Job Summary:
- Sign-on Bonus: $5,000
- Shift Available: 2nd
- Compensation: Up to $41.00/Hourly
- $3/Hourly Weekly Attendance Bonus
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Manufacturing Process Reliability:
- Maintain manufacturing processes in accordance with industry standards and specifications.
Safety, Health, and Environment:
- Operate standard maintenance tools effectively and safely, including power tools, hand tools, and electrical testing equipment.
- Perform preventive maintenance tasks, including Annual PMs.
- Read and interpret mechanical and electrical schematics proficiently.
- Demonstrate a strong personal safety philosophy and adhere to all safety policies and procedures.
- Proactively identify and correct unsafe conditions.
- Troubleshoot complex mechanical and electrical issues independently.
- Follow all safety rules, regulations, and departmental policies; contribute to the development of improved safety techniques.
- Identify root causes of equipment problems by observing operation, listening for irregularities, and using precision measuring and testing instruments.
- Understand and maintain certification in Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures.
Maintenance Operations:
- Identify and document required follow-up work.
- Gather necessary materials, tools, documentation, and work order information.
- Investigate job sites to determine scope for reactive work.
- Prepare work areas, including setting up scaffolding and ensuring safety compliance.
- Respond to unscheduled or emergency work as directed by the Maintenance Supervisor.
- Transition to the next job upon completion or as instructed.
- Collaborate with the Maintenance Supervisor to resolve issues during work execution.
Work Order Management:
- Complete closeout activities: tool and parts reconciliation, sanitation tagging, functional testing, and predictive maintenance validation.
- Submit completed hardcopy work orders with details including:
- Work description
- Symptoms
- "As Found " and "As Left " conditions
- Start/finish time
- Labor hours
- Noted deficiencies, delays, and job plan feedback
Communication:
- Provide clear, written communication in daily pass-downs regarding issues and actions.
Equipment Maintenance & Troubleshooting:
- Help develop and implement preventive maintenance procedures for electronically controlled equipment, plant instrumentation, and data collection systems.
- Maintain and troubleshoot electronic equipment, control systems, and instrumentation.
- Demonstrate strong troubleshooting and repair skills with analog and digital control devices and sensors.
- Operate and use diagnostic equipment such as oscilloscopes and volt-ohm meters (VOM).
- Troubleshoot communication between PLCs/PCs and ASCII devices such as barcode readers, scales, label printers, digital displays, terminals, RFID, and wireless networks.
- Apply a methodical approach to solving technical problems.
- Program and troubleshoot Allen-Bradley systems (preferred).
Required Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
- Electrical/Maintenance Journeyman License ( State of Michigan).
- Minimum of 3 years of manufacturing maintenance experience.
- Strong electrical and mechanical aptitude.
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints, P&IDs, single-line diagrams, and wiring schematics.
- Proficiency in troubleshooting PLCs and Ladder Logic.
- Certification in LOTO procedures.
- Willingness to join the Hazmat team.
- Availability to work weekends and off-shift hours as required.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Programming and troubleshooting experience with Allen-Bradley systems.
- Maintenance experience in a food processing environment.
- Proficiency in using calibration/test equipment (e.g., RTD calibrators, digital multimeters, 4 20 mA units).
- Ability to troubleshoot:
- 480 VAC 3-phase motor controls.
- 120 VAC and 24 VDC control circuits.
- Computer literacy and eagerness to learn SAP/PPE systems.
Skills and Certifications:
- Journeyman License in the State of Michigan
- Programming and troubleshooting skills, preferably with Allen-Bradley
- Safety, Health, and Environment compliance
- Strong electrical & mechanical aptitude
- Certified in LOTO
- PLC and Ladder Logic troubleshooting
- Self-starter with strong prioritization skills
- 3 years manufacturing maintenance experience
- Troubleshooting 480 VAC 3-phase and 120/24 VDC control circuits
- Food processing maintenance experience
- Use of calibration and diagnostic tools
- SAP/PPE system familiarity