Maintenance Mechanic

Food Service Specialties•Red Wing, MN

16d•$32 - $38

About The Position

Maintenance Mechanic are you ready for a change?! Apply now at Food Service Specialties! Mission Statement: Our Mission at Food Service Specialties is to continue improving upon our ability to provide safe, authentic, legal, high quality food products to the marketplace by leading a culture dedicated to food safety and quality. Quality Statement: Food Service Specialties employees will conduct themselves in the workplace in a manner that ensures safety of themselves and others at all times. Job Summary: The Maintenance Reliability Technician is responsible for installing, maintaining, and repairing machinery, equipment, physical structures, pipe, and electrical systems in the Plant.

Requirements

One-year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
Required to attend all pre-employment training and all mandatory trainings thereafter. Must be adequately trained before running machinery.
Boiler License (within 6 months of employment)

Responsibilities

Keeps production machinery operating at peak levels. Visually inspects and tests machinery and equipment
Repairs defective machines and equipment and installs new or repaired parts
Cleans and lubricates shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery
Installs and repairs electrical apparatus, such as transformers and wiring, electrical and electronic components of machinery and equipment
Lays out, assembles, installs, and maintains pipe systems and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment, and repairs/replaces gauges, valves, pressure regulators, and related equipment
Repairs and maintains physical structure of establishment
Understands, programs, or repairs automated machinery and equipment such as robots or programmable controllers
Sets up and operates machine tools such as lathe, grinder, drill, and milling machine to repair or fabricate machine parts, jigs, fixtures, and tools
Operates cutting torch or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts
Fabricates and repairs counters, benches, partitions, and other wooded structures
Use tools ranging from common hand and power tools, such as hammers, hoists, saws, drills, and wrenches to precision measuring instruments and electrical testing devices
Diagnoses mechanical and electrical problems and determines how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, and parts catalogs as necessary
Works with high pressure steam and high voltage electricity
Plans and lays out repair work using diagrams, drawings, blueprints, maintenance manuals, and schematic diagrams
Paints and repairs roofs, windows, floors, woodwork, plaster, drywall, and other parts of building structures
Aligns and balances new equipment after installation
Inspects used parts to determine changes in dimensional requirements, using rulers, calipers, micrometers, and other measuring instruments
Maintains and repairs specialized equipment and machinery found in the food manufacturing plant
Handles and uses chemicals/lubricant safely and effectively
Works safely using PPE as required and promotes safe working conditions
Follows LOTO confined space and all other safety measures
Makes sure reliability initiatives is more important than “break fix”
Helps Maintain Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI)
Regular and predictable attendance
Overtime may by required
Other duties as assigned

Benefits

Positive team structured culture sustained through committed team members who strive for excellence and safety
Stabile year round employment
Four day work week (Monday-Thursday), overtime available throughout the week and Friday
Competitive health, dental and vision insurance available
Generous vacation and PTO package including paid holidays
401K participation with 6% dollar-for-dollar match, no vesting period
Competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits
HSA program with match
HRA program
Company-paid life insurance
PPE provided or reimbursed by the company including work boots and prescription safety glasses. Company supplied uniforms and tools