Maintenance Tech (Days)

Post Holdings•Lenox, IA

40d•$22 - $27•Onsite

About The Position

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that's First in Food. Michael Foods, Inc. located in Lenox, Iowa and often called the "Pearl of the Prairie" is where you can find small town living, focused on family and friends, with big city amenities not far from reach in Des Moines, Omaha, and Kansas City. Located in southwest Iowa, Taylor county, with a population of around 1400, the Lenox area reaches far beyond the city limits with beautiful and productive fields of corn, beans, and other croplands. Lenox holds an amazing four day Rodeo every July and is home to a beautiful 36-9 hole golf course, several fishing and boating lakes, great area hunting, a beautiful city park with swimming pool, and many picnic parks. The MFI location in Lenox produces primarily pre-cooked egg patties. With its friendly atmosphere, safe environment, and progressive spirit, Lenox is a great place to live, work, play, and raise a family. The Maintenance Technician L1 (MTL1) provides both Maintenance and Reliability services within the plant, executing with excellence and assisting with asset health improvement efforts. The MTL1 will ensure results while partnering with the plant maintenance team personnel, plant operational team, and all other plant support teams members for success. The MTL1 focus responsibilities are executional excellence of facility preventive and corrective maintenance programs. Other duties will include technical troubleshooting, equipment installation, adjustments, startups, and process improvement projects. Candidates must be a self-starter willing to accept maintenance and process responsibility and KPI results. This position has the responsibility to comply with Safety work rules at all times as well as an obligation to reinforce Safety as a Core Value. Ensures that all policies, procedures and activities, related to Food Safety & Quality, are followed and complied with uniformly, in an effort to reduce product and process variability. This role must be available to work scheduled work times, weekends, and holidays, as necessary.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent
1 year of experience as an industrial maintenance technician preferred
Ability to read and decipher mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, and P&ID diagrams preferred
Prior experience in SAP preferred
Ability to interact with all levels of the organization
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Nice To Haves

Associate's degree or two-year technical certificate, or experience which demonstrates technical aptitude preferred.

Responsibilities

Participate with reliability and maintenance team members to ensure personal safety, quality, delivery, and cost, are continuously being improved to achieve company objectives. Be an active member who contributes to the advancement of the MFI & ARM culture.
Learn and execute and champion Precision Maintenance techniques ensuring procedural compliance and that job tolerances are met
Execute technical troubleshooting tasks working with experienced maintenance personnel
Actively participate in maintenance training for maintenance personnel
Actively participate in following reliability procedures for critical spares and parts
Actively participate in implementing quality commissioning procedures for rebuilt or new equipment
Actively participate and assist maintenance craftsman during precision maintenance assignments
Utilize MFI approved CMMS to manage, document, and support reliability reporting and decision making. This will be accomplished through the guidance of MFI ARM standards.
Keep accurate and up-to-date records as required.
Provides input for root cause analysis (RCA) and Reliability Centered Maintenance to create an environment of continuous asset reliability improvement.
Promote, and foster Michael Foods culture, values, and principles.
Act as a role model by demonstrating safe work behaviors. Assumes personal responsibility to insure safe and healthy workplace for everyone. Adhere to all safety policies and procedures and incorporate safety and health in all jobs and tasks.
Adheres to Quality work practices, follows GMP's, maintains sanitary conditions and ensures that product quality is maintained. Reports conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety and quality.
Always ensures required regulatory compliance.
Perform other duties as assigned.