2nd Shift Maintenance Technician-CCP

REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum 3-year experience working as a mechanic in the food industry environment or similar
• High school education or the equivalent
• Demonstrated work experience in a team environment
• Demonstrate a high level of mechanical skills and knowledge
• Demonstrated ability to learn and use custom equipment and assist in installations
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Initiative to work independently

RESPONSIBILITES:

• Performs preventative maintenance on a wide variety of packaging and processing equipment.
• Specifies parts required. Orders if needed, and makes needed repairs based on PM.
• Assists with training new and/or less skilled maintenance and production personnel.
• Troubleshoots basic electrical problems using various test equipment and ladder logic diagrams.
• Troubleshoots mechanical problems using various measurement equipment and mechanical expertise.
• Devises, plans, and completes mechanical upgrades, modifications and overhauls
• Completes changeovers on production lines by following changeover check sheet and recommends modifications to the sheet as needed.
• Performs routine daily setup and adjustment of all production equipment

PERFERRED:

• Ability to speak both English and Spanish
• Experience with Cloud Machine, Liquid Fill Machines, Ribbon Blenders, Bartlets machine and cartoners or other horizontal pouch fill machines.
• Experience to Food Industrial environment and Good Manufacturing Practices.

Must be able to:

• Lift, carry or move light/heavy loads up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to perform duties in extreme varying temperatures
• Crawl over, under and into equipment as necessary to perform job duties
• Work weekends when plant enters busy season and when needed.
• Work on floors that are slippery due to water, gelatin, or dust accumulation.
• Work on electrical equipment in a safe and responsible manner

Hormel Foods provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability.