Maintenance Facilities Technician I-III

Nichols Farms•Hanford, CA

2d•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 carrying out preventive, corrective, and reactive maintenance. The technician also inspects and repairs utility equipment such as compressors, boilers, and generators and maintains a clean, hazard-free environment in compliance with FSMA and SQF standards. The position requires a firm understanding of commercial and industrial building maintenance, along with mechanical, electrical, and controls principles. Technicians promote safety, follow quality and GMP procedures, participate in continuous-improvement activities, and work with management and vendors on maintenance needs and projects. The technician communicates asset conditions and repair or upgrade needs to both technical and nontechnical employees, and may author SOPs and other documents.

Requirements

At least 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 used for a variety of purposes.
Experience working with storage batteries, including their maintenance and repair; two years preferred.
Experience with 48V systems and 120V, 208V, and 480V electrical systems.
Experience working with 24VDC control systems.
Understanding of arc flash and electrical safety.
Working knowledge of safety precautions and required PPE for working around storage batteries.
Ability to communicate effectively with plant personnel.
Ability to occasionally lift up to 100 pounds and repeatedly lift 50 pounds.
Working knowledge of battery construction and tear-down procedures.
Ability to work with outside resources and vendors as needed.
Ability to wear company-designated PPE.
Ability to work indoors and outdoors in industrial manufacturing, production, maintenance-shop, commercial-building, and facility outdoor areas; conditions may include varying temperatures, high noise, dust, moving machinery, confined spaces, and elevated areas.
Ability to sit, walk, stand for periods at a workstation, climb stairs, and reach with hands and arms.
Close, distance, and color vision, and depth perception.
Safety awareness, communication, time management, adaptability, prioritization, interpersonal, teamwork, and detail-oriented skills.
Ability to organize work, manage multiple priorities and deadlines, solve complex problems, think critically, learn actively, and listen attentively.

Nice To Haves

Fluency in Spanish.
Exposure to local and federal regulatory compliance.
Two years of experience maintaining and repairing storage batteries.

Responsibilities

Complete basic commercial and industrial building maintenance.
Repair and perform preventive and predictive inspections of plant production assets.
Perform MIG and TIG welding, pipefitting, painting, plumbing, and drywall, sheetrock, trim, and window repairs as needed.
Maintain industrial equipment and buildings through painting projects.
Maintain hand-wash and eyewash stations, drainage, gutter systems, and utility water systems.
Understand and maintain plant utility and distribution systems, including electrical, compressed air, steam, and water.
Repair and maintain underground utility piping, including excavating when necessary.
Complete regulatory compliance testing and documentation as assigned.
Support office relocations and redesign projects.
Work with management on department projects and scheduled work.
Maintain utility equipment and daily logs for boilers, compressors, and the water system; perform repairs on utility equipment.
Maintain Cisco fire systems.
Own and 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 and watering, and keep the area safe and clean.
Complete preventive maintenance items in the maintenance CMM.
Assist with reactive maintenance calls and perform preventive maintenance and repairs on processing equipment.
Perform HVAC preventive maintenance and repairs.
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, compressors, valves, and actuators.
Follow safety rules, including Lockout/Tag Out, confined-space, fall-protection, and hazard-communication procedures; report near misses, injuries, and incidents.
Perform duties in accordance with company quality and GMP policies and procedures.
Participate in continuous-improvement teams and processes.
Respond promptly to production needs and work with outside vendors as needed.
Communicate necessary upgrades and major repairs, including removal of capital assets from service, and explain asset condition and needs to nontechnical employees.
Participate in annual production training and author SOPs and documents as needed.