Maintenance Technician - $30+, Day shift OR Night shift

Post Holdings - Winchester, VA

Full-time

Winchester, VA

10,001+ employees

Repair and Maintenance

About the position

The Maintenance Technician at 8th Avenue Food & Provisions plays a crucial role in ensuring the operational efficiency of a 24/7 food manufacturing facility. This position involves troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining various types of production and packaging equipment, while adhering to safety and quality standards. The technician will work closely with other team members to address maintenance concerns and ensure a safe and efficient working environment.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, adjust, and repair packaging equipment, production equipment, flour-conveying systems, and warehouse equipment.
• Assist in set up and/or modification of equipment for changeovers from different items.
• Perform electrical preventative maintenance inspections and preventative maintenance on all equipment per checklists and/or manufacturers' procedures.
• Document all work accomplished utilizing shift turnover forms, checklists, and logbooks.
• Follow quality control standards, safety regulations, standard operating procedures, good manufacturing practices, and good sanitation practices.
• Detect faulty operations and defective materials and refer questionable situations to Coordinators.
• Maintain the work and shop areas, tools, and equipment in a clean and proper manner.
• Troubleshoot and repair all electrical control panels using volt/ohm meter.
• Troubleshoot AC and DC motors and motor controllers using a volt/ohm meter and amp probe.
• Construct and modify production, packaging, and warehouse electrical equipment from verbal instruction or blueprints.
• Repair electronic controls to the component level.
• Troubleshoot, write, and modify programs to PLCs.
• Troubleshoot, adjust, and repair code dater and Smart Touch equipment.
• Troubleshoot and repair press vacuum systems.
• Perform water testing and analysis per manufacturer specifications.
• Work with all Managers, Coordinators, and Operators to repair maintenance concerns in a timely manner.
• Train other technicians and employees.
• Perform all other duties assigned by a Coordinator or a Manager.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent GED.
• Training/certification and/or background experience in industrial maintenance function.
• Ability to repair and adjust all packaging lines and supporting equipment.
• Ability to repair and adjust all production lines and supporting equipment.
• Ability to repair and adjust all warehouse palletizers and conveying equipment.
• Ability to read schematics and blueprints.
• Ability to troubleshoot and repair electrical equipment, either PLC or relay logic, with volt/ohm meter.
• Working knowledge of all closed loop chilled water systems.
• Must be able to use electronic test equipment properly and understand resulting readings.
• Must have a working knowledge of digital and analog circuitry and be able to read schematic drawings.
• Must be able to use small equipment, drills, grinders, etc., safely and correctly.
• Must have working knowledge of boiler equipment including water pumps, water mixing valves, and controls.
• Must be able to understand English both verbal and written.