Preventative Maintenance Tech & Sanitation Lead

Job Description

The Preventative Maintenance Tech & Sanitation Lead will oversee our sanitation team while also acting as a key player on our maintenance crew. In this dual role, you’ll ensure our facility meets the highest standards of cleanliness and safety while keeping our equipment running smoothly through a robust preventative maintenance program.

• Oversee Sanitation Operations: Lead the sanitation team, enforcing all proper cleaning and sanitation procedures to ensure a clean facility and a safe, consistent product.
• Verify Compliance: Utilize our Standard Sanitation Operating Procedures (SSOPs) to verify that all sanitation activities meet company and regulatory expectations, including USDA regulations, SQF, and GMP guidelines.
• Document & Report: Complete all required documentation related to sanitation verification and monitor team timecards.
• Promote a Safety Culture: Actively participate in the company’s safety program, ensuring all team members follow safety practices and use the required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

• Execute the PM Program: Perform preventative maintenance on production equipment and building facilities to proactively prevent breakdowns and minimize downtime.
• Respond to Breakdowns: Quickly and effectively repair equipment breakdowns as needed to support continuous production.
• Team
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Work with the maintenance team to complete all required pre-shift/pre-start checklists and identify and correct problems that negatively impact production.
• Inventory Management: Support the team in developing and maintaining an organized parts inventory to ensure necessary components are always on hand.
• Equipment Insight: Advise and provide input on necessary equipment changes and improvements.

• A strong foundation in electrical systems, electronics, pneumatics, fluid power, and power transmission drives.
• Exceptional organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• A strong sense of ownership and accountability for your department and duties.
• The ability to lead and mentor a team with a positive attitude, helping them achieve their goals.

• This role requires physical dexterity and the ability to work in close quarters. You must be able to lift up to 50 lbs., and safely bend, squat, and maneuver into tight spaces to perform repairs and modifications.

• The standard schedule is Monday through Friday.
• 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
• Weekend and overtime work may be required for major projects and production needs.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Sauder's Eggs has been a family company for 60 years and is built upon the traditions of integrity, product excellence, and fairness. From the family farms whose hens lay our eggs, to the employees who clean, package, inspect, and deliver them, we never lose sight of the reason we're in business: to delight our customers with consistently superior products.

Sauder's Eggs is always looking for talented, self-motivated individuals to join our team. If you think you are ready to be a part of an exciting team, then we encourage you to continue with this applicant friendly, online job application!

Sauder's Eggs is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.

• Group benefits package (Medical, Dental, Long- and Short-term Disability, Vision, Prescription Drugs, Life Insurance, and 401k)
• Paid Time Off (PTO) Vacation and Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Preventive Wellness Care
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Program