Maintenance Tech Days - Niagara Falls, NY
About The Position
Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment. About the role Where you'll work Niagara Falls, NY location produces organic salts, including propionates and acetates, serving Pharmaceutical, Food, Feed and Technical Industries. With this long-standing and fully automated manufacturing site, Kerry offers world class quality products to a global market. Our products fill vital needs in a broad range of applications that are essential to everyday life including food preservation, antibiotic formulation, dialysis treatment, energy production and more. 400 47th St., Niagara Falls, NY 14304
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- EXPERIENCE At least 3 years’ experience in an industrial maintenance environment required.
- SKILLS Mechanical repair, general welding, ability to use hand tools, hand-held power tools, and basic computer skills
- Must have the ability to work alone and in close cooperation with production personnel. Capable of working through complex problems alone or with others to provide logical solutions
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience in a food manufacturing facility preferred.
- Experience troubleshooting and resolving more complex maintenance issues without direct oversight preferred.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for ensuring equipment is available and online to meet production goals
- Troubleshoot and make repairs to existing plant equipment, install new equipment, and building maintenance as directed by the Maintenance Supervisor.
- Maintain a positive attitude amidst unplanned events and a willingness to be flexible with work volume and type.
- Willingness to contribute to the greater plant as a liaison to safety, quality, engineering, or production programs.
- Provide support to plant operations and other teams on their assigned shift to ensure equipment is available as needed for production
- Execute urgent work orders and special projects.
- Work with various hand tools, power tools, welders and cutting equipment to repair plant equipment
- Perform sanitary and non-sanitary welding and pipe fitting, per skill level
- Repair, assembly and installation of sanitary and utility service valves
- Where applicable, assist in repair refrigeration and air conditioning equipment; work with ammonia and freon with proper licensed Technicians. Perform daily PMs as assigned
- Perform rotating equipment PMs and repairs and checks by scheduled due date, including replacement of mechanical seals, impellers, and bearings
- Check and monitor cooling tower chemical/oil levels, pumps and systems.
- Ability to proficiently use Kerry Systems; to include SAP, CMMS and MySuccess
- Operate forklift and aerial lifts
- Help as required in the parts storeroom
- Contribute to plant-wide programs in safety, quality, engineering, or production
- May periodically be asked to serve as “on call” outside of standard scheduled hours to support critical work. During on call times, must be available via phone and to come on site as needed
Benefits
- Kerry offers a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, Employee Share Plan, Life, disability, and accident insurance, and tuition reimbursement.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
