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Weaver Popcorn Manufacturing, Inc. Maintenance Technician--Nights in Van Buren, Indiana
WORK-LIFE BALANCE!
Tired of the same old 9-to-5 grind? At Weaver Popcorn, we understand that life happens. You will work 7 days in a two-week pay period. You work 3 days one week and 4 days the second week.
- Night Shift: 4:00PM - 4:15AM
INCREDIBLE BENEFITS!
We value the well-being of our employees. Along with a competitive salary, we offer a comprehensive benefits package. We believe in caring for our team, both inside and outside of work.
- Benefits start 1st day of the month following 30 days of employment at Weaverand they include Health, Vision, and Dental, Insurance as well as Life insurance and Disability Insurance
- 3 weekspaid time off in your first year.
- Generouseducation reimbursement.
- 401(k) plan matches 100%of your 401(k) deferrals up to 10%
Maintenance Technician
The purpose of the Maintenance Technician is to provide maintenance to all Weaver Popcorn facilities.
Responsibilities
Safety
- Ensures equipment, machinery, tools, and other items used by technician are operated properly.
- Understands how to handle machines properly during an emergency, which includes power outages, machine failure, workplace injuries, etc.
- Ensures knowledge of state and federal workplace safety regulations, including OSHA and how they relate to the Weaver work environment.
- Follows plant safety procedures and guidelines; wears and utilizes personal protective equipment (PPE) as required.
- Understands and performs Lock-out/Tag-out procedures and has the ability to train and mentor others in compliance.
- Has a very good understanding of Arc-Flash hazards and procedures and possesses the ability to train others in proper compliance with Arc-Flash rules.
- Trains other maintenance technicians on safety procedures and guidelines
- Informs superintendent or manager of safety issues; reports any workplace injury or incident immediately.
- Must consider safety concerns with respect to instrumentation, controls, and equipment.
Quality
- Follows plant quality practices including Good Manufacturing Practices, or GMPs
- Assists in ensuring all department facilities, shops, and offices are compliant with 5S and SQF standards for cleanliness and visual management.
- Provides dependable equipment control systems to the operation.
Facility Maintenance
- Has the operational knowledge and understanding of the following machinery and equipment:
- Familiar with the physical locations of electrical panels, switchgear, and sources and what they control.
- Familiar with fire suppression system, where riser locations are and what to do in case of this system being active.
- Familiar with the chillers, function of operation, how to reset, what they feed and how to isolate.
Maintenance
- Performs the following tasks on manufacturing machinery and equipment:
- Performs system startups and operational checkouts on systems including configurations, wiring, calibration, grounding, and power testing.
- Reloads and reboots PCs and PLCs to restore faulted equipment.
- Performs preventative maintenance and routine inspections.
- Provides hardware and software applications support assistance to engineers, maintenance, and operations.
- Sets up and configures replacement boards and assemblies to fit specific applications.
- Specifies, organizes, and maintains adequate spare parts and modules for control and instrumentation systems.
- Maintains To Do lists and systems trouble reports and routinely reports status.
- Participates in the development of project scopes, design of systems, and functional specifications.
- Utilizes technical materials such as equipment manuals, system drawings, process and instrument diagrams, schematics, and blueprints to troubleshoot and maintain systems.
- Participates in cross functional process improvement teams to drive plant performance hrough improved processes and system control systems performance.
General and Administrative
- Completes and fills out required paperwork, logs, and related materials.
- Mentors, supports, and assists other Maintenance Technicians
- Assists Maintenance management in training employees.
- Carries out activities in accordance with Company policies, procedures, and applicable laws.
- Assists with facility start-up and closing as required.
- Follows Weaver attendance policy, guidelines, and core values.
Requirements
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- High School Diploma or Equivalency
Preferred:
- 2 - 3 years of qualified maintenance experience
- Education - 2-year degree from a technical or trade school :::
Salary Description
$34/hour