Maintenance, Utilities

Meijer•Tipp City, OH

12h

About The Position

The Maintenance, Utilities role improves, maintains, and repairs equipment used in manufacturing, production, and packaging. The position troubleshoots mechanical and process issues and supports plant-specific maintenance strategies to help achieve performance goals. It partners with the Maintenance Master/Manager to review production goals, schedules, and maintenance requests, and to adjust maintenance activities as needed. The role emphasizes 200% safety accountability for both oneself and others. The position performs routine and emergency maintenance of utility systems in a multi-craft environment, including PLCs, instrumentation, mechanical systems, and equipment. It is responsible for preventive maintenance and timely completion of complex work orders; monitoring and adjusting cooling tower, boiling water, and heating/ventilation systems; and providing 24/7 automated process monitoring with appropriate response. It also supports chemical and supply management, performs preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance to maximize machinery life, reports unsafe or damaged equipment, suggests equipment and system design improvements, and may train or direct technicians and operators. Other duties may be assigned by the Maintenance Master/Manager.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
Mechatronics Certifications for Levels 1–7 completed.
5–7 years of hands-on manufacturing maintenance experience.
Familiarity with standard mechanical and electrical component maintenance and repair practices, and knowledge and skill in preventive maintenance.
Skilled and certified in various PLC programming languages.
Effective verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to convey technical information to a non-technical audience.
Knowledge and experience with Safe Quality Foods (SQF), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Lock Out/Tag Out (LOTO), and Lean Manufacturing processes.
Ability to support and work with engineering on projects, equipment design, layout, or redesign.
Working knowledge of standard mechanical component maintenance and repair practices.
Familiarity with office technology tools such as MS Office.
Ability to read and interpret blueprints and schematics.
Ability to operate basic machining equipment, including a lathe, mill, and drill press.
Ability to work collaboratively with Meijer leadership.
Understanding of computer theory and programmable logic controls (PLC), and experience with Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs).

Nice To Haves

Associate degree or certification in a technical field preferred.
Manufacturing maintenance experience in a food manufacturing setting preferred.

Responsibilities

Improve, maintain, and repair equipment used in manufacturing, production, and packaging.
Troubleshoot mechanical and process issues.
Support and execute plant-specific maintenance strategies to achieve plant performance goals.
Partner with the Maintenance Master/Manager to review production goals, schedules, and maintenance requests and modify maintenance activities as needed.
Practice 200% safety accountability for self and others.
Perform routine and emergency maintenance of utility systems in a multi-craft environment, including PLC, instrumentation, mechanical, and equipment repair.
Perform preventive maintenance and complete complex work orders in a timely manner.
Perform routine chemical testing and make operational adjustments to maintain proper operating parameters for cooling tower and boiling water.
Monitor complex heating and ventilation systems and adjust controls for proper operation.
Provide 24/7 automated process monitoring and take appropriate action as needed.
Work with the Maintenance Planner to order and receive chemicals, record usage, and interact with appropriate vendors.
Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on manufacturing and complex equipment to maximize machinery life expectancy.
Notify appropriate leadership of unsafe or damaged work equipment and recommend repair or replacement as needed.
Suggest design improvements for existing and new equipment and systems.
Provide training and direction to other technicians and operators as needed.
Perform other duties as requested by the Maintenance Master/Manager.