Industrial Maintenance Technician - 3rd Shift Acorn

Farmer Focus•Harrisonburg, VA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Farmer Focus's mission is to promote and protect generational family farms by shifting farm-level decision-making and chicken ownership back to farmers and empowering them to farm the way they know is best. We are committed to consistently producing 100% organic and humanely raised chicken that is better for people, the planet, and animals. Our culture is rooted in servant leadership, and we live by our Farmer Focus CARES values: Community, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Stewardship. This role is responsible for performing daily maintenance tasks and special projects. It involves repairing, installing, and adjusting machinery and equipment, performing parts replacement, and conducting routine and preventative maintenance to ensure smooth business and production operations. The technician will also be responsible for maintaining a safe work environment and ensuring shop and surrounding areas are kept clean.

Requirements

Proven industrial/manufacturing maintenance or electrical experience
Knowledge and understanding of good safety practices
Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
Critical thinking and problem-solving skills and have basic math skills.
Ability to organize the tasks to be performed and at times to monitor and oversee quality of work being performed.
Use tools ranging from common hand and power tools to precision instruments and electrical and electronic testing devices.
Ability to work with or near animal blood.
Must be able to read, write, and comprehend English.
Must be self-motivated and be able to work with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

Perform routine preventative maintenance of machinery and equipment to ensure smooth business and production operations.
Disassemble machinery and equipment to remove parts and make repairs.
Examine parts for defects such as breakage and excessive wear.
Repair or replace broken or malfunctioning components of machinery and equipment.
Ability to work in all departments in the processing plant environment, which includes cold, damp conditions.
Clean, lubricate and adjust parts, equipment, and machinery.
Reassemble equipment after completion of inspections, testing, or repairs.
Provide a means of notification/communication during non-working hours for emergencies.
Respond to emergency call-ins within 30 minutes.
Ensure shop and surrounding areas are kept clean by the removal of all debris in work areas, work benches and break rooms.
Ensure a safe work environment by eliminating unsafe acts or conditions.
Be proficient in cutting and welding, hydraulics, filter systems, pipe fitting/plumbing, operations of shop equipment, sheet metal fabrication and pneumatics, electrical wiring and motors.
Perform other responsibilities, as needed, to support Farmer Focus business objectives.