Maintenance Tech

Business Unit Overview

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that’s First in Food
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Michael Foods, Inc. located in Mars Hill, Maine. Pineland Farms is one of the largest food manufacturing organizations located in Aroostook County. Our Mars Hill facility has over 200 incredible team members who work together to provide our customers with the best possible potato product.

SUMMARY: The Maintenance Technician L3 (MTL3) provides both Maintenance and Reliability services within the plant, executing with excellence and assisting with asset health improvement efforts. The MTL3 will ensure results while partnering with the plant maintenance team personnel, plant operational team, and all other plant support teams members for success. The MTL3 focus responsibilities are assistance, development, and executional excellence of facility preventive and corrective maintenance programs.

Other duties will include technical troubleshooting, equipment installation, adjustments, startups, and process improvement projects. They will promote, execute, mentor, and coach excellence in preventive and corrective maintenance practices. Candidates must be a self-starter willing to accept maintenance and process responsibility and KPI results.

This position has the responsibility to comply with Safety work rules at all times as well as an obligation to reinforce Safety as a Core Value. Ensures that all policies, procedures and activities, related to Food Safety & Quality, are followed and complied with uniformly, in an effort to reduce product and process variability. This role must be available to work scheduled work times, weekends, and holidays, as necessary.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participate with reliability and maintenance team members to ensure personal safety, quality, delivery, and cost, are continuously being improved to achieve company objectives. Be an active member who contributes to the advancement of the MFI & ARM culture.
• Develop, implement, and champion Precision Maintenance® techniques ensuring procedural compliance and that job tolerances are met.
• Lead technical troubleshooting tasks while assisting other plant personnel in a teaching environment.
• Identify, develop, and implement reliability and performance improvement projects.
• Actively participate in maintenance training for maintenance personnel.
• Actively participate in following reliability procedures for critical spares and parts.
• Actively participate in implementing quality commissioning procedures for rebuilt or new equipment.
• Work with vendors in addressing issues identified through root cause and condition-based maintenance programs.
• Actively participate and assist maintenance craftsman during precision maintenance assignments.
• Utilize MFI approved CMMS to manage, document, and support reliability reporting and decision making. This will be accomplished through the guidance of MFI ARM standards.
• Keep accurate and up-to-date records as required.
• Provide input for root cause analysis (RCA) and Reliability Centered Maintenance to create an environment of continuous asset reliability improvement.
• Promote, and foster Michael Foods culture, values, and principles.
• Act as a role model by demonstrating safe work behaviors. Accountable for a safe and healthy workplace for everyone. Adhere to all safety policies and procedures and incorporate safety and health in all jobs and tasks.
• Adhere to Quality work practices, follows GMP’s, maintains sanitary conditions and ensures that product quality is maintained. Reports on any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety and quality.
• Always ensures required regulatory compliance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

REQUIRED:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent.
• Associate's degree or two-year technical…