Maintenance Technician - Nights

AMPI•Sanborn, IA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

AMPI owns six Midwest-based manufacturing plants where 10 percent of the nation’s American-type cheese and processed cheese is produced. The cooperative’s award-winning cheese and powdered dairy products are marketed to foodservice, retail and food ingredient customers. In 2019, the co-op launched its Dinner Bell Creamery brand and accompanying Co-op Crafted promise, highlighting more than 50 years of dairy farm families partnering with skilled cheesemakers. This position has a heightened food safety and food quality responsibilities. The Maintenance Technician will provide maintenance support effectively and efficiently, responding timely to maintenance related issues, quickly resolving problems and making necessary adjustments to maintain employee safety, product integrity and production efficiencies. Ensures safe operations through adherence to Environmental, Health, and Safety programs and procedures. Strict adherence to housekeeping by maintaining clean work areas and tool accountability. This role is responsible for the startup, operations, shutdown and maintenance to ensure safe and efficient operations of plant equipment. The technician will also train production workers on routine preventive maintenance and pass-down information to the next shift. Participation in the Emergency Response program is required. An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Requirements

High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required.
Associates Degree from a two-year college in a related technical field or certificate or diploma from a trade school.
1-2 years of skilled experience in mechanical maintenance and repair work, or other combination of education and experience.
Ability to operate machinery and technical equipment.
Knowledge of system maintenance.
Ability to lift and move heavy equipment.
Familiarity with safety standards and regulations.
Works with more senior technicians to gain knowledge of equipment and repair.

Nice To Haves

Prior maintenance experience in food manufacturing, preferably the dairy or cheese industry, is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide maintenance support effectively and efficiently.
Timely respond to maintenance related issues, quickly resolve problems and make necessary adjustments as need to maintain employee safety, product integrity and production efficiencies.
Ensures safe operations through adherence to Environmental, Health, and Safety programs and procedures.
Follow all lockout tagout, fall protection and confined space requirements.
Strict adherence to housekeeping, by maintaining clean work areas, and tool accountability.
Ensures operation of plant equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements on motors, pneumatic tools, conveyor systems, and production machines.
Follows diagrams, sketches, operations manuals, manufacturer’s instructions, and engineering specifications.
Responsible for the startup, operations, shutdown and maintenance to ensure safe and efficient operations of plant equipment.
Installs, repairs, and maintains machinery and mechanical equipment by completing preventive maintenance.
Locates sources of problems by observing mechanical devices in operation.
Dismantles machinery and removes/replaces defective parts.
Determines changes in requirements of parts by inspecting and measuring various instruments.
Maintains inventories of equipment parts and supplies by checking stock.
Trains production workers on routine preventive maintenance.
Provides mechanical maintenance information by answering questions and requests.
Maintains a safe and clean work environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
Effectively pass-down to next shift personnel, unfinished repairs and unresolved maintenance/production issues.
Participation in the Emergency Response program is required.
Adhere to all Quality and Food Safety, Employee Safety, and GMP policies and procedures, reporting any nonconformity.