Building Maintenance Technician II

Overview

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Join Our Team of Skilled Technicians at Associated Grocers! 🌟

Associated Grocers, Inc. is a leading wholesale grocery distributor dedicated to supporting independent grocers in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Texas. We provide a wide range of services, including marketing, merchandising, fleet transportation and wholesale grocery distribution, to help our members thrive in a competitive market. Our campus sits on 64 acres in Baton Rouge and includes over 670,00 square feet of perishable and dry warehouse space, refrigeration and power distribution plant, returns warehouse, fleet maintenance shop and administrative buildings.

The Associated Grocers team of over 600 employees is passionate about community and committed to fostering strong, long-lasting partnerships. Associated Grocers, Inc. is #9 on the Baton Rouge Business Reports Top 100 Private Companies.

We’re looking for a Building Maintenance Technician II to join our team. In this role, you’ll be responsible for maintaining, repairing, and installing facility infrastructure across our grocery distribution center, administrative offices, and campus. The ideal candidate will have strong diagnostic skills, the ability to identify issues, and implement safe, effective solutions.

Shift Available:
Overnight - Sunday - Thursday 11:00pm-7:30am

Shift Available:
Day - Sunday - Thursday 7:00am - 3:30pm

• Perform general building maintenance and repairs.
• Ability to maintain, diagnose, and repair various mechanical components including pumps, gearboxes, and chain drives.
• Repair and maintain generators, welders, foggers, power washer, etc.
• Work with conveyor systems.
• Repair air compressors.
• Maintain, diagnose, and repair plumbing systems such as drains, faucets, valves, and lines.
• Maintain and repair single phase electrical fixtures such as ballasts, lights, switches, and outlets under 480V.
• Maintain, diagnose and repair dock levelers and their components such as pneumatic lift bags, HVLP air blowers, tension adjusters and latch bar assemblies.
• Use basic carpentry and painting skills to hang sheetrock, suspend acoustical ceilings, perform floor covering repairs and concrete repairs, fix walls, floors, and doors including dock doors.
• Basic understanding of hydraulic systems such as hydraulic pumps, cylinders, pressure switches, timer relays, cardboard balers, and trash compactors.
• Understand facility fire systems and their layout, controls, and alarm system.
• Repair and maintain damaged rack systems including installation of Mack Rack repair kits.
• Weld and fabricate parts, components, and brackets out of steel as needed.
• Read and understand equipment schematics to repair all components and systems.
• Operate heavy equipment such as tuggers and pallet jacks within the facility.
• Use work order tracking software to manage work orders: accept requests, create work orders, charge parts and labor to work orders, and complete/close out PMs and regular work orders.
• Follow all facility-specific and industry-standard safety regulations and food safety procedures established by the site.

High school diploma or GED and 2-3 years of general repair work.

• Valid driver’s license and appropriate motor vehicle record preferred.

• Experience with hand and power tools (e.g., circular saw, reciprocating saw, drills, impacts, rotary hammer drill, chop saw, table saw, drill press).
• Knowledge of pneumatic actuators, limit switches, photo-eyes, pneumatic valving, heating coils, and thermal snap discs.
• Basic understanding of hydraulic systems (pumps, cylinders, switches, timers, cardboard balers, trash compactors).
• Welding and fabrication of steel parts and brackets.
• Mechanical knowledge of pumps, gearboxes, conveyor systems, generators, welders, and power washers.
• Working knowledge of wet and dry pre-action fire systems and components (e.g., pressurized pneumatic supervisory systems, deluge, wall indicator, post indicator valves, electric and diesel fire pumps).
• Ability to assess systems based on information on fire panels.
• Ability to multitask across projects and work orders.

This employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.