Bottling Maintenance Technician - Journey

Delicato Family Wines•Manteca, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision, the Bottling Maintenance Technician - Journey monitors, troubleshoots, repairs, adjusts, installs, maintains, operates, tests, or otherwise services winery production equipment in accordance with proper safety procedures and industry best practices. This equipment includes automated machines, servo-mechanical, electro-mechanical, or electro-pneumatic machinery in all of bottling operations. This position performs a variety of specialized work and highly diversified duties, in one or more of the following areas: Bottling Lines, Tetra Pak Lines, Bag in the Box Lines, and Canning Lines. Utilizes skills, knowledge, and technical abilities independently or as part of a team to collaborate and contribute to the continuous improvement of enterprise-wide productivity, quality, safety, and cost-saving metrics.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required
Completion of a craft apprenticeship, or an equivalent number of years of education and production maintenance experience
7 years’ experience in specialized field of knowledge
Acceptable driver’s history with valid driver’s license
Basic electrical course required
Possess very in-depth knowledge and understanding of all components and theory of operation
Understands how electricity travels, AC and DC currents, single phase and three phase circuits and series and parallel circuits, as well as Ohms Law
Ability to read basic wiring diagrams
Ability to use multi-meters to read voltage, current and resistance values. Must be able to troubleshoot basic electrical circuits
Understanding of Bottling lines and Bag in the box lines (Manteca)
Understanding of Bottling lines and Canning line (Geyserville)
Mechanical — Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance
Physics — Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid and material dynamics, as well as mechanical principles
Required to wear PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
Must be able to pass fit test and perform work while wearing respirators

Nice To Haves

AA/AS degree in mechanical, electrical, or industrial maintenance a plus
Winery experience is preferred
Related vocational, trade-school or ROP program completion preferred
Welding Certifications a plus
Machine shop a plus

Responsibilities

Collaborates with other stakeholders and third-party providers to ensure a safe working environment as it relates to tools/equipment, training, work environment, unsafe acts, identifying potential issues or other related safety items
Works cohesively with Bottling Supervisors, Production Managers, Bottling Manager, QC & QA
Cleans, lubricates, repairs, or adjusts parts, pumps, vessels, equipment, or machinery using hand tools or specialized equipment
Repairs, reworks, or calibrates hydraulic, pneumatic, power transmission, and conveyance assemblies or systems to meet operational specifications or needs
Observes, measures, or tests the operation of machinery or equipment to diagnose malfunctions using PLC I/O indicators, HMIs, tachometers, or other testing devices
Analyzes test results, machine error messages, blueprints, repair manuals, or parts catalogs, and information obtained from operators to diagnose, solve, and correct equipment problems
Tests electrical systems or continuity of circuits in electrical wiring, equipment, or fixtures, using testing devices, such as ohmmeters, megohmeter, voltmeters, and ammeters
Operates newly repaired machinery or equipment to verify the adequacy of repairs
Sets up or changes over machine parts and attachments according to production specifications using handtools or other specialized equipment
Records work activities, parts or materials used, and orders or creates requisitions for new parts or materials as necessary
Performs troubleshooting on bottling line fillers, capper, corkers, de-palletizers and case packers
Basic troubleshooting of PLC/drives and VFD’s
Performs troubleshooting on bag in the box fillers, sealers, case packer, and robots (Manteca)
Performas troubleshooting on canning fillers, seamers, and packaging equipment (Geyserville)
Reads wiring schematics and diagrams for all equipment
Maintains all winery bottling room equipment both Mechanical and Electrical systems
Responds to emergency situations in order to resolve issues in a timely manner
Replaces faulty or expired parts when necessary
Provides critical support of production schedules ensuring that customer delivery commitments are met
Maintains Boiler/Compressors and water softeners (Manteca)
Detects malfunctions and creates and implements plans to resolve them
Handles troubleshooting and repairs systems across a broad spectrum of Bottling