Maintenance Technician

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Maintenance Technician at The Legal Aid Society in Cabool, MO is a full-time, on-site role responsible for multi-craft maintenance across packaging lines, milk processing, boiler room and plant utilities. You will diagnose downtime, perform preventive and predictive maintenance, manage parts inventory, execute changeovers, troubleshoot ammonia refrigeration, pumps and valves, and ensure GMP compliance. The ideal candidate has a high school diploma, at least 2 years of formal mechanical training or equivalent, basic blueprint reading, welding or fabrication skills, and strong communication. Preferred: 5+ years in manufacturing maintenance, technical degree, familiarity with MP2, and ability to multi-task. Emphasize safety, teamwork, and problem solving.

General Purpose:

The Maintenance Technician performs maintenance and repair services in multiple crafts.  This position may operate utilities equipment which supplies electricity, steam, heat, refrigeration, air conditioning, compressed air or ventilation.  The main purpose of this role to support the operations to ensure the equipment is operating at desired capacity and producing quality product.

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 with the MP2 system to develop and maintain accurate parts inventory levels.
• Complete changeovers and overhauls on all packaging and canning machinery.
• Maintain and repair equipment for processing milk, base, blend, boiler room and other areas of the plant as needed.
• Troubleshoot and assist in repairs to plant utilities (compressed air, pneumatics, water systems and ammonia refrigeration equipment.
• Adjust, rebuild and repair various types of pumps and valves (pneumatic, electronic and manually operated).
• Operate troubleshoot and repair water purification process on a weekly basis.
• Make repairs and adjustments to conveyor tracks, gear boxes and motors.
• Operate, monitor and troubleshoot various systems throughout the plant ie: 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

Must have High School Diploma or equivalent
2+ years formal mechanical education, certification or equivalent work experience in a manufacturing environment,
Basic ability to read blue prints, basic welding and fabrication skills,
Ability to communicate well both written and verbally,
Must be able to read, write and speak English
Preferred Qualifications
5+ years Manufacturing / Industrial maintenance experience
Technical degree or certification
Food, Beverage or Pharmaceutical experience
The ability to multi-task
Good math skills
Basic computer skill

An Equal Opportunity Employer