This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For moreinformation, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/12813488 AtHilmar Cheese Company we improve lives around the world throughwholesome dairy products. Since our founding in 1984, Hilmar CheeseCompany has been committed to innovation and sustainability. Ourstate-of-the art production facilities convert an abundance of locallysourced high-quality milk into a variety of nutritious cheeses, wheyprotein and lactose. The Cheese and Ingredients that we produce create awide variety of retail and food service products from sliced andshredded cheeses, to protein supplements and infant formula. We are atrusted partner to premier food and beverage brands in for than fiftycountries helping bring their vision into reality.
Throughout our decades of success and growth we have remained committedto our mission and values and these principles unite our people andguide all that we do.
A Typical Day
The Maintenance Mechanic is responsible for working with the operationsteams for safe, quick and accurate corrective maintenance of plantequipment to ensure the best available equipment uptime, completingscheduled preventive maintenance tasks as assigned in a timely manner,and completing all necessary documentation for tracking time andequipment maintenance history.
Job Responsibilities
Use basic power tools, welding tools, forklift, articulating booms, etcto complete assigned projects
Read blue prints and do layout work/sketches
Use plasma cutter for various projects
Timely analysis and repair of all breakdowns in plants using basictroubleshooting skills
Troubleshoot and wire a 3-phase motor
Troubleshoot and repair 110va and 24v control wiring
Rebuild centrifugal and positive displacement pumps
Ensure all safety procedures are followed according to HCC safetypolicies
Demonstrate a high level of communication, cooperation and teamwork withproduction operators to maintain and repair plant equipment
Properly prioritize issues and take personal accountability to make sureall repairs fit the core valve of Excellence
Active participation and ownership in your training and developmentprogram and associated activities, classes and events, which will beheld before, during, after shifts and during scheduled days off.
Help coach and train teammates and participate in on the job, buddytraining.
Place high priority on food safety and sanitation by understanding andexecuting HCCs food safety and sanitation policies and procedures.
Hold self and others accountable to HCCs food safety & sanitationguidelines and policies by communicating any food safety incident,observation, or opportunity to your leadership team or teammates.
Participate in food safety and sanitation root cause analysis andimprovement activities when required.
Prioritize safety above all other job duties by having a safety firstapproach at all times.
Report any safety issues, observations, opportunities to your teams andfollow up.
Participate in departmental safety teams.
Member of A /ERT
What You Will Need
English skills must be proficient to understand, read, write and speakEnglish
2 years of Industrial Manufacturing experience or 1 year of Industrial,Automotive, Diesel, or Agricultural Maintenance experience.
Competent knowledge of basic hand tools
Ability to verbalize troubleshooting methods
Experience working with Microsoft Office Software such as Word, Exceland Outlook
Must be able to work weekends, holidays and rotating shifts(day/swing/graveyard) r
Ability to lift up to 60lbs
What Will Put You Ahead
High School diploma or GED from an accredited institution
Completion of certificate or training program in Industrial Maintenance,Automotive or Diesel Equipment repair, or related coursework
1 year SAP experience
2 years of dairy manufacturing experi nce and 1 year of Operator basedmaintenance experience.
4 years of Industrial Manufacturing experience and/or 2 years ofIndustrial, Automotive, Diesel, or Agricultural Maintenance experience.
Basic knowledge of gas, TIG, MIG and arc welding - moved from needsection since most of the welding is done by 3rd party vendors
Physical Demands & Work Environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those thatmust be met by an employee to successfully perform the essentialfunctions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enableindividuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Whileperforming the duties of this job, the employee will be required to:
Stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with handsand arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and talk orhear.
Stand and walk almost the entire workday.
Employees must be physically capable of working in any of the job taskswithin the cheese plant.
Required to work at heights and in fairly small areas.
Pushing, pulling, reaching, bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling,handling and grasping, twisting/turning, repetitive bending.
Food safety is a companywide responsibility and each employee must knowtheir role in the manufacture and distribution of safe, wholesome, andhigh quality products.
This description is a general statement and does not include other du