Maintenance Mechanic

Maintenance Mechanic Job Description
Supervisor's Title: Maintenance Team Leader
Department: Maintenance
Location: Glanbia Nutritionals Inc.
Exempt Status: Hourly
Job Summary: Completes all necessary maintenance and repairs on devices within the plant to lessen any disruptions in output levels.
Key Responsibilities:

• Trouble shoots and repairs plant equipment and facilities
• Performs general and preventative maintenance to assure minimal downtime
• Maintains proper records, files, and necessary parts and supplies for all plant equipment or makes them known to appropriate people
• Maintains all maintenance logs on assigned shift
• Ensures that department is clean and orderly at end of shift
• Sees that company tools and equipment are maintained properly
• Acts as an effective communication channel between management and maintenance
• Promotes and exhibits strong safety practices
• Ensures timely and proper completion of work orders

Glanbia Values:

• "Showing Respect" - Research issues & incidents with internal teams, business partners, and customers in a collaborative manner that includes professional, honest, and transparent communication.
• "Find a Better Way" - Work with internal and external teams to implement process improvements and/or procedural changes that eliminate non-value added activities and drive more business value.
• "Winning Together" - Assist with training of new team members. Facilitates or oversees training and standard operating procedure reviews to ensure new hires develop proficiency of role.
• "The Customer's Champion" - Proactively engages to support our customer needs on an end-to-end basis and strives to meet or exceed SLA timelines. Takes ownership of customer requests and engages with internal teams as needed and within a timely manner.
• "Performance Matters" - Meets or exceeds all key metrics in line with expectations for role. Continually updates knowledge of products, product changes, processes, and services offered to deliver a dynamic customer experience.

Requirements:

• Working knowledge of dairy processing equipment and plant facilities
• Physical ability to perform assigned job
• Self-motivated, willing to accept responsibility, and make good decisions
• Must have own hand tools and knowledge of proper use
• Comprehension of pneumatics, hydraulics, instrumentation, boilers, etc
• Requires skills in welding, electrical, troubleshooting, and maintenance & repair of all plant equipment
• Knowledge of OSHA safety requirements for a manufacturing operation
• Ability to operate (or learn to operate) necessary equipment
• Excellent record required in safety, attendance, and punctuality
• Ability to stand and walk the entire shift if needed
• Ability to read and write instructions in English
• Knowledge of the proper use of all cleaning chemicals
• Must be able to work weekends, and overtime as required

Typical Physical Activity and Environmental Conditions:The physical demands described represent those that must be met by an employee and the work environment characteristics are those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The individual may be exposed to 85 noise levels in which hearing protection will be needed.