Pet Food Maintenance 2nd Shift

Pilgrim's•Russellville, AL

About The Position

Pilgrim’s is hiring a Pet Food Maintenance team member for second shift, working 12-hour rotating shifts. Pay is based on skills testing. The role constructs, maintains, and tests mechanical equipment, machinery, and components; responds to production-area mechanical issues; and performs preventive maintenance. It also supports maintenance inventory and supply purchasing, and maintains the SAP S4 program and maintenance activity records. Pilgrim’s states that team-member safety comes first.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent (GED).
  • Minimum 1–2 years of industrial maintenance experience.
  • Knowledge of industrial manufacturing equipment.
  • General mathematical ability to perform the job.
  • Ability to read and interpret documents and drawings.
  • Basic knowledge of standard and metric measures.
  • Ability to work assigned days and shifts, including some weekends.
  • Must complete a computer-based skills test with a score of 80 or greater; the score determines the level.
  • Must be able to perform the listed essential functions, with or without accommodations, including repetitive movement involving the back, shoulder, arm, wrist, hand, and fingers.
  • Must be able to lift at least 70 pounds from floor level to above-head full arm extension at least 30 times in three hours.
  • Must be able to walk more than 100 feet one way at least 30 times in three hours and cover an area exceeding five acres.
  • Must be able to ascend and descend staircases with at least 30 stair treads at least 30 times in three hours.
  • Must be able to work in confined or restricted areas for at least three hours at a time.
  • Must be able to work in wet conditions, at temperatures below 0 to above 95 degrees Fahrenheit, for at least 10 hours at a time.
  • Extensive knowledge of the SAP program.
  • Extensive knowledge of the 6S program and inventory management.

Nice To Haves

  • Technical school education preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Construct, maintain, and test mechanical equipment, machinery, and components.
  • Identify parts or machines that need new or replacement parts.
  • Use shop mathematics to complete assignments.
  • Interpret equipment drawings to adjust, maintain, or repair machinery.
  • Respond to production-area requests when equipment has mechanical issues.
  • Communicate with production management and personnel to diagnose problems and identify potential mechanical issues.
  • Perform preventive maintenance.
  • Complete assigned tasks accurately and efficiently, with regard to time and resources.
  • Order maintenance-related supplies and receive them into inventory.
  • Create requisitions and log them into SAP for purchase-order issuance.
  • Implement and train mechanics on the new SAP S4 program.
  • Establish and maintain the S4 program.
  • Maintain parts-room inventory.
  • Schedule preventive maintenance and track maintenance activities and costs, verifying completion.
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