work environment, Practice safe lifting techniques.
• Assist with troubleshooting simple mechanical systems and performing preventive maintenance.
• Read and complete work orders and paperwork.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Willingness and flexibility to work in a cold environment
• Mechanical and Electrical aptitude
• Chain drive sprocket and gearbox 
• Working knowledge of cleaning and degreasing techniques
• Reading, Writing, Speaking English Preferred 
• Safety Guidelines, Understand efficiencies and downtime
• Ability to work in fast paced environment, to be crossed trained & multitask in multiple position
• At least 0-1 years of experience and basic mechanical skills
• GED/High School Diploma Preferred

Physical Work Environment: 

While performing the duties of this job, this position entails use of ladders and catwalks to reach production equipment, regularly works near moving mechanical parts and is regularly exposed to extreme cold for extended periods of time. The associate frequently works in high, precarious places. The associate is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.