Breaker Maintenance Tech - Big Red

Michael Foods Inc.•Wakefield Township, NE
•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Technician L1 provides maintenance and reliability services within the plant, executing preventive and corrective maintenance and supporting asset health improvement. The technician works with farm maintenance, operations, and support teams, and is expected to take responsibility for maintenance work, process performance, and key performance indicators. Duties also include troubleshooting, equipment installation and adjustments, startups, and process improvement projects. The role requires compliance with safety rules and reinforcement of safety as a core value. The technician follows Food Safety and Quality policies and procedures to reduce product and process variability. The schedule rotates four days on and four days off, with availability for scheduled work times, weekends, and holidays as necessary.

Requirements

  • High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
  • Ability to interact with all levels of the organization.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to work scheduled times, weekends, and holidays as necessary, on a rotating four-days-on, four-days-off schedule.
  • Ability to meet the physical demands of the position, including occasionally lifting or moving up to 60 pounds.

Nice To Haves

  • Associate degree, two-year technical certificate, or experience demonstrating technical aptitude.
  • One year of experience as an industrial maintenance technician.
  • Ability to read and decipher mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, and P&ID diagrams.

Responsibilities

  • Work with reliability and maintenance team members to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost, and contribute to the advancement of the MFI and ARM culture.
  • Learn, execute, and champion Precision Maintenance techniques, ensuring procedural compliance and that job tolerances are met.
  • Perform technical troubleshooting with experienced maintenance personnel.
  • Participate in maintenance training for maintenance personnel.
  • Follow reliability procedures for critical spares and parts.
  • Participate in quality commissioning procedures for rebuilt or new equipment.
  • Assist maintenance craftsmen during precision maintenance assignments.
  • Use the MFI-approved CMMS to manage and document work and support reliability reporting and decision-making in accordance with MFI ARM standards.
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date records as required.
  • Provide input for root cause analysis and Reliability Centered Maintenance to support continuous asset reliability improvement.
  • Promote Michael Foods culture, values, and principles.
  • Model safe work behaviors and follow safety and health policies and procedures.
  • Follow quality work practices and GMPs, maintain sanitary conditions, protect product quality, and report conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety or quality.
  • Ensure regulatory compliance.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
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