Shift: Monday - Friday, 1pm - 9:30pm

Wage: $32.76 per hour

Bonus: $1500 total: $250 at 30 days, $500 at 6 months and $750 at 1 year.

Job Purpose:

• Maintain a variety of plant equipment including pumps, motors, and valves
• Troubleshoot mechanical and/or electrical issues
• Work with production and maintenance planner to facilitate repairs
• Understand the process in the plant to help with process improvements

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Actively participate in team safety efforts to achieve/exceed plant safety goals.
• Troubleshoot & perform preventive maintenance (PM) on equipment. Make necessary repairs & adjustments on machines & equipment during production to minimize downtime and maximize equipment efficiency.
• Provide training to employees and assist them so they can do adjustments and perform routine maintenance tasks.
• Perform and have knowledge of various TIG welding methods.
• Monitors equipment status/when necessary participates in equipment overhauls
• Utilize various testing equipment to check electronic circuits.
• Analyzes equipment to improve efficiency, safety, and quality.
• Read and understand operating manuals. Ability to interpret, analyze, and write electrical and electronic mechanical diagrams or schematics.
• Maintain legible, neat and accurate records, documentation, reports, etc.
• Complete maintenance work orders as assigned.
• Follow-up on current status of equipment modifications, work orders and PM’s.
• Upgrade skills as required due to improvements &/or changes in technology.
• Ensures good communication between different shifts.
• Assist with new associate training.
• Other duties as assigned.

Safety & Physical Requirements:

• Actively participate in team safety efforts to achieve/exceed plant goals.
• Required to perform all duties safely & use discretion to prevent injuries to self and/or others.
• Able to lift 50 pounds frequently
• Must be able to work extended hours (more than 8 hours per day)

Quality Responsibility:

• Ensure the quality of our products and our workplace by following all procedures and guidelines.
• Actively participates in continuous improvement efforts and compliance with established GMPs and operating procedures.
• Ensures compliance with all GMP guidelines.

General Competency Requirements:

• Actively participate in team goal setting/implementation to ensure that we are the low cost, high quality producer.
• Maintain legible, timely, and accurate records/paperwork as required.
• Meet with vendors and contractors as necessary to ensure continued efficient and maintenance of equipment.
• Able to work well within a team environment as well as work effectively with co-workers and management.
• Planning/organizational skills
• Strong verbal communication skills.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem Solving skills
• Understanding of requirements and importance of documentation.
• Understanding and knowledge of electronics and mechanics
• Assist others when the need arises.
• Shares responsibility for department housekeeping and cleanliness with other maintenance team members.
• May be assigned to different areas and/or shift as production requires.
• Weekend and/or holiday work will be scheduled as needed.
• Able to demonstrate leadership skills and behavior which contribute to overall team effectiveness.

Qualifications:

• Candidate must demonstrate leadership ability
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills
• Safety leader & advocate of safe work procedures
• Mechanical aptitude required
• Industrial operations experience preferred.

Education & Experience Requirements:

The successful applicant should possess the following:

• 2 or 4 year post-secondary education in engineering or related field is preferred.

• PLC experience & knowledge is strongly desired.
• TIG Welding experience is strongly desired
• Candidate must possess a minimum of 3 years of industrial maintenance experience in any of the following areas:
  • Hydraulics
  • CAD
  • Pneumatics
  • Electrical
  • Mechanical
  • General Maintenance work

About Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by really and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.

We provide a broad portfolio of benefits to keep you and your family at your best. Land O'Lakes is Where Your Future Takes Root.

Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.

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