Maintenance Technician
Company: Oregon Spice
Location: Portland
Posted on: May 17, 2022
Job Description:
Job DescriptionEstablished in 1980, Oregon Spice Company
provides superior quality herbs, spices, and custom blends to food
manufacturers and foodservice distributors. A locally owned
company, located in NE Portland close to the airport, we are
committed to being outstanding in all we do. A supportive and
healthy work environment is of paramount importance. Our values are
reflected in how we treat our team members, with the average length
of employment close to a decade.Maintenance Tech is primarily
responsible for care and maintenance of all property and production
equipment in a safe, sanitary, and efficient condition that
complies with food safety and OSHA regulations. The mechanic will
assist in supporting product manufacturing by ensuring that all
assigned production equipment operates efficiently, mechanically
and electrically, by repairing, altering, installing, and
re-manufacturing plant equipment.Job Responsibilities:
- Ensure operation of machinery and mechanical equipment by
completing maintenance requirements (both planned and unplanned) on
production, packaging, processing equipment, and utility
systems.
- Be ready to do changeovers/setups as quickly as possible to
ensure production output
- Readily available for emergency repairs in breakdown
situations.
- Read, analyze and interpret technical procedures, electrical
schematics, service manuals, and work orders to perform required
maintenance and service.
- Complete work orders in a timely manner maintaining
high-quality standards.
- Maintain communication with other departments, management, and
employees
- Responsible for reporting unsafe conditions to manager along
with and food safety violations.
- Comply with HACCP and GMP protocols for production.
- Follow established programs, policies, and practices to produce
safe quality foods
- Performs basic machine shop duties such as grinding, drilling,
light metal fabrication, welding, and machining.
- Conducts basic installation, maintenance, modification,
calibration, and repair on electronic and electrical
instrumentation, equipment, and control systems.
- Performs troubleshooting and repair of motor control centers,
electro-mechanical drives, and sub-electrical panels using
volt-ohm-amp meters.
- Performs typical building maintenance repairs and alterations
to electrical fixtures, machinery, circuits, relays, switches, and
control
- Requisitions and maintains an inventory of spare parts and
supplies.Skills and Competencies:
- Able to multi-task and manage competing priorities to meet or
exceed expectations and make decisions to ensure production
- Effectively copes with change, ability to multitask, and able
to give and receive feedback
- Drives continuous improvement and is able to motivate
others
- Committed to organizational success and takes ownership for
results set up/changeovers: 2 years (Preferred)
- Food Manufacturing Maintenance Mechanic: 2 years
(Preferred)
- LME (Preferred) or ability to obtain one
- 3-5 years of food manufacturing maintenance
- 3+ years of mechanical/electrical maintenance
- High school diploma or equivalent plus a certificate from a
2-year technical school and/or graduation from a certified
apprenticeship program and one to three years of experience in the
maintenance and repair of industrial equipment preferably in a food
environment.
- Knowledge of mechanical machinery, steam, boiler, pneumatic,
hydraulic, scales, and electrical
- Understanding and experience of the preventive maintenance CMMS
program
- Experience troubleshooting, PLC's; electrical controlsJob Type:
Full-timePay: $32.00 - $36.00 per hour, DOE
Keywords: Oregon Spice, Portland , Maintenance Technician, Professions , Portland, Oregon
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