Maintenance Technician, ON, Deli - Lakeland

Publix•Lakeland, FL

About The Position

The Maintenance Technician maintains, troubleshoots, repairs, and improves equipment and facilities at Publix’s Deli Plant in Lakeland, Florida. The plant’s more than 400 associates produce fully prepared meats and salads to Publix quality standards. The available role may be Maintenance Technician Class A, B, or C, with the class offered contingent on the candidate’s qualifications and work experience. The technician uses preventive and condition-based maintenance techniques and state-of-the-art tools to support the safety, sanitation, performance, and reliability of plant equipment and processes. The role also includes training team members, maintaining a clean work area, and assisting with other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Be at least 18 years old.
Have basic mechanical and electrical aptitude and basic knowledge of hand tools and their use.
Be willing and able to advance.
Be willing to complete a mechanical aptitude test on or before the hire date.
Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong problem-solving skills.
Be self-motivated and able to work well with others as a team member.
Demonstrate safe work habits and be able to work in a fast-paced environment.
Be able to lift in excess of 50 pounds.
Be willing to work nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed.
Have experience maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing electromechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic components and systems, as well as process instrumentation.
Have experience maintaining and troubleshooting programmable logic controllers (PLCs).
Have documented PLC and instrumentation training.
Have experience maintaining and troubleshooting 480V C3 motor starters, variable frequency drives, and distribution systems.
Be able to read and interpret blueprints, schematics, and drawings.
Have experience testing, operating, troubleshooting, and maintaining reverse osmosis (RO), carbon filtration, wastewater pH correction, and UV and ozone treatment systems.
Have experience cleaning and maintaining water delivery systems, including valves, pumps, and piping.
Have experience inspecting backflow preventers for proper operation.
Have strong analytical skills.

Nice To Haves

A degree or certification from a recognized industrial maintenance or millwright training program.
Previous food plant experience.
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Responsibilities

Maintain and improve the performance and condition of Deli Plant equipment and facilities using preventive and condition-based maintenance techniques.
Troubleshoot and repair electrical, mechanical, electromechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems and equipment.
Create requisitions to procure parts and supplies.
Fabricate steel, stainless steel, and aluminum components and structures to improve equipment and process safety, sanitation, and performance.
Perform stick, TIG, sanitary TIG, and MIG welding.
Troubleshoot PLCs, PLC networks, HMIs, instrumentation, and microprocessor-controlled devices.
Perform minor plumbing, building repairs, and building maintenance.
Operate forklifts, high lifts, and other powered lift equipment.
Train other team members.
Perform housekeeping duties in the work area.
Assist with other duties as assigned.