POSITION OVERVIEW:

Provide maintenance service for all plant production and processing equipment to meet established production requirements. Responsible for maintenance of seasonal equipment.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for maintenance of production and processing equipment, refrigeration, boiler room, waste plant, building maintenance, and seasonal preparation. Ensures high quality and safety standards are met.

• Demonstrates expertise with the maintenance requirement of plant processing, production and seasonal operations through a thorough and continuing evaluation of production, processing and seasonal requirements, techniques, procedures, facilities and equipment.

• Maintains constant contact with production and processing operators and supervision to obtain maximum machine uptime.

• Train other mechanics in the proper set-up, adjustment, and maintenance of production, processing and seasonal support equipment and supervise them to accomplish maintenance requirements.

• Executes preventive maintenance programs and suggests modifications to the Plant Engineer for approval.

• Recommends and initiates changes to improve equipment operating performance and performs job estimates.

• Assures that maintenance operations are carried out within established housekeeping and sanitation procedures, and applicable government regulations.

• Participates in all regular meetings as scheduled.

• Other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS:

• Demonstrated ability to safely work on and around complex, highly automated machinery in a non-temperature regulated environment. Strong troubleshooting, verbal and written communication skills to effectively present to other maintenance supervisors technicians, and operators.

• Cross-functional demonstrated skills in Electrical, PLC, Pneumatics, Hydraulics, Motors, motion control, and mechanical systems.

• Experience in food manufacturing desired. Knowledge of Lean or Six Sigma a plus.

• Proactive and able to work independently

• Able to work all shifts in a 24x 7 operation

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of (5) five years related, applicable experience with machine maintenance and repair.

• Solid record of safety and continuous improvement in an industrial setting.

Welch's is Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Disability/Protected Veteran