Maintenance Technician

Voyage Foods•Mason, OH

22h•Onsite

About The Position

At Voyage Foods, our mission is to make delicious, sustainable, and accessible foods that are better for people and the planet. All of our products work together to support and sustain a food system designed for everyone, now and into the future. We're a team of food scientists, CPG experts, and professionals with a passion for making good food available for generations to come. We're a rapidly growing team of people who value diversity in all its forms. We love adding new perspectives and appreciate those who ask questions that help us challenge assumptions, explore new directions, and improve what we’ve already built. We are a group of like-minded difference makers. Curiosity drives our development. We have tenacity and a risk-taking mentality at every level of our organization to keep challenging normalcy. We believe it’s our responsibility to create an environment in which every person can bring their full, authentic selves to work. We push each other to be our best and do our products proud.

Requirements

3+ years of experience in industrial maintenance
3+ years of experience in food manufacturing environment

Responsibilities

Must be able to work well with all levels of personnel whether individually or in a team environment, and especially must be able to interface and communicate with line operators in order to assist with repairs and troubleshooting.
Perform preventive maintenance and routine inspections on all equipment
Perform troubleshooting on equipment and escalate to leadership and/or vendors as needed for additional troubleshooting.
Document all work as appropriate thru our Voyage Foods PM Program.
Act as a resource for technical issues and participate in root cause analysis.
Perform building project work as assigned by the Maintenance Manager/Maintenance Supervision/Operations Team.
Work with the Maintenance Manager to repair and maintain facilities equipment in order to support operations uptime and improve reliability of our systems
Maintain compliance with all safety, food safety, and security standards
Demonstrate functional knowledge of standard manufacturing practices including, but not limited to: general safety, lock-out tag-out, forklift safety, ARC Flash and electrostatic discharge awareness.
Demonstrate electrical skills in troubleshooting and repairing 480/230 v 3ph.120 V and 24V systems with the ability to read and understand schematics, blue prints and PLC ladder logic
Assist in commissioning equipment and manufacturing lines and scale-up trials.
Proactively address issues regarding the facility, equipment, and grounds.
Participate in production meetings to help improve efficiency of the daily operations.
Ability to operate welding equipment to repair and/or fabricate needed supports.
Be the point person for equipment fabrication when needed and sourcing external contractors where needed/Management of subcontractors.
Assist in troubleshooting and corrective maintenance related to equipment, including inspecting, operating, or testing machinery or equipment to diagnose mechanical malfunctions.
Act as escalation support for equipment issues and provide remote support as needed.
Follow good manufacturing practices (GMP) in all production areas
Maintain a positive working relationship with all departments and notify Plant Management of any maintenance issues that arise.
Train and mentor all plant technicians on electrical and controls material.
Complies with federal, state, and company policies, procedures, and regulations.
Supports all safety, food quality, and sanitation initiatives and policies.
Must be able to lift up to 50lbs.
All other tasks assigned.