Maintenance Technician

Welcome to Riviana Foods Inc.  While you may not know us by our company name, you grew up loving our brands many of which have been your favorite's for over 100 years.

We are America's leading rice company and the nation's second largest provider of pasta products.  Our portfolio includes over 20 trusted brands with more than 500 products widely distributed in many countries around the world.

We are America’s largest processor, marketer and distributor of branded and private label rice products. We are also the second largest producer and marketer of pasta products in the nation.

Riviana brands are well known for their quality and excellence and the company is committed to providing the most wholesome products on the market today, to leading both the rice and pasta industries in innovation, and to providing high-quality products you can be proud to serve your family.

Our global reach is an important factor in Riviana's success.  As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ebro Foods, S.A., the world leader of the rice sector, we take a world view of the rice and pasta business and draw upon the global resources of our parent company.

For a detailed look at our rice and pasta portfolio, click on this link - https://www.riviana.com/en-us/content/29880/OurBrands.aspx

Job Summary
Maintenance Mechanics are responsible for general facility and equipment maintenance as assigned to ensure continuous, safe, effective and efficient performance of industrial equipment to meet daily operating plans with all applicable policies, procedures, and regulations.  Plant maintenance mechanics perform preventive and repair maintenance to meet operational requirements and other duties as assigned by management.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Install, inspect, troubleshoot, maintain and repair industrial milling and parboiling equipment
• Perform preventative and corrective maintenance on milling and parboiling equipment, electrical control panels, conveyors, pumps, pneumatic, processing systems, industrial dryers, etc.
• Clean, lubricate and adjust parts and equipment
• Diagnose and repair electrical/mechanical faults in equipment
• Perform equipment installations support function
• Input and retrieve maintenance work orders in a timely manner
• Communicates knowledge and observation regarding process and/or equipment performance to other maintenance personnel, operations and management
• Comply with all internal and external policies, procedures, and regulations
• Keep work areas organized and sanitary according to set standards
• Adheres to Good Manufacturing Practices, HACCP, OSHA, and all company policies and procedures
• Responsible for own personal safety and safety of others in working area

Education

• High school or equivalent through GED program

Experience

• 1 years of industrial maintenance preferred
• Use and repair of motor controls, sensors and gearboxes
• Electrical/mechanical troubleshooting
• Basic principles of industrial maintenance
• Use and repair of mechanical and conveying systems
• Installation and repair techniques for pneumatic and hydraulic systems (water, steam, air and natural gas)
• Possesses aptitude, logic and reasoning to determine root cause of operating errors, how to best remedy and repair machines or systems using appropriate tools
• Reads, writes, listens to, comprehends, communicate in English and applies information, knowledge and/or work related documents including blueprints, schematics and equipment manufacturer's instructions

Riviana Foods Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all Federal, State and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, age, military/veteran status, disability, predisposing genetic characteristic, marital status, sexual orientation/gender identity, citizenship where legally permitted to work, or any other protected category under federal, state or local law, regulation or ordinance.  This policy applies to all employment decisions including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, promotions, pay practices, benefits, disciplinary actions and terminations.