About the role
POSITION TITLE: Maintenance Technician POSITION STATUS: Full-Time, Permanent LOCATION: Hazelwood, MO DEPARTMENT: Maintenance REPORT TO: Director of Maintenance and Engineering
Position Profile
Cérélia's newly established Frozen Breakfast Business Unit – US Waffle - is driving an ambitious growth strategy, backed by two manufacturing facilities, Liberty, SC, and Hazelwood, MO. To effectively support the rapid scaling of operations at our state-of-the-art Hazelwood facility, US Waffle is seeking a dynamic and skilled Maintenance Technician to join our team in Hazelwood, MO.
The Maintenance Technician is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing electrical and mechanical equipment in a food processing environment while meeting objectives for safety, quality, production/delivery, and cost. This position requires proficiency in multiple skill clusters, such as electrical controls, fluid power, mechanical systems, welding, fabrication, and manufacturing processes. This person will perform medium to high-level machine systems troubleshooting and repair and provide technical support for all phases of the operation. This work will be of average to considerable difficulty in the accomplishment of a variety of mechanical maintenance actions.
This strategic position will report directly to the Maintenance Manager. Primary Responsibilities * Receives work order/request, reviews to determine tools, equipment, time, manpower, parts, and supplies needed. * When responding to crisis calls will always arrive at the scene with basic tools and equipment necessary to perform work. * Read blueprints, schematics (including electrical), wiring diagrams, technical manuals, etc. * Maintains various activity records and logs. * Observe equipment or machinery while in operation to detect malfunctions. * Disassemble mechanical equipment, identify faulty/worn parts, replace, reassemble, and test. * Test major subsystems or components to localize problems using specialized equipment. * Fabricate replacement parts which may require welding, cutting, or sheet metal work. * Perform preventive maintenance on various mechanical systems and equipment. Install new equipment/appliances including utilities (i.e., electrical, water, gas, or drain lines). * Responsibilities include installing, trouble shooting, and maintaining, mechanical equipment, piping systems, electrical controls/components in accordance with manufacturer’s specification, local regulations, and US Waffle food safety and safety policies. * Performs preventive and predictive maintenance schedules on mechanical equipment such as pumps, packaging and slicing equipment, harvest and cutting equipment used in manufacturing environment. * Working knowledge and skills in operating a variety of small hand tools and devices used in general mechanical maintenance operations. * Have a working knowledge of OSHA, GFSI, QF, USDA and FDA * Adhere to all FDA and USDA, Local Authority and GFSI food safety and quality policies and procedures, reporting any nonconformity. * Adhere to all OSHA safety policies and procedures, reporting any nonconformity. * Adhere to all GMP policies and procedures, reporting any nonconformity. * Knowledge of Lock-Out Tag-Out guidelines and adherence to Lock-Out Tag-Out practices while performing machine maintenance. * On-Call availability 24/7
* Actively participate in plant programs and procedures: * Observe safety regulations, wear all required safety equipment, encourage safe working practices, correct obvious hazards immediately or report them to management. * Maintains progress report of work orders. * Aid in QA investigations into customer complaints where applicable. * Maintain a Master Preventative Maintenance Schedule * Assure customer needs are met by executing all repairs etc. in a timely manner. * Support the Emergency Evacuation Plan. * Support and maintain all management directives. * Actively participate in continuous improvement initiatives (i.e., 5S, Kaizen, lean tools etc.) * Monitor and operate the wastewater equipment to ensure that the plant effluent is maintained at acceptable levels that meet regulatory requirements. * Clean and maintain work area after mechanical work has been performed daily.
Qualifications * High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and 2+ years of related experience and/or training in an industrial mechanical maintenance or food manufacturing environment; or 4 years’ direct experience in an industrial mechanical maintenance or food manufacturing maintenance environment. * Vocational Diploma, Technical Diploma or associate degree from a technical maintenance or vocational school. (Preferred). * Possess the ability to function effectively in a team environment and interact productively with all levels of team personnel and outside contractors. * Ability to handle stressful situations and remain calm. * An organized problem solver, able to prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment. * Ability to operate a forklift, genie lift or scissor lift or other powered industrial trucks (PIT). * Experience with High-Sped Packaging Machinery and industrial electrical PLC. * Familiarity with Sanitary Environments is desired. * Mechanical, Hydraulic, Pneumatic systems and Control System knowledge is an asset. * Understand and follow oral and written instructions. * Exceptional verbal and written communication with an excellent command of the English language. * Positive, proactive, and self-motivated with leadership qualities. * Previous experience with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word) an asset. * Experience working with CMMS software. * Ability to read and execute work order, write daily reports, and translate equipment manuals.
POSITION TYPE/EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK This is a Full-Time Hourly position requiring 40 hours per week, and it may require working additional shift hours and weekends depending on the needs of the business.