**Job Description** **General Purpose:** Ensure that all equipment is operating effectively and efficiently. Must be proficient in preventative maintenance, over-hauls, modification, fabrication, welding, and mechanical and electrical troubleshooting and repair. Must also have working knowledge of machine shop equipment and excellent trouble shooting and problem solving skills. **Job Duties and Responsibilities:** + Locate, diagnose and repair any problem causing equipment downtime or unsatisfactory equipment performance. Perform work with minimum downtime and interference with operations concern. + Perform both unscheduled and scheduled work as well as preventative/predictive maintenance on equipment to help achieve a goal of zero downtime and one hundred percent efficiency. + Continuously work within SAP system to develop and maintain accurate parts inventory levels. + Complete changeovers and overhauls on all packaging and canning machinery. + Make repairs and adjustments to conveyor tracks, gear boxes and motors. + Operate, monitor and troubleshoot various systems throughout the plant (water, steam, air and water cooling systems and associated pumps and valves). + Correct GMP discrepancies. + Interact with contractors, plant personnel and maintenance supervision. + Assist in other maintenance areas as directed or needed. § Other duties may be assigned as required + Ensure all repairs are documented + Foster teamwork consistent with our company and plant Mission, Vision, and Core Values + Adhere to all safety policies and procedures + Follow all DFA GMP’s and work in a manner consistent with all corporate and regulatory, food safety, quality, and sanitation requirements § Maintain safe working conditions for employees and compliance with all state and federal regulations regarding health and safety issues § Dedicate effort to safety as we expect every employee to leave work in the same condition as they arrived § Exhibit the values and ethics of Dairy Farmers of America through honesty, discretion, and sound judgement § Adhere to all DFA Quality, Safety, and GMP policies and procedures and report any nonconformity § Attend required training, including but not limited to, Safety, GMP, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP), and Safe Quality Foods (SQF) + The requirements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employee, but is not a complete list of responsibilities, duties and skills required. + Other duties may be assigned as required. **Requirements** **Education and Experience** + Graduation from a standard vocational or high school and 5 yrs. experience as an electrical or maintenance technician in a highly automated manufacturing environment. **_Knowledge, Skills and Abilities_** + Must be able to perform electrical work (change pump motors, diagnose motor control problems, etc.) + Must know pneumatics, solenoid valves, and air cylinders + Must be able to use standard maintenance tools in a safe manner + Must have the ability to perform minor projects from planning to installation. (Typically, this includes non-sanitary piping, drain lines, vacuum lines) + Must have the ability to perform routine repairs in a safe and timely fashion (rebuilding product/water pumps, boiler maintenance, HVAC, VFD’s, sanitary valves, piping leaks) + Must have the ability to perform routine preventative maintenance on a variety of equipment, identify any abnormal conditions, and maintain appropriate records + Must have the ability to perform basic welding for repair and fabrication (tig/stick) + Must have the ability to follow process control computer variables and schematics and diagnose system problems + Must have the ability to assist other mechanics on more complicated repairs in a safe and useful manner + Must have good interpersonal skills necessary to foster cooperation and effectively communicate with others + Must have basic computer skills + Must be focused in continual learning and growing knowledge of the equipment and the plant + Must be able to read, write and speak English An Equal Opportunity Employer