Maintenance Mechanic II

Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream•Fort Wayne, IN

14h•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Mechanic II role involves ensuring safety, quality, and operational efficiency within the plant. This includes demonstrating thorough knowledge of best safety practices, complying with company safety policies, troubleshooting unsafe conditions, and actively ensuring human safety. The role also requires superior knowledge of quality systems, compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices, and completion of product and food safety checks as per HACCP and MCP programs. The mechanic will actively participate in preventing and correcting quality issues and food safety investigations. Interaction with others should be consistent with company philosophies. Operationally, the role involves analyzing and solving electro/mechanical problems on processing, packing, and auxiliary equipment, assisting manufacturing personnel, executing assigned projects, reading blueprints and schematics, working with low and high voltage electrical components, performing changeovers and line start-ups, conducting preventative maintenance, and maintaining daily work records using MP2 software. The role also emphasizes representing the company's core values and behaviors. Measurable outcomes include preventive maintenance effectiveness, equipment uptime, troubleshooting and diagnostics proficiency, response time improvement, work order efficiency, and safety leadership. The position holds responsibility for quality and technical system adherence, completion of production plans, health and safety, and impeccable hygiene standards.

Requirements

Thorough knowledge of “Best Safety Practices”.
Superior knowledge of all quality systems.
Ability to analyze and solve electro/mechanical problems of processing, packing, and auxiliary equipment.
Ability to read and follow blue prints, drawings, and schematics.
Experience working on low and high voltage transformers, motors, motor starters, and switchgear.
Proficiency in diagnosing and troubleshooting complex equipment issues.
Adherence to safety regulations.
Ability to lead safety training.
Adherence to quality and technical system.
Ability to complete the required production to plan.
Maintain impeccable hygiene standards.
Ability to clean as you go; use proper cleaning techniques.
Must consistently showcase the desired behaviors that represent our Core Values (We Take Ownership, We Do What Is Right, We Seek to Improve, We Are Better Together).

Responsibilities

Demonstrate thorough knowledge of “Best Safety Practices”.
Comply with all company safety policies and procedures.
Troubleshoot unsafe conditions and take appropriate levels of corrective action.
Take an active role to ensure that human safety is never compromised.
Utilize daily forklift safety checklist.
Demonstrate superior knowledge of all quality systems.
Comply with the Good Manufacturing Practices.
Complete and document all product quality checks (appearance, packaging etc…).
Complete and document all food safety checks as required by the plant HACCP program.
Complete and document all product quality checks as required by the plant MCP program.
Actively participate in preventing and correcting potential quality related issues.
Active participation in food safety investigations.
Communicate and interact with others in a manner consistent with the company’s “Grooves” and “I Can Make A Difference Philosophies”.
Initiate, organize, and actively participate in team meetings, committees and task forces.
Exceed expectation with regard to attendance and other guidelines.
Analyze and solve electro/mechanical problems of processing, packing, and auxiliary equipment, and assist manufacturing personnel on process related problems.
Execute assigned projects under the direction of Maintenance Supervisor.
Read and follow blue prints, drawings, and schematics.
Work on low and high voltage transformers, motors, motor starters, and switchgear.
Perform change over and support line start ups.
Perform established Preventative Maintenance and identify new PM activities as needed.
Perform maintenance building activities.
Maintain daily record of work performed on MP2 maintenance software.
Represent the Froneri Way through the behaviors and characteristics in our operating model and core values.
Ensure that preventive maintenance tasks are not only completed on time but also lead to a significant reduction in equipment breakdowns and failures.
Maximize equipment uptime and reliability, minimizing unscheduled downtime and production disruptions.
Demonstrate proficiency in diagnosing and troubleshooting complex equipment issues, resulting in quicker issue resolution.
Continuously reduce response times to maintenance requests, addressing critical issues promptly to minimize operational disruptions.
Measure and optimize the efficiency of work order completion, including the time taken to complete tasks and the quality of work performed.
Act as a safety leader, ensuring that maintenance activities adhere to safety regulations, leading safety training, and promoting a culture of safety within the team.
Adhere to quality and technical systems.
Complete the required production to plan.
Maintain health and safety standards.
Maintain impeccable hygiene standards always.
Clean as you go; use proper cleaning techniques (i.e. limited water hose usage).