Maintenance Technician

Hempler’s is currently hiring a Maintenance Technician. The Maintenance Technician is responsible for troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining all plant equipment to ensure optimal functioning. This role includes performing preventive maintenance on equipment while adhering to safety protocols.

Responsibilities

• Primary responsibility will be to troubleshoot, repair and maintain all Plant equipment.
• Perform preventive maintenance on plant equipment in a safe and thorough manner.
• Be committed to human safety excellence for maintenance and the production population.
• Respond to breakdowns and failures on the plant floor.
• Perform tasks including but not limited to electrical, plumbing, pneumatic and hydraulic tasks.
• Exchange knowledge with other maintenance and production employees and be willing to learn from others.
• Support and participate in continuous improvement events, projects and committees, etc.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Assist production employees in diagnosing malfunctions in work and machine activities.
• Maintain area in accordance with SQF, HACCP standards and enforce product safety and sanitation regulations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education & Experience

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Certification from a technical or vocational field preferred.
• Prior experience in food manufacturing environment preferred.
• Five (5) years’ experience as an Industrial Maintenance Mechanic in a manufacturing setting preferred

Knowledge and abilities

• Must have working repair knowledge and be capable of performing repairs of electrical, plumbing, conveyors, hydraulic, motors/gearboxes, and be able to read and understand schematics/blueprints in an industrial environment.
• Able to troubleshoot and repair 110, 220, and 480 volt circuits to include motors and control circuits.
• Must have skill set in machine repair, welding, machine shop equipment, electrical, hydraulics and pneumatics, compressed air, and blueprint/schematics reading.
• Electrical safety training, lock out/tag out, and live/dead/live.
• Use different types of lifts: forklifts, clamps, tow motor, hand lifts, Raymond’s/Crown’s and scissor lifts
• Work in various degrees of height, ex: laying under conveyors to working up high on conveyors.
• Maintain valid forklift operator license.
• The ability to work in a team environment or independently with minimal supervision.
• Must comply with the requirements defined within the contents of the GMP’s, SOP’s, Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP), LOTO procedures, food safety programs and all other policies established by Hemplers Food Groups
• Repair or replace defective parts
• Start devices to test their performance
• PLC and advanced frequency drive skills are highly desirable.
• Demonstrate knowledge of standard work, 5S, Maintenance GMP, accountability of parts and requirement of cleanup of work area after work is done prior to moving on.
• Good communication skills.
• Must maintain good attendance, be dependable, reliable, a team player and willing to work with sense of urgency with the drive to achieve desired tasks

WAGE $22.00 - $35.00 DOE

SCHEDULE Training will take place on 1st shift (6:00am-2:30pm) and will be set to 1st or 2nd shift after training is completed.

Benefits

• Excellent benefits including employer paid medical, dental, vision, life insurance and long term disability insurance for all Hempler’s full time employees
• Voluntary Insurances: Life insurance, Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401k with company match
• 9 Paid holidays, generous paid time off.
• Wellness Plan
• Employee Discount

Hempler’s has a rich heritage of crafting premium products that dates back to the early 1800s at our family-owned sausage kitchen in Borken, Germany. Our mission is to deliver exceptional quality while upholding the highest standards of integrity and customer service. We achieve this by sourcing only the finest ingredients and fostering a team of dedicated, passionate individuals. We are committed to consistently exceeding expectations and maintaining our legacy of excellence.