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Facility Maintenance Technician (1st Shift)

Mid-States Distributing
Lees Summit, MO Full Time
POSTED ON 3/27/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/27/2025

Position Title: Facility Maintenance Mechanic (1st)

Classification: Non-Exempt

Reports To: Facilities Manager & Shift Manager

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: Full Time (SOME OVERTIME REQUIRED)

Typical 1ST SHIFT hours are M-F, 6:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Compensation: Negotiable based on Experience


Who We Are:

Mid-States Distributing ("Mid-States") is the leading Farm, Ranch, and Home Retail Cooperative. Our company is owned by 31 independent Farm, Ranch & Home retailers (“Members”) who operate over 800 stores in 36 states and 9 Canadian provinces with combined annual sales in excess of 7.5 billion dollars. Our member/owners retail items such as agriculture parts & supplies, petroleum products, hardware & tools, pet food, lawn & garden, animal health supplies, apparel & footwear, sporting goods, and various other products for the Farm, Ranch, and Home.


We are looking for competitive people who like to win big and have fun doing it. We place a tremendous amount of emphasis on creating a unique and positive company culture. Most of our employees will tell you this is the best place they’ve ever worked. We value high-energy people who like to work hard and play hard. Our consumers are primarily rural people raising “kids, pets, cows, and crops” so traditional values like God, family, and patriotism are important virtues around here. So, if you are enthusiastic and competitive, have a great attitude, have good communication skills, build relationships, love to win, and like ice cream – Mid-States is the place for you! If you are not, please apply with our competitors!


POSITION OVERVIEW:

Performs the necessary functions to maintain facilities and equipment in a large distribution center. The position requires excellent troubleshooting skills, ability to organize work and coordinate activities, and provide innovative solutions to meet business needs. The position also requires the ability to work well within a team and exercise good judgment in all aspects of the work.

KEY GENERAL MAINTENANCE MECHANIC RESPONSIBLITIES:

  • May operate, maintain, and assist performing preventive maintenance on the following material handling equipment: Sit-down forklift, order picker, reach truck, turret truck, pallet riders and other material handling equipment as necessary
  • Perform operation and response of security and fire protection systems
  • Assist outside contractors to perform various duties
  • Work closely with Warehouse Management team and office personnel
  • Conduct all tasks in a manner that promotes safety
  • Perform other duties as assigned including duties outside normal responsibilities as needed
  • Operate conveyor systems throughout the warehouse distribution center
  • Assist as needed during preventive maintenance and minor repairs on conveyor system components including belts, rollers, chains, sprockets, bearings, gear boxes and motors
  • Report any breakdown or mechanical issues to the Facilities Manager or other designated Maintenance employees

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS and SKILLS:

  • High school diploma preferred (GED accepted)
  • At least 1 year experience in a related mechanical, industrial, or technical role
  • Must be highly motivated and able to work independently with a positive attitude
  • Basic knowledge of mechanical, electrical, plumbing and HVAC equipment
  • Comply with all OSHA Safety standards
  • Experience with standard workplace policies like SDS, Lock Out / Tag Out, Hot Work, etc.
  • Excellent communication skills to interact with department leadership to resolve issues


PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

  • Must be physically able to do the job, which includes:
  • Ability to climb by ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps and the like, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, walk, and stand for extended periods of time, to talk and hear in order to communicate with others and hear work area hazards, and to perform heavy work
  • Visual acuity to perform an activity such as operating a motor vehicle or material handling equipment
  • Ability to work in hot or cold environmental conditions


TRAVEL:

None

OTHER DUTIES:

Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of the employee's activities, duties, or responsibilities required for this position. Duties, obligations, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

A few words from our COO:

Mid-States is truly the best company I have ever worked for. We strive to provide a unique, exciting, fulfilling work environment for our staff. We are cautious when we hire because we want to protect that environment. Drama, laziness, and entitlement have no place at Mid-States. Our company is very financially sound and growing like crazy. If you are an enthusiastic, high-energy person with a positive attitude and the skills described above then you may have just found the last job you will ever apply for. I look forward to meeting you. – Jeff


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