Leadhand Maintenance A 3rd Shift

Saputo Inc.•Tulare, CA

22h•$48•Onsite

About The Position

At Saputo, we bring good to the table by making high-quality products, investing in our people, and supporting communities around the world. As a top 10 global dairy processor, we value contributions that matter and strive to foster an inclusive, growth-driven work environment. This role effectively directs the daily activities of plant-wide maintenance operations, provides technical support to maintenance & production personnel, and ensures the safe and appropriate operation of equipment by proper diagnosis, repair and maintenance of the operating condition of production/processing machinery and other mechanical equipment and buildings. Duties include repairing and maintaining machinery, mechanical equipment and computerized systems, such as pumps, conveyor systems, and motors, in accordance with diagrams, blueprints, operating manuals, or manufacturer’s specifications.

Requirements

High School graduate with a minimum of two (2) years maintenance experience within Dairy, Food, and/or Beverage industry.
Working knowledge of machines and tools, including their design, uses, benefits, repair, and maintenance.
Effective troubleshooting skills; must be able to systematically diagnose electrical and/or mechanical problems.
Working knowledge of AC & DC power and control voltages, PLC, VFD drives and process instrumentation.
Basic computer hardware and software skills.
Ability to work on AC/DC power and control voltages.
Has all required tools to perform job and carries basic tools and test equipment at all times and maintains such in workable condition at all times.
Maintains basic computer skills in order to perform maintenance and repair on computer-controlled machinery.

Responsibilities

Effectively direct the daily activities of plant-wide maintenance operations.
Provide technical support to maintenance & production personnel.
Ensure the safe and appropriate operation of equipment by proper diagnosis, repair and maintenance of the operating condition of production/processing machinery and other mechanical equipment and buildings.
Repairing and maintaining machinery, mechanical equipment and computerized systems, such as pumps, conveyor systems, and motors, in accordance with diagrams, blueprints, operating manuals, or manufacturer’s specifications.
Assigns PMs and work orders to be completed during shift.
Takes radio calls and directs the correct technician to cover any issue.
Keeps Supervisor and Manager informed of equipment failures that will affect production.
Act as a resource for all maintenance and operation personnel to address and correct technical issues.
Confers with operators and observes, tests, and evaluates operation of machinery and equipment to diagnose cause of malfunction.
Disassembles machinery and equipment to remove parts and make repairs.
Examines parts for defects, such as breakage or excessive wear.
Repair, replace, adjust, and align components of machinery and equipment.
Cleans and lubricates parts, equipment, and machinery.
Test-runs repaired machinery and equipment to verify adequacy of repairs.
Orders or requisitions parts and materials.
Repairs and replaces electrical wiring and components.
Records repairs and maintenance performed in an accurate and timely manner.
Works on PLC controls, VFD drives and demonstrates a good understanding of instrumentation.
Effectively troubleshoots electrical, mechanical and process issues in an independent manner.
Communicates effectively and works well with all employees, visitors and vendors.
Reliable and available to work any shift and holidays.
Work overtime as required.
Performs other duties as may be required.