Maintenance Technician

8th Avenue Food & Provisions - Winchester, VA

Full-time

Winchester, VA

Food Manufacturing

About the position

8th Avenue Food & Provisions is seeking a Maintenance Technician to join our skilled maintenance team. This position is crucial for ensuring the operational efficiencies of our 24/7 food manufacturing facility. The Maintenance Technician will be responsible for troubleshooting, adjusting, and repairing various types of equipment including packaging machinery, production equipment, and flour-conveying systems. The role requires a proactive approach to maintenance, ensuring that all equipment is functioning optimally to meet production demands. In this role, you will assist in the setup and modification of equipment for changeovers, perform electrical preventative maintenance inspections, and document all work accomplished using shift turnover forms and logbooks. Adherence to quality control standards, safety regulations, and good manufacturing practices is essential. You will also be responsible for detecting faulty operations and defective materials, maintaining a clean work environment, and training other technicians and employees as needed. The Maintenance Technician will work closely with Managers, Coordinators, and Operators to address maintenance concerns promptly. This position also involves performing water testing and analysis as per manufacturer specifications and troubleshooting various electrical systems, including PLCs and motor controllers. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in industrial maintenance and a commitment to producing high-quality, safe food products.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, adjust, and repair packaging equipment, production equipment, flour-conveying systems, and warehouse equipment.
• Assist in setup 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

• 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.
• Ability to complete projects as assigned by the Plant Engineer, Maintenance Coordinator, and/or Maintenance Lead Technician.