Industrial Maintenance Technician (2nd Shift)

Reser's Fine Foods•Vista, CA

4d•$31 - $38

About The Position

The Industrial Maintenance Technician performs preventative and urgent maintenance of production machinery and equipment. The role functions as a lead and handles advanced electrical and electronic troubleshooting, PLC diagnostics and repairs, and projects related to capital expenditures and continuous improvement. The technician monitors equipment issues, develops corrective plans, maintains preventative maintenance procedures, and provides solutions and cost and timeline estimates for breakdowns and improvements. Unresolved breakdowns are escalated to appropriate managers. Additional facilities-related duties and special projects may be assigned by the Facilities and Maintenance Manager. The position is based in a processed and refrigerated foods manufacturing plant. Work may take place in wet or dry conditions, with temperatures ranging from 25°F to 115°F. The role requires repeatedly lifting up to 50 pounds. Production demands may require short-notice overtime and weekend scheduling.

Requirements

Technical certification or demonstrated equivalent.
At least 5 years of experience working as a multi-craft industrial technician.
Advanced knowledge of maintenance for mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
Demonstrated advanced troubleshooting skills.
Expertise in an industrial field such as electrical work, fabrication, or machining.
Effective leadership skills.
Ability to repeatedly lift up to 50 pounds.
Ability to work in a wet or dry manufacturing environment with temperatures ranging from 25°F to 115°F.
Ability to work short-notice overtime and weekends when production demands require it.

Responsibilities

Perform the duties associated with the MT 1 and MT 2 job descriptions.
Function as a lead or fill the lead role.
Determine causes and sources of existing and potential electrical and electronic problems.
Lead capital expenditure and continuous improvement projects.
Monitor or evaluate current or potential problems and take action or develop plans to eliminate them.
Create and maintain preventative maintenance procedures through PMO activities.
Diagnose and repair a variety of PLCs and associated programmable devices.
Provide solutions and estimate costs and timelines for equipment breakdowns and improvements.
Escalate machine breakdowns to appropriate managers if they are not resolved within the agreed timeline.
Perform additional facilities-related tasks and special projects as assigned by the Facilities and Maintenance Manager.
Champion plant-wide safety efforts.