Maintenance Technician 1 - Food Distribution Center - Thornton, CO

Target • Thornton, CO

5d • Onsite

About The Position

As an Engineering & Facilities Maintenance Technician 1 at Target’s food distribution center, you will maintain and repair automated material-handling and facility equipment to help ensure high equipment availability. You will use preventive and predictive maintenance processes, troubleshoot breakdowns, and restore equipment to service. You will work with other Target mechanics to solve problems, validate outside specialty contractors’ work, meet timelines, and collaborate with Senior Systems Engineers on root-cause analysis of equipment failures. The role also involves operating Target-owned vehicles for maintenance around the facility and trailer yard, and traveling to nearby facilities and local stores to obtain parts and supplies as needed.

This is an entry-level technician position with potential advancement to Maintenance Technician 2 after demonstrating proficiency in that role’s requirements through hands-on validation and a written assessment. The available shift is Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, 5:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Valid driver’s license for the state of employment, maintained throughout employment.
• Basic PC competency and ability to use mobile apps on handheld devices.
• Familiarity with simple wiring diagrams, symbols, and electrical measuring.
• Experience with work order management.
• Experience with preventive and predictive maintenance procedures.
• Experience with commonly used industrial tools.
• Basic carpentry and plumbing knowledge.
• Basic blueprint and schematic reading skills.
• Basic AC/DC electrical and electronic principles.
• Basic metal fabrication and welding knowledge.
• Ability to demonstrate mechanical proficiency with hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and AC/DC electrical motors and drives.
• Ability to read and understand basic electrical and electronic schematics.
• For food and beverage facilities, comfort working in a temperature-controlled environment.
• Ability to meet the described physical demands, with or without reasonable accommodation, including lifting and moving totes or cartons up to 49 pounds; frequent walking; climbing ladders and gangways and working at significant heights; and standing or walking for up to 10–12 hours.
• Ability to work in conditions that may include small spaces, dust, fumes or odors, hot or cold temperatures, indoor or outdoor noise, vibration, long periods standing on concrete, and wet or uneven surfaces.

Nice To Haves

• Degree from a vocational school or college focused on mechanical or electrical studies.
• Two or more years of apprenticeship or equivalent experience in a mechanical or electrical field.
• Experience with automated conveyor systems and controls.
• Experience with material-handling equipment safety standards.
• Experience with programmable logic controller (PLC) programs and human-machine interfaces (HMIs).
• Ability to troubleshoot basic input/output functions.
• Experience with robotic operation or maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and perform basic troubleshooting on electrical and mechanical aspects of on-site material-handling equipment, including conveyor systems, sortation equipment, scales, and printer applicators.
• Adjust, reset, repair, or replace adjustable and wearing components such as belts, chains, cables, guides, bearings, wheels, rollers, and pulleys.
• Maintain and troubleshoot motors, photo eyes, relays, proximity sensors, solenoids, motor starters, tachometers, and encoders.
• Clean, lubricate, and calibrate equipment.
• Use appropriate job plans, procedures, and manuals.
• Perform preventive maintenance on facility equipment, including powered industrial trucks, HVAC, air compressors and dryers, and balers.
• Perform basic electrical maintenance and simple repair or replacement of electrical circuits and related electronic equipment using tools such as multimeters and infrared thermometers.
• For food and beverage facilities, execute sanitation and maintenance standards that support the health of industrial ammonia refrigeration.
• Use handheld devices and asset-management mobile apps to create and close work orders with appropriate labor, downtime, problem, cause, remedy, and parts data.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships across all levels of the organization.
• Follow safety procedures and use personal protective equipment while maintaining equipment, including Lock Out/Tag Out and Arc Flash procedures, and help eliminate potential equipment safety hazards.
• Operate Target-owned vehicles for maintenance activities outside the facility and in the trailer yard, and travel to nearby facilities and local stores to obtain parts and supplies.
• Work with other Target mechanics to solve problems, validate outside specialty contractors’ work, and meet timelines.
• Collaborate with Senior Systems Engineers to perform root-cause analysis of equipment failures.

Benefits

• Eligible team members and their dependents may receive comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, and life insurance.
• 401(k).
• Employee discount.
• Short-term disability.
• Long-term disability.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid national holidays.
• Paid vacation.
• Eligible team members may receive a shift differential of $2.00 to $3.50 per hour, based on eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED