Pet Food Maintenance 3rd Shift

Pilgrim's•Russellville, AL

About The Position

Pilgrim’s is hiring a Pet Food Maintenance team member for a third-shift role. Safety is a condition at Pilgrim’s, and team member safety comes first. Pay is based on skills testing. The posting also describes 12-hour rotating shifts, though it labels these as second shift. The role maintains, tests, and repairs mechanical equipment and machinery, responds to production-area equipment issues, and performs preventive maintenance. It also involves maintenance purchasing and inventory, scheduling and tracking maintenance activity and costs, and establishing and training mechanics on the SAP S4 program.

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 measurements.
  • Ability to work assigned days and shifts, including some weekends.
  • Complete a computer-based skills test with a score of 80 or greater; the score determines the level.
  • Ability to perform the essential functions with or without accommodation, including repetitive back, shoulder, arm, wrist, hand, and finger movements; lifting at least 70 pounds repeatedly; walking long distances; repeatedly ascending and descending stairs; working in confined or restricted areas; and working in wet conditions across temperatures below 0 to above 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Extensive knowledge of the SAP program.
  • Extensive knowledge of the 6S program and inventory management.

Nice To Haves

  • Technical school education.

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 mechanical equipment issues are identified.
  • Communicate with production management and personnel to diagnose problems and determine potential mechanical issues.
  • Perform preventive maintenance.
  • Complete assigned tasks accurately and efficiently with regard to time and resources.
  • Order maintenance supplies and receive them into inventory.
  • Create requisitions and enter them into SAP for purchase-order issuance.
  • Implement the new SAP S4 program and train mechanics on it.
  • Establish and maintain the SAP S4 program.
  • Maintain the parts-room inventory.
  • Schedule preventive maintenance and track maintenance activities and costs, verifying completion.
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