Maintenance Worker 3

Bakery Feeds, by Darling Ingredients•Knoxville, TN

About The Position

The Maintenance Worker 3 performs preventive and corrective maintenance in a plant under management supervision. The role assists with installing new equipment and with special fabrication and construction projects, follows preventive maintenance schedules, trains Level 1 and 2 Maintenance personnel, and troubleshoots and repairs process machinery and hydraulic equipment. The position also involves changing electrical breakers and starters and using voltage, amp, and ohm meters. The employee is responsible for keeping the work area clean and orderly, using assigned safety equipment, following company safety rules, and attending scheduled safety meetings. The role may include serving on the Safety Committee, traveling to other plants for construction projects, and performing other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED.
  • Minimum of 6 years of experience with rendering or similar equipment.
  • Advanced welding, piping, and fabrication skills.
  • Pass a skills test on a 480V combination starter/breaker box and control voltage for the combination box.

Nice To Haves

  • Vocational school training.
  • Basic knowledge of general maintenance and equipment operations.
  • General mechanical aptitude, including the ability to diagnose problems with motors and other equipment.
  • Good math skills, including adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
  • Demonstrated advanced welding skills.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in the installation of new equipment.
  • Assist the Maintenance Supervisor and/or other personnel with special fabrication and construction projects.
  • Follow the preventive maintenance schedule.
  • Train Level 1 and 2 Maintenance personnel.
  • Troubleshoot and repair process machinery and hydraulic equipment.
  • Change electrical breakers and electrical starters; operate voltage, amp, and ohm meters.
  • Maintain a clean, neat, and orderly work area.
  • Use assigned safety equipment and observe all company safety rules and regulations.
  • Attend regularly scheduled safety meetings and potentially serve on the Safety Committee.
  • Travel to other plants for construction projects as needed.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
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