What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Technician position at Matthew Dutton Associates?
Job Summary:
The Maintenance Technician executes the scheduled and day-to-day activities of the Maintenance Department to ensure the plant meets department and overall plant goals of safety and quality. Sets up, adjusts, operates, and maintains various automated production equipment in a modern and complex food production facility. Performs specific duties in the following areas: mixing, oven, packaging, scaling, warehouse, quality control and sanitation. All work is to be performed in a manner that complies with all federal, state, local, SQF 2000, and company rules and regulations and with optimum regard for Plant Safety.
Responsibilities:
- Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain plant machinery and equipment such as mixers, conveyors, compressors, motors and pumps.
- Troubleshoot, repair, or replace electrical control devices such as switches, photo eyes, proximity sensors, pushbuttons, contactors, motor starters etc as needed.
- Troubleshoot, repair or replace hydraulic, pneumatic, and basic electrical power components.
- Responsible for troubleshooting and repairing equipment by utilising PLC’s (Allen Bradley) and other multiple automated control systems. Be able to use RSL Logix and have the ability to read ladder logic.
- Perform work order repairs, inspections, and adjustments as well as preventative and predictive maintenance tasks.
- Works closely with production and refrigeration personnel to effectively resolve and eliminate plant and process problems. Be able to use multimeter, ohm meter and/ or megger.
- Responsible for daily communication of all pertinent information to department manager.
- Cross train maintenance and production operators to obtain adequate coverage across all shifts.
- Assist management in developing standard operating procedures, and duty cycles for all repairs and maintenance relating to process and packaging equipment.
- Required to interpret and understand plans and specifications, schematics, operating and maintenance manuals.
- Performs all other duties, responsibilities, and special projects as assigned.
- Active participant of the Plant Safety Team
- Assist Maintenance Manager in achieving departmental goals
About You:
- High School Diploma
- Electrical/ PLC/ Pneumatic/ Mechanical skills
- Technical College/ PLC Certification Course preferred
- Experience in a food manufacturing and packaging environment is preferred
- Experience in using electrical meters, maintenance tools and Microsoft Office
- Able to regularly move or lift 50# loads
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $30.00 - $35.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Salary : $30 - $35
