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Lactalis American Group Inc. Maintenance Technician (Whey) in Tulare, California
Maintenance Technician (Whey)
Tulare, CA (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=10800+Ave+184+Tulare+CA+USA+93274) • Manufacturing
Job Type
Full-time
Description
TITLE: Maintenance Technician
REPORTING TO: Maintenance Manager
LOCATION: Tulare, CA
Lactalis Heritage Dairy is currently seeking candidates to join our team in Tulare, CA.
Lactalis Group, the world leader in dairy, is a family-owned business with more than 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals worldwide, committed to providing healthy and delicious dairy products that bring people together every day. At Lactalis, our core values of AMBITION, ENGAGEMENT, and SIMPLICITY are at the heart of everything we do.
If you’re looking for a unique experience with a company that offers strong brands, professional expertise, and a dynamic work environment that champions entrepreneurial spirit, hands-on responsibility, and real opportunity for career development, we want to hear from you!
Lactalis Heritage Dairy: inviting you to share with us your STORY, your PASSION, and your EXPERTISE.
From yourPASSIONto ours
Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, this position’s main responsibility is to provide maintenance support to the Whey Department.
From yourEXPERTISEto ours
Key responsibilities for this position include:
Ability to troubleshoot and repair electrical devices such as fuses, motors, motor starters, proximity switches, circuit breakers, receptacles and plugs. Note: PLC experience is a plus.
Ability to troubleshoot and repair mechanical devices such as centrifugal and positive displacement pumps, roller conveyors, belt conveyors, palletizers, sanitary and non-sanitary valves, Fillers, check weighers, metal detectors, gearboxes, bearings, seals and etc.
Ability to use electrical equipment such as a volt meter and amp meter to determine electrical malfunctions on fuses, motors, motor starters and switches.
Use proper tools for aligning sprockets, sheaves and couplings on fans, motor drives, and pumps. Be able to track conveyor belts and align shafts.
Welding experience with Tig, Mig, Gas or stick.
Accountable for the QRMP (Quality Risk Management Process) standards as outlined in the plant’s QRMP accountability document, including the implementation, improvement and ongoing maintenance.
Requirements
From your STORY to ours
Qualified applicants will contribute the following:
Must work in a safe, sanitary and productive manner in accordance to LHD GMP’s.
Documented job performance work record and attendance record to be reviewed.
Specialized training or licenses relevant to the job. Good business participation (eg. Level 1, safety, process improvement).
Must be able to maintain production line equipment with the ability to operate the equipment in order to identify any problems that may exist
Must be willing to upgrade skills in areas where skills are not at the required level that includes but is not limited to vocational, college, vendor courses, etc. Train self and others in problem-solving/troubleshooting of mechanical and electrical equipment.
Demonstrated professionalism, one-on-one coaching, leadership, patience, diplomacy, high ethical standards, and a positive, cooperative attitude.
Maintain basic understanding of safety training of electrical systems and theory 110, 240 and 480v. NFPA training basics.
Possess basic welding techniques
Possess Plant Maintenance- Electrician/Mechanic journeyman certificate or equivalent
Demonstrated professionalism, one-on-one coaching, leadership, patience, diplomacy, high ethical standards, and a positive, cooperative attitude.
Basic operation and repair knowledge of packaging, processing and utility equipment.
Lactalis Heritage Dairy is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities.
Salary Description
$30.87 - $35.04 per hour