1st Shift Facility Technician

Ajinomoto Foods North America • Lampasas, TX

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About The Position

The Facilities Technician supports the manufacturing plant by helping ensure the continuous, safe, and efficient operation of its facilities, equipment, systems, and utilities. The role performs routine facility maintenance, general industrial maintenance, and preventive maintenance on the building and grounds while following trade practices, codes, and prescribed safety regulations. The technician records and reports completed work, maintains an orderly work area, and reports defective materials or conditions to the department supervisor. The position also requires understanding and following sanitary and food-safety procedures, GMPs, and HACCP requirements.

The work includes maintenance or repair of plumbing, carpentry, HVAC, motors, pumps, electrical systems, pneumatic tube systems, lighting, flooring, window coverings, walls, and other facility systems. The technician works with coworkers and outside contractors and may assist the facilities electrician. Physical requirements include frequent reaching, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching or squatting, crawling, and climbing stairs or ladders, as well as lifting or carrying up to 50 pounds. The work environment includes loud industrial conditions and temperatures ranging from hot and humid to very cold.

Requirements

• 1–3 years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to perform work including carpentry, plumbing, masonry, electrical assistance, painting, and janitorial tasks.
• Familiarity with hand tools and power tools used for the listed skills and disciplines.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings, sketches, OEM instructions, and specifications.
• Ability to work in a team environment with coworkers and outside contractors.
• Ability to use good judgment when performing and planning tasks.
• Awareness of LOTO, forklift safety, electrostatic discharge, foreign object damage, and quality systems.
• Ability to regularly reach, bend, kneel, stoop, crouch or squat, crawl, and climb stairs or ladders.
• Ability to lift and/or carry up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to work in loud industrial environments and in temperatures ranging from hot and humid to very cold.

Nice To Haves

• Technical school education preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance tasks to maintain the appearance and integrity of the facility.
• Accurately record and report work performed and adhere to trade practices and codes.
• Perform general industrial maintenance, including installing equipment and devices to ensure proper operation.
• Service or repair plumbing, carpentry, HVAC, motors, pumps, electrical systems, pneumatic tube systems, lighting, flooring, window coverings, walls, and other systems.
• Detect and report defective materials or conditions to the department supervisor.
• Keep the work area and facility clean and orderly while following prescribed safety regulations.
• Perform preventive maintenance on the building or grounds as required.
• Follow sanitary and food-safety procedures, precautions, GMPs, and HACCP requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed