What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Tech position at NAPP MANUFACTURING LLC?
The Maintenance Technician at Whitebridge Pet Brands is responsible for troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining electrical and mechanical systems across plant and packaging equipment. The technician manages and prioritizes maintenance work orders, supports safety compliance, and ensures equipment readiness.
Key Responsibilities
- Troubleshoot, understand and repair electrical and mechanical problems of all plant and packaging/processing equipment and demonstrate an understanding of electrical schematics. Equipment may include but not limited to: wiring, circuits, fuses, switches, electrical installations, motors and AC/DC motor drivers and circuit boards.
- Demonstrate knowledge of electrical safety.
- Coordinate, prioritize, conduct and correct maintenance work orders. Ensuring they are completed accurately for planned and unplanned assignments.
- Respond to any immediate associate safety issues per work order system.
- Use machinery/equipment specifically related to the position including but not limited to saws, drills, lathes, basic mechanical tools, forklifts, scissor lifts, etc.
- Perform various maintenance projects using concrete, lumber and metal.
- Train operators/technicians on operational set-up issues
- Maintain functional knowledge of all equipment in packaging department.
- Follows all safety guidelines in the department including proper use of PPE and lockout procedures.
- Demonstrated ability to work without direct/constant supervision.
- Ability to read and understand documentation.
- Willingness to work flexible hours as needed to ensure equipment/facility is ready for operations outside normal schedule hours.
- All associates are responsible for the safety, quality and food safety in their work areas.
- Adheres to all food safety, quality, personnel safety and GMP procedures throughout the facility.
- Completes all other assigned tasks and projects in a timely manner.
- Previous Maintenance experience is preferred.
- Know, understand, communicate, and adhere to company policies and procedures, which include, but are not limited to, attendance, safety, HACCP, cGMP’s, Preventive Controls for Animal Foods, etc. All food safety and quality procedures are to be adhered to.
- Ability to work in a self-directed team environment with minimal supervision.
- Strong problem solving skills, mechanical aptitude, troubleshooting skills, good computer skills and the ability to write and place PO’s for the ordering of items needed for repair.
- Good communication skills and ability to be flexible and adapt to change.
- Physical requirements may include standing, walking, lifting, pushing, pulling, carrying, climbing stairs and ladders, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching and grasping.
- Ability to work in extreme work environments that may be hot, humid, cold and wet.
What can Whitebridge Pet Brands offer me?
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Disability
- Life Insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid Time Off
- Employee Feed Program
Who is Whitebridge Pet Brands?
At Whitebridge, our goal is to help people bring health and happiness to pets through better nutrition which we believe is natural and minimally processed foods, complements, treats, and supplements, formulated to the specific needs of dogs and cats. Better Together is the foundation and at the heart of everything we do as a company.
We manufacture and market Natural Health Nutrition Pet Products for dogs and cats. Our brands include Tiki Pets®, Tiki Cat Veterinary Solutions™, Buddy Biscuits®, Cloud Star®, Dogswell®, and Grizzly®. Brands distributed outside North America include Schesir®, Stuzzy® and ADoC®.
In North America, our products are sold in more than 8,000 pet stores and veterinary hospitals, in major retailers such as Petco, PetSmart, Walmart and Target, and online at Chewy.com and Amazon.com. We are growing globally, with distribution in over twenty-five countries around the world.