Boiler Operator - Night Shift

Post Holdings•Gaylord, MN

35d•$31 - $41•Onsite

About The Position

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that's First in Food. Michael Foods, Inc. located in Gaylord, Minnesota is Minnesota's Healthy Heartland! Gaylord is located in south central Minnesota about an hour west of the Twin Cities and 35 minutes from Mankato, Hutchinson, and New Ulm. As the County Seat, Gaylord is the "Hub of Sibley County." Our location produces liquid egg, hardcook egg, and precooked egg such as scrambled, patties and omelets. The Utilities Maintenance Operator L3 (UMOL3) provides both maintenance and reliability services within the plant, executing with excellence and assisting with critical water/gas/air systems asset health improvement efforts. The UMOL3 will ensure results while partnering with the plant maintenance team personnel, plant operational team, and all other plant support teams members for success. The UMOL3 focus responsibilities are assistance, development, and executional excellence of facility water/gas/air systems safe operation and preventive and corrective maintenance programs. Other duties will include technical troubleshooting, assisting with equipment installation, adjustments, startups, and process improvement projects. They will promote, execute, mentor, and coach excellence in preventive and corrective maintenance practices. The UMOL3 will carry and keep current any regulatory required utilities licensure (Operator Level) and actively participate in compliance activities. The UMOL3 will actively participate in the plant PSM program, always ensuring regulatory compliance. Candidates must be a self-starter willing to accept maintenance and process responsibility and KPI results. This position has the responsibility to comply with Safety work rules at all times as well as an obligation to reinforce Safety as a Core Value. Ensures that all policies, procedures and activities, related to Food Safety & Quality, are followed and complied with uniformly, in an effort to reduce product and process variability. This role must be available to work scheduled work times, weekends, and holidays, as necessary. Shift: This is a 6:00pm-6:00pm 12 hour shift at the Michael Foods Gaylord facility.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent
Boiler license needed is a Minnesota State 2ndClass Engineer Grade B or higher. If not, employee must obtain this license within 1.5 years of employment with MFI
Associate's degree, two-year technical certificate, and / or a relevant combination of experience which demonstrates utilities maintenance operations technical and leadership aptitude.
3 to 5 years of experience as a utility's maintenance operator with an emphasis on steam or refrigeration preferred
Boiler Shift Operator license or boiler/ammonia equivalent certification required
Understanding of mechanical, piping, and/or electrical schematics and blueprints including equipment specific diagrams preferred
Ability to interact with all levels of the organization
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Excellent administrative and follow-up skills to achieve successful maintenance and repair programs.
Grade A: High pressure steam (>15PSI) AND steam turbine experience or Grade B: High pressure steam (>15PSI) experience

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated leadership experience preferred
Trained and competent in the equivalent of MFI UMOL1 & UMOL2 skills preferred
Trained in regional utilities regulatory code to an operator's level preferred
E&I troubleshooting experience preferred
Prior experience in SAP preferred

Responsibilities

Actively participate with water/gas/air systems maintenance/operations team members and tasks to ensure personal safety, quality, delivery, and cost, are continuously being improved to achieve company objectives. Be an active member who contributes to the advancement of the MFI & ARM culture.
Develop, implement, and champion Precision Maintenance techniques ensuring procedural compliance and that job tolerances are met
Identify, develop, and implement critical water/gas/air systems maintenance and performance improvement projects
Work with Corporate Reliability Team to develop, implement, and review real time condition assessment data for all critical water/gas/air systems equipment
Actively participate in critical water/gas/air systems training for maintenance/operations personnel
Actively participate in quality assurance and reliability procedures for critical water/gas/air systems spares and parts
Actively participate in quality commissioning procedures for critical rebuilt or new water/gas/air systems equipment
Work with vendors in addressing critical water/gas/air systems issues identified through root cause and condition-based maintenance programs
Actively participate and assist craftsman during critical water/gas/air systems maintenance assignments
Lead technical water/gas/air systems troubleshooting tasks while assisting other plant personnel in a teaching environment
Utilize MFI approved CMMS to manage, document, and support water/gas/air systems reliability reporting and decision making. This will be accomplished through the guidance of MFI ARM standards.
Keep accurate and up-to-date records (i.e., SAP data, critical equipment, regulatory documentation etc..).
Provides input for root cause analysis (RCA) and Reliability Centered Maintenance to create an environment of continuous asset reliability improvement.
Actively holds and sustains regulatory required licensure related to water/gas/air systems (Operator Level) and performs required duties to statute expectations. Understands regional code to an operator level and demonstrates accordingly
Actively participates in the plant PSM program always ensuring regulatory compliance.
Promote, and foster Michael Foods culture, values, and principles.
Leads plant emergency response team
Act as a role model by demonstrating safe work behaviors. Assumes personal responsibility to insure safe and healthy workplace for everyone. Adhere to all safety policies and procedures and incorporate safety and health in all jobs and tasks.
Adheres to Quality work practices, follows GMP's, maintains sanitary conditions and ensures that product quality is maintained. Reports on any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety and quality.
Always ensures required regulatory compliance.
Perform other duties as assigned.