Maintenance Facilities Technician I-III

Nichols Farms•Hanford, CA

1d•$26 - $36•Onsite

About The Position

Nichols Farms is hiring a Maintenance Facilities Technician to maintain and improve the reliability of company-owned commercial and industrial buildings, plant utilities, and mobile equipment. The role includes maintaining, inspecting, cleaning, and changing batteries for the mobile fleet; performing building maintenance; and completing preventive, corrective, and reactive maintenance. The technician also inspects and repairs utility equipment such as compressors, boilers, and generators, and maintains clean, hazard-free work areas in accordance with FSMA and SQF standards. A firm understanding of commercial and industrial building maintenance, along with mechanical, electrical, and controls principles and best practices, is required. The technician follows company safety, quality, and Good Manufacturing Practices, reports incidents, and participates in continuous improvement. Work spans plant production assets, utilities, battery systems, HVAC, and commercial building systems. The role involves responding to production needs, coordinating with vendors and management, communicating asset conditions and repair needs, and supporting training and documentation. The primary work environment includes industrial manufacturing and production areas, maintenance shops, commercial buildings, and outdoor areas throughout the facility. Work may involve varying temperatures, high noise levels, dust, moving machinery, confined spaces, elevated areas, and operating equipment. The position requires working indoors and outdoors and wearing designated PPE. The employee regularly sits, walks, stands, climbs stairs, and reaches; lifting may be frequent up to 100 pounds and repeated at 50 pounds.

Requirements

Minimum of four years of direct facilities or maintenance experience, or equivalent experience.
Experience with the full Microsoft Office suite and computerized maintenance software.
Understanding of basic working principles of batteries designed for a variety of uses.
Experience working with storage batteries, including their maintenance and repair; two years preferred.
Experience with 48V, 120V, 208V, and 480V systems.
Experience working with 24VDC control systems.
Understanding of arc flash and electrical safety.
Working knowledge of safety precautions and required PPE when working around storage batteries.
Working knowledge of battery construction and tear-down procedures.
Ability to occasionally lift up to 100 pounds and repeatedly lift 50 pounds.
Ability to communicate effectively with plant personnel, vendors, management, and nontechnical employees.
Ability to respond to production needs in a timely manner with a high sense of urgency.
Ability to participate in annual production training and author SOPs and documents as needed.
Ability to sit, walk, stand for periods at a workstation, climb stairs, and reach with hands and arms; ability to wear company-designated PPE.
Ability to work in industrial facilities and production areas, maintenance shops, commercial buildings, and outdoor areas, including confined spaces and elevated areas.

Nice To Haves

Fluency in Spanish.
Exposure to local and federal regulatory compliance.
Experience with storage battery maintenance and repair (two years preferred).

Responsibilities

Perform basic maintenance on commercial and industrial buildings, including repairs to drywall, sheetrock, trim, windows, and other building features.
Repair and perform preventive and predictive inspections on plant production assets and processing equipment.
Perform MIG and TIG welding and pipefitting work.
Complete painting projects on industrial equipment and buildings.
Perform plumbing work on hand-wash and eyewash stations, drainage, gutter systems, and utility water systems.
Maintain and repair plant utility and distribution systems, including electrical, compressed air, steam, and water systems.
Repair underground utility piping, including excavating earth when necessary.
Complete assigned regulatory compliance testing and documentation daily or weekly.
Support office relocations and redesign projects and assist management with departmental projects and scheduled work.
Maintain utility equipment and daily logs for boilers, compressors, and the water system; perform utility equipment repairs.
Maintain the battery-changing area, including 48V lead-acid and TPPL batteries and 36V gel-filled rapid-charge batteries; clean batteries, ensure proper charging cycles, water and care for batteries, and keep the area safe and clean.
Complete preventive maintenance items in the maintenance CMM and assist with reactive maintenance calls, preventive maintenance, repairs, and corrective tasks on processing equipment.
Perform preventive maintenance and repairs on HVAC systems.
Diagnose and wire analog sensors using 4–20 mA and 0–10 V signals; read and interpret red-line drawings.
Work with hydraulic circuits, pumps, cylinders, pressure regulators, pneumatic systems, air compressors, valves, and actuators.
Follow safety rules, including Lockout/Tag Out, Confined Space, Fall Protection, and Hazard Communication; report near misses and injuries and document incidents.
Perform duties in accordance with company quality and GMP policies and procedures, and maintain a clean, hazard-free environment in compliance with FSMA and SQF standards.
Respond promptly to production needs, work with vendors as needed, communicate necessary upgrades and major repairs, and explain asset conditions and needs to nontechnical employees.
Participate in annual production training and continuous improvement initiatives; author SOPs and other documents as needed.