LUB Maintenance Tech

Leprino Foods Company•Lubbock, TX

24d•Onsite

About The Position

Leprino Foods is hiring a Maintenance Tech for its new cheese and whey manufacturing facility in Lubbock, Texas. The role involves installing, disassembling, repairing, and maintaining equipment; safely troubleshooting and repairing mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation systems; calibrating instruments; performing mechanical, preventive, and predictive maintenance; maintaining 5S standards; and participating on the hazmat response team. The position is paid $37 per hour, with an additional $1 differential for hours worked between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m., and weekly pay. The Maintenance Tech completes preventive maintenance work orders; calibrates plant instruments; repairs and maintains pumps, valves, conveyors, sprockets, and gearboxes; performs welding and fabrication; and troubleshoots industrial electrical systems, including motor controls and three-phase 480- and 220-volt systems. The role requires effective communication, quality review of completed repairs, housekeeping, compliance with food safety, quality, regulatory, and safety procedures, and accurate written and electronic documentation. This is an onsite position at the facility. The work is physically demanding and can involve standing and walking throughout the shift, kneeling, working in wet, dry, cold, and hot environments and tight spaces, climbing steps and ladders, working at heights, making pipe connections, using hand tools, transporting parts and tools, and lifting equipment parts weighing up to 70 pounds. Overtime and holiday work may be required.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.
Must be able to read, write, and speak English to understand and follow SOPs and GMPs, communicate, complete written and electronic documentation, and troubleshoot systems.
Must be able to perform the essential job functions.
Must wear required personal protective equipment and comply with applicable safety practices.
Must maintain a clean work area and complete written reports.
Must perform basic and intermediate mathematical calculations.
Must enter data into and retrieve data from computer systems.
Must have considerable problem-solving ability for equipment issues and troubleshooting when supervision is not readily available.
Must communicate effectively with machine operators, production supervisors, outside contractors, and plant maintenance personnel.
Must be able to work onsite at the facility.
Must be able to work overtime and holidays when required.
Must be able to meet the physical demands described, including lifting equipment parts weighing up to 70 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree or two-year degree in a maintenance-related field.
Prior experience in a maintenance leadership role.
Experience with stainless steel welding and fabrication.
Basic knowledge of utility equipment and operations, such as boilers and refrigeration equipment.
Dairy or food manufacturing experience.
Knowledge of government and industrial regulations, such as PSM, OSHA, and USDA requirements.
Computer proficiency with email, internet, Microsoft Office software, and computerized maintenance management systems such as SAP or Maximo.
Welding experience.
Experience with mechanical repairs, including rebuilding gearboxes and process equipment.
PLC troubleshooting experience.
Experience with AC frequency drives and instrumentation.

Responsibilities

Complete preventive maintenance work orders.
Calibrate plant instrumentation across a wide variety of makes, types, and specifications, including temperature, flow, pH, vacuum, and pressure instruments.
Repair and perform preventive maintenance on pumps, valves, conveyors, sprockets, and gearboxes.
Perform welding and fabrication, including arc, MIG, TIG, and oxyacetylene welding.
Use industrial electrical knowledge to troubleshoot and repair electrical components and machinery, including motor controls and plant systems operating at three-phase 480 volts, 220 volts, and other voltages.
Safely troubleshoot and repair malfunctioning mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation systems.
Perform mechanical, preventive, and predictive maintenance.
Review completed work to ensure repairs meet high quality standards.
Communicate effectively with coworkers, team leads, supervisors, operators, contractors, and maintenance personnel, including oncoming and outgoing shifts.
Follow food safety, quality, regulatory, good manufacturing, and safety plans, policies, and procedures.
Maintain housekeeping and 5S standards in work areas and toolboxes.
Wear required personal protective equipment and follow safety procedures, critical safety rules, and expected standards of conduct.
Complete written reports and other required documentation, and enter and retrieve data using computer systems.
Participate on the hazmat response team.
Perform other duties as assigned.