Maintenance Technician, ON, Bakery Plant - Lakeland
About The Position
As a Maintenance Technician for the Publix Bakery Plant, you will utilize state-of-the-art instruments and industry best standards to maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and improve the performance of a wide array of equipment. Our Bakery Plant produces award-winning products such as breads, rolls, cookies, pies, cakes, muffins, danish, dry mixes, fillings, icings, and glazes. Without our Maintenance Technicians, the Publix Bakery Plant simply couldn't produce the volume and quality of products needed to serve our customers. Our two bakery plants are located in Lakeland, Florida and Atlanta, Georgia. One of the following positions is available: Maintenance Technician Class A, B, or C. The position offered is contingent upon the qualifications and work experience of the candidate.
Requirements
- At least 18 years old.
- Basic mechanical and electrical aptitude.
- Basic knowledge of hand tools and tool use.
- Willingness and ability to advance.
- Willingness to complete a mechanical aptitude test (on or before hire date).
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Self-motivated individual.
- Ability to lift in excess of 50lbs.
- Ability to work well with others and to be a team member.
- Ability to demonstrate safe work habits.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Flexible and willing to work various shifts.
- Willing to work nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed.
- Experience maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing electro-mechanical components and systems.
- Experience maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing pneumatic components and systems.
- Experience maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing hydraulic components and systems.
- Experience maintaining process instrumentation.
- Experience maintaining programmable logic controllers (PLCs).
- Experience troubleshooting programmable logic controllers (PLCs).
- Documented PLC and instrumentation training.
- Experience maintaining 480V C3 motor starters, variable frequency drives, and distribution systems.
- Experience troubleshooting 480V C3 motor starters, variable frequency drives, and distribution systems.
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints, schematics, and drawings.
- Experience testing, operating, troubleshooting, and maintaining reverse osmosis (RO), carbon filtration, wastewater pH correction, and UV and ozone treatment systems.
- Experience in cleaning and maintaining water delivery systems; including valves, pumps and piping.
- Experience inspecting back flow preventers for proper operation.
- Strong analytical skills.
Nice To Haves
- Degree or certification from a recognized industrial maintenance or millwright training program.
- Ability to train others.
- Previous food plant experience.
Responsibilities
- Maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and improve the mechanical processes of the equipment/facilities at the Manufacturing plant.
- Perform preventative maintenance and predictive maintenance of process equipment throughout the plant.
- Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, electrical, electronic, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment.
- Create requisitions needed for parts and supplies.
- Build steel, stainless steel, and aluminum fabrications as required for process improvement.
- Weld stick, TIG, sanitary TIG, and Mig.
- Troubleshoot PLC and computer-controlled devices.
- Perform minor plumbing, building repair, and maintenance.
- Read and interpret schematics and drawings.
- Operate forklift, high lift, etc.
- Perform housekeeping duties in the work area and assist with other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
