Production Technician II

** DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:
* Supports company and industry standard safety policies and procedures - OSHA, NEC, NFPA, USDA, FDA, etc.
* Perform inspections and complete preventive/predictive maintenance tasks on production and process utility equipment to increase quality, safety, and overall equipment reliability.
* Diagnose and repair production and process utility equipment deficiencies and failures; to include, but not limited to mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic equipment. May include facility repairs as needed.
* Learn and use continuous improvements tools and methods to improve equipment reliability, may include root cause analysis (RCA), failure mode analysis (FMA) and make recommendations to prevent recurrence.
* Work and train with OEM technicians during production equipment rebuilds, line moves, installations, setups, calibrations, and emergency repairs
* Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.
* Responsible for effectively managing assigned planned work, unplanned failures, and work orders in a high-paced, fluid work environment.
* Responsible for accurately and concisely logging work orders in computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) to properly track maintenance and equipment performance metrics; to include labor, equipment uptime, preventive maintenance compliance, MTTR, MTBF, part usage, etc.
* Experience using lockout tagout, job hazard analysis, hot work permits, confined space, etc. 1-3 years of food processing maintenance experience is a preferred.
* Experience working in a food processing environment and familiar with USDA, FDA, and SQF policies and procedures.
* Moderate knowledge of OSHA safety regulations.
* Moderate knowledge of environmental regulations
* Basic computer skills and knowledge
* Moderate knowledge and skill in Preventive Maintenance Inspections and repair
* Moderate knowledge and skill in diagnosis and repair of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems
* Moderate knowledge and skill with a multi-meter and infrared thermometer.
* Ability to operate a forklift and scissor lift
* Ability to read and interpret maintenance manuals
* Ability to read, analyze and interpret technical procedures, and processes
* Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
* Ability to work both alone and in a team environment
* Ability to manage and prioritize multiple work orders in a fluid and dynamic environment
* Ability concisely report and escalate equipment repair statuses and time frames
* Basic knowledge in PLC, VFD/VSD, and relay logic is preferred.
* Moderate knowledge and skill in welding and cutting (gas, electric, MIG, TIG) is preferred.
* The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job
* Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
* The employee is occasionally required to sit and must frequently lift heavy items.
* The employee is Repair work requires excellent hand and finger dexterity used for wrenches, hand tools and other shop equipment
* Ability to operate various pieces of equipment
* Ability to stand, sit, walk, bend, reach
* Ability to push/pull
* Ability to lift /carry
* Ability to grasp tools
* Ability to perform Repetitive motion: wrenches and hand tools
* Food processing temperatures of