Maintenance Mechanic

Glanbia•West Haven, CT

19d•$30•Onsite

About The Position

At Glanbia Nutritional’s Inc., our portfolio centers around dairy and non-dairy nutritional ingredients. We co-innovate and deliver ingredient solutions and precision premixes for use in the mainstream food and beverage, infant and clinical, and functional nutrition markets. We are the number one provider of whey-based nutritional ingredients globally and the number one producer of American-style cheddar cheese. Our protein systems have transformed the bar and beverage categories — bringing increased levels of protein, cleaner labels and greater product functionality to market. We have a direct presence in 21 countries, with manufacturing facilities in the US, Germany and China, and international sales and technical offices around the world. JOB SUMMARY The Mechanic II maintains and repairs machinery and equipment ( e.g.- Blenders, Fluid Beds, Film Lines, Grinders, Sifters and other production machinery). This employee has the responsibility to report food safety hazards or personnel safety concerns to their immediate supervisor.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
A minimum of three to five years’ experience in the repair and maintenance of food processing equipment in a manufacturing environment or equivalent experience
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions finished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
Ability to work with amino acids, vitamins and fine chemicals in powder and liquid form as well as allergen products.
Ability to communicate effectively in English both verbally and written
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measures, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to interpret bar graphs

Responsibilities

Observes mechanical devices and listens to their sounds to locate cause of trouble
Dismantles devices to gain access to and remove defective parts
Examines form and texture of parts to detect imperfections
Adjusts functional parts of devices and control instruments
Repairs and/or replaces defective parts including installation of special functional and structural parts in devices.
Starts devices to test their performance
Sets up and operates drill press, grinder and other metalworking tools to make and repair parts
Maintains and documents preventative maintenance program
Troubleshoots and repairs electrical equipment
Initiates purchase order for parts
Performs troubleshooting, breakdown maintenance, welding and preventative maintenance on downstream equipment (e.g. – Production equipment)
Competency with hand tools, power tools, welding and machine shop equipment
Regular attendance is an essential function of this position.
Perform other duties as assigned
Maintains all assigned safety trainings
Maintains all PPE needed for one’s job performance and safety
Works independently and with other Team members