Maintenance Tech I - New Plymouth, ID
Archer Daniels Midland
Maintenance Tech 1 – New Plymouth, ID
This is a full time, hourly position.
Position Summary:
Complete preventative maintenance operations and repair work for edible bean / seed facilities in the area. The Maintenance colleague is responsible to help maintain dry edible and seed bean processing, treating, and packaging equipment as directed by the Maintenance Supervisor and facility management. The equipment must be kept in a manner to meet the safe, and successful day to day operational activities, while maintaining a sanitary work place in compliance with company policies and regulatory agencies (OSHA, EPA, QA, etc.).
Job Responsibilities:
- Actively participate in all installation, repair, and upkeep of equipment within the facilities in conjunction with facility management
- Carry out inspections of equipment to identify and resolve issues in alignment with Preventive Maintenance Plans.
- Effectively and efficiently troubleshoot and repair equipment as needed
- Demonstrate basic welding layout and fabrication skills.
- Hydraulic, pneumatic, and vibration monitoring knowledge a plus.
- The facility operates around the clock so the Maintenance colleague will be on call 24/7 during peak processing seasons and may be called into work for after hour emergencies.
- The Maintenance colleague will occasionally be required to work at times other than normal business (day shift) hours and weekends to accommodate plant needs; i.e. training, shut downs, peak receiving, processing, and shipping seasons.
- Assist in updating, developing and implementing maintenance programs/procedures
- Collaborate required reports and maintaining all necessary records and documentation related to predictive/preventative maintenance, planning and scheduling for the facilities
- Monitor expenses, and assist facility management in controlling maintenance budgets.
- Ensure Health and Safety polices are complied with
- Maintain food safety standards in accordance with Quality Assurance program.
- Ability to plan, organize, and manage multiple assignments/ tasks
- Manage relationships with contractors and service providers
- Work cooperatively and communicate effectively with production, administrative, sales, and management teams
- Assist in completing operational tasks at the facilities when required
- Role requires 3-5 years of experience as maintenance technician in an agricultural or industrial processing environment
- Solid understanding of the technical aspects of industrial agricultural processing equipment, fabrication / welding, and electrical systems.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Must demonstrate high level problem solving and team working skills
- Strong self-motivation, organizational, and inter-personal skills
- Inter-personal skills include handling conflict, motivation, instructing and training personnel in a respectable and fair manner.
- The physical requirements of the position including, but not limited to: prolonged periods of standing and sitting, working in confined spaces and from heights, bending, kneeling, climbing stairs and ladders, working in a variety of conditions (heat, cold, dust, etc.), lifting up to 50 lbs. unassisted, wearing a respirator.
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