Maintenance Mechanic

Mission Produce•Woolwich Township, NJ

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Perform a variety of maintenance duties with specialization in the area of general production equipment maintenance, preventative maintenance, equipment installation and fabrication, to ensure optimal productivity, efficiency, and safe operations.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent.
Minimum of 3 years of related work experience.
Demonstrate the ability to maintain and repair plant equipment, systems, machines, and tools.
Experience with multiple types of hand and power tools, welding, and fabrication.
Strong mechanical background for new installations and retrofits, repairs, and upgrades of equipment.
Excellent and proven ability to build and maintain cross functional relationships in a team environment and ability to effectively communicate at all levels of the organization.
Ability to read and understand plans and blueprints.
Strong ability to be hands-on, work independently, and remain self-motivated with minimal direct supervision.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications (e.g., Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.).
Demonstrated knowledge of equipment and manufacturing safety procedures (e.g., lock out/tag out, reading MSDS, incident response procedures, etc.).
Able to work in a fast paced cold and wet environment.
Able to work extended hours and be flexible with working hours to accommodate business needs.
Must maintain a valid driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

Technical trade school training of 2 years preferred.
Bilingual (English and Spanish) a plus.

Responsibilities

Perform mechanic skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, troubleshooting, and repair of production equipment/machines.
Perform a variety of general maintenance functions in accordance with blueprints, layouts, schematics of circuits and controls, and written or verbal instructions.
Duties range from rearrangement of equipment to installation of new equipment.
Responsible for preventive maintenance of all production equipment.
Responsible for welding jobs, including fabricating metal parts, frames, stands, and brackets working from blueprints, diagrams, written, and verbal instructions.
Solder copper airlines with propane torches.
Repair and test several types of production equipment with a sense of urgency.
Responsibilities include requisitioning tools and maintenance parts and supplies; pick-up of parts and supplies; tool issue and repair, etc.
Perform safety inspections on all equipment/electrical systems to ensure safe operating conditions and immediately report any unsafe conditions found to your manager.
Ensure all maintenance personnel follow all safety rules and processes and act as safety role models for the maintenance team and company.
Provide advice, guidance, and training, as necessary.
Perform other duties as required.