Maintenance & Reliability Technician

KLN ENTERPRISES INC•Delano, MN

2d•$30 - $34•Onsite

About The Position

KLN Family Brands is seeking a full-time Maintenance & Reliability Technician to support their Delano MN Pet Food Treats and Canning Facility. This role is crucial for ensuring plant assets operate safely and reliably, and for maintaining product safety and quality through effective corrective and preventive maintenance practices. The company is a 3rd generation, family-owned business founded in 1964, emphasizing a people-first culture built on trust, quality products, and community care.

Requirements

Must have special boiler license or willing to obtain one - 2nd Class B Boilers License or higher is preferred
At least three (3) years of experience with installation, calibration, fabrication, and preventive maintenance in a manufacturing, industrial, or military environment or two (2) year degree or higher in Electrical Technology or Industrial Technology.
Experience reading and interpreting electrical schematics and mechanical drawings.
Experience with single and 3-phase electrical repair and troubleshooting up to 480 V.
Experience with fabrication and welding.
Experience troubleshooting and repairing hydraulic and pneumatics systems.
Experience troubleshooting issues and making repairs on bearings, chains, sprockets, gearboxes and conveyors.
Experience with precision alignment of motors, couplings, bearings, and pumps.
Experience working with preventative and predictive maintenance.
Willing and able to perform tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and/or pulling.
Willing and able to work in high and/or confined spaces.

Nice To Haves

Electrical License
Experience troubleshooting Allen Bradley Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs).
Experience with Ladder Logic.
Experience with VFDs and motor control devices.
At least three (3) years industrial electrical repair experience and/or industrial maintenance experience.
At least one (1) year of experience troubleshooting PLCs.
Good hand – eye coordination
Willing and able to get along with others
Good judgment and reasoning abilities
Ability to drive forklift and pass certification exam
Basic computer skills

Responsibilities

Work in accordance with all safety regulations and safe job procedures (SJPs), standard work processes, global food safety initiative (GFSI), good manufacturing practices (GMPs), and product quality requirements at all times.
At all times, actively engage in and live out Tuffy’s Treat Company values and guiding principles. Be a team member, treat each other with respect and a good steward of company resources.
Perform routine and corrective maintenance on various types of equipment including but not limited to: facility and utility systems, manufacturing equipment, tanks, vessels, piping, silos, process controls, waste treatment, packaging machines and mobile equipment.
Participate in and or facilitate failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), root cause analysis (RCA) and continuous improvement (CI) activities to ensure the highest levels of asset and process reliability, availability and quality.
Perform various testing (ultrasonic, vibration, thermography, etc.) and recording of data on rotating, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic control devices, safety systems, piping, vessels and other associated equipment and systems.
Maintain spare part and shop inventory through consistent and effective use of the maintenance, repair and operating supplies (MRO) process and system.
Consistently and effectively utilize the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to ensure asset performance and work history is accurately captured.
Assist production with line-setups, product change overs and autonomous maintenance activities.
Actively support equipment effectiveness (TPM), workplace organization (6S) and GMPs.
Accomplish other duties as assigned.