Feed Mill Maintenance Tech (Day Shift)

Smithfield Foods • Waverly, VA

3d • $25 - $29 • Onsite

About The Position

The Feed Mill Maintenance Tech is responsible for overseeing all aspects of maintenance and repairs of machinery and mechanical equipment within the feed mill. This includes screw conveyors, bucket belt elevators, drag conveyors, boilers, pellet mills, hammer mills, VFD drives, and other related mechanical equipment. The role involves evaluating and repairing equipment, maintaining precise maintenance records, conducting daily maintenance work, and ensuring adherence to standard operating maintenance instructions. The technician will continuously monitor for maintenance problems, develop strategies to correct issues and prevent future problems or unscheduled downtime. A key responsibility is developing and improving a cost-effective Preventative Maintenance Program, supporting the maintenance supervisor to meet management goals, and developing/communicating parts replacement or repair guidelines. The position also promotes an active Safety Awareness Program, maintains housekeeping practices, monitors and maintains all feed mill equipment, and ensures all procedures are followed during repairs. Compliance with environmental laws and procedures is mandatory. The role involves establishing or adjusting maintenance work procedures and schedules to meet production needs, maintaining shift maintenance reports, tracking maintenance records using the Methods system, and managing critical parts inventory. Housekeeping duties and ensuring the safety of employees and company assets are also required. The incumbent must acquire and maintain necessary certifications (forklift, LOTO, Confined space) and comply with company EMS policies and procedures, reporting all environmental issues and food safety concerns immediately to the mill manager. Understanding and complying with the company’s emergency notification process is also part of the role.

Requirements

• High school diploma and 1 year of successful industrial maintenance experience required.
• Ability to perform troubleshooting, repair and assembly of any feed mill equipment.
• Experience troubleshooting and repairing electrical issues including solid-state circuitry, 110 v control circuits, lighting circuits, VFD and soft-start drives and 3 phase circuitry.
• Ability to read and speak English.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics.
• Experience in pneumatic systems including compressors, cylinders and solenoid valve troubleshooting and maintenance.
• Experience in liquid systems including positive displacement pumps (rebuilding), metering system calibration, automatic valves and plumbing.
• Ability to work well with others in fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Ability to be respectful, approachable and team oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment.

Nice To Haves

• Electrician license not required but helpful.

Responsibilities

• Conducts daily maintenance work activities in assigned equipment areas and sets up any additional work maintenance schedules required.
• Follows standard operating maintenance instructions/procedures in the performance of any and all maintenance tasks, including replacing, adjusting, installing any feed mill equipment.
• Continuously maintains awareness of any maintenance problems and develop strategies and procedures to correct existing problems and help eliminate any future maintenance related issues or reduce unscheduled down times due to maintenance issues.
• Develops and continues to improve upon a thorough cost effective Preventative Maintenance Program, along with supporting maintenance supervisor to meet management goals.
• Develops and communicates consistent parts replacement or repair guidelines.
• Promotes an active Safety Awareness Program including applying clean housekeeping practices to tools, equipment and facility.
• Monitors and maintains all feed mill equipment.
• Ensures that all procedures are properly followed while conducting a repair.
• Responsible for complying with all environmental laws and procedures to which Smithfield Foods HPD subscribes.
• Establishes or adjusts maintenance work procedures and schedules to meet production schedules.
• Maintains shift maintenance activities report, track maintenance records by using Methods system, as well maintaining records of preventing maintenance, bearings weekly maintenance, parts replacement, etc.
• Manages critical parts inventory based on usage and maintenance activity needs.
• Performs housekeeping duties as requested by the manager.
• Maintains and ensures the safety of all employees and assets of the company.
• Acquires and maintains necessary certifications (fork lift, LOTO, Confined space etc.) for all responsible maintenance employees.
• Incumbent will be responsible for understanding and complying with company EMS policies and procedures in the performance of their job duties.
• Reports all environmental issues and food safety immediately to the mill manager.
• Reads and understands the company’s emergency notification process and will be responsible for reviewing that policy at their work site.

Benefits

• Robust, flexible and affordable benefit plans and programs
• Medical plans with out-of-pocket costs, on average, 20 percent less than plans offered by other employers
• Be Well programs offer tools and resources to enhance your quality of life, at no additional cost
• Support for elective surgeries, weight loss, mental health, cancer, kidney disease, diabetes, smoking cessation, asthma, maternity management and more
• Comprehensive training and professional development programs
• LinkedIn Learning access for on-demand courses, professional certificates, and skill-based training
• Tuition assistance covering English language learning, high school completion, and degree programs through partnership with Guild
• Leadership development initiatives
• Smithfield Scholarship Program for employees’ children

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED