Maintenance Technician

Company: Lincoln Premium Poultry

Job Summary

The maintenance technician provides technical support, troubleshooting, and repair of facility equipment. Maintains assigned equipment, provides training to peers as needed.

Responsibilities

• Monitor production areas to ensure proper functioning of assigned equipment and intervene for repairs as necessary
• Utilize all manner of hand and power tools to diagnose, adjust, maintain, and repair electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment
• Review work orders to ensure accuracy and maintain documentation of work performed
• Assist with installation of new equipment or modify existing equipment as required
• Provide training to peers as requested or needed by maintenance lead, supervisor, or training department
• Make suggestions for correctible measures when downtime results from mechanical or technical defects
• Attend maintenance meetings and trainings as required
• Identify opportunities for improvement and give feedback to supervisor about cost reduction, quality improvement and yield control
• Follow all company safety policies and procedures to ensure a safe working environment

Qualifications

Required

• MUST have a minimum of 6 months industrial maintenance experience
• MUST be comfortable and experienced utilizing hand and power tools of all varieties
• MUST know how to accurately use and read a tape measure as well as industrial blueprints
• MUST have basic knowledge and safety understanding of electrical components
• MUST have knowledge of basic math, including addition, subtraction, division, multiplication and calculating percentages
• Skill in using a personal computer and various software applications, including Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook
• Ability to work in a refrigerated environment ranging from 45-50 degrees Fahrenheit
• Ability to communicate in a courteous and professional manner with all plant employees, as well as third party vendors and contractors
• Ability to operate a forklift, scissors lift, or any other powered equipment or machinery as needed
• Ability to consistently practice and enforce safe working habits
• Ability to recognize safety risks and comply with all safety standards
• Ability to work with a group of technicians or autonomously with limited supervision
• Ability to work flexible hours, including weekends and holidays
• MUST be able to pass required physical including demonstrating your ability to lift the required weight for each position
• MUST be able to stand and/or walk for entire 8-hour shift
• MUST wear correct job specific PPE as designated by company policy

Preferred

• Associate’s degree or higher in Mechatronics, Electrical, Welding or similar fields
• Previous experience working with VFD’s (Variable Frequency Drive)
• Welding experience