Mechanic - Packaging

McCain Foods USA•Wisconsin Rapids, WI

6d•Onsite

About The Position

In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences —together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy. About the role . What you’ll be doing. Maintains, modifies and occasionally designs equipment layouts, estimates costs, and builds plant equipment under slight supervision. Responsible for the mechanical/electrical care, maintenance, and the operability of all associated equipment in accordance with safety, quality, specifications, federal guidelines and company policies. Promotes job safety and is an active participant in the development of plant safety goals, policies and procedures. Use complicated tools and instruments to operate, repair, troubleshoot, adjust, install and fabricate various types of machines and systems of the plant. Performs assigned and emergency electrical work including but not limited to motor repair, gear boxes, disconnects, cords and connectors, phot eyes, solenoid valves, overload protection devices, temperature sensors, resetting scale buckets, etc. Properly cleans up repair area to prevent product contamination, meet food safety guidelines and maintain a clean environment Accurately completed required reports and records. Understand the concepts and participate in the techniques of MCE and quality process. Performing lubrication on factory assets will be required. Provides technical expertise to fellow employees and advises them when needed. Troubleshoot and maintain mechanical/electrical issues for all assets. Has basic working knowledge of, interprets and implements OSHA, NEC/70 E codes, particularly regarding working safely. Works directly with project managers and engineers as required. Performs other duties as assigned by supervision. Responds to trouble calls routinely and efficiently. Performs RCM-related checks and services as assigned. Develops work orders, records and comments and performs related tasks within the CMMS system. Must obtain a valid forklift license.

Requirements

Requires a high degree of mental skill, a considerable to high degree of manual skill, and a considerable degree of initiative and independence.
Requires a high degree of physical effort and occasionally working in awkward positions.
Requires constant care to avoid moderate damage to equipment and considerable care to avoid moderate damage of product and serious injury of self and others.
Must have own tools to perform related tasks safely.
Requires an Industrial Maintenance Mechanic and/or State Mechanical Journeyman certification or previous experience and demonstrated competency.
Candidates will possess basic electrical knowledge, electrical/instrumentation tech school credits, OJT, or millwright mechanic coursework taken 2008 or later, or previous experience with demonstrated competency.
Experience or training on working safely with 480-volt three phase power.
Basic knowledge of power distribution, control wiring and other related components.
Basic understanding of how a PLC functions.
Basic understanding of VFD functionality and servo or process controllers.
Basic electrical troubleshooting and one-for-one component replacement skills.
May include acknowledging and interpreting basic VFD faults.
Ability to communicate (written and verbally) complex and or technical operations/procedures in terms understood by non-technical operators.
Periodically requires great physical and mental effort.
Must have good understanding of mechanical, electrical prints, schematics, wiring diagrams associated with field.
Must be proactive in following all PPE requirements for both trades. Including fire rated uniforms.

Nice To Haves

This position is not intended to include PLC, VFD, servo, or instrumentation installation or programming.
The potion does include setting up codes on coders in applicable departments.

Responsibilities

Maintains, modifies and occasionally designs equipment layouts, estimates costs, and builds plant equipment under slight supervision.
Responsible for the mechanical/electrical care, maintenance, and the operability of all associated equipment in accordance with safety, quality, specifications, federal guidelines and company policies.
Promotes job safety and is an active participant in the development of plant safety goals, policies and procedures.
Use complicated tools and instruments to operate, repair, troubleshoot, adjust, install and fabricate various types of machines and systems of the plant.
Performs assigned and emergency electrical work including but not limited to motor repair, gear boxes, disconnects, cords and connectors, phot eyes, solenoid valves, overload protection devices, temperature sensors, resetting scale buckets, etc.
Properly cleans up repair area to prevent product contamination, meet food safety guidelines and maintain a clean environment
Accurately completed required reports and records.
Understand the concepts and participate in the techniques of MCE and quality process.
Performing lubrication on factory assets will be required.
Provides technical expertise to fellow employees and advises them when needed.
Troubleshoot and maintain mechanical/electrical issues for all assets.
Has basic working knowledge of, interprets and implements OSHA, NEC/70 E codes, particularly regarding working safely.
Works directly with project managers and engineers as required.
Performs other duties as assigned by supervision.
Responds to trouble calls routinely and efficiently.
Performs RCM-related checks and services as assigned.
Develops work orders, records and comments and performs related tasks within the CMMS system.
Must obtain a valid forklift license.