Maintenance Tech

Maintenance Tech I

$19.96 per hour

Are you ready to elevate your career in manufacturing operations and be a part of creating the world’s best desserts? Dessert Holdings partners with some of North America’s most iconic chains to bring people together to celebrate life’s sweetest moments! Our location in Pembroke, NC has an opening for a Maintenance Tech I.

• Identify and repair mechanical defects
• Effectively complete assigned Preventative Maintenance Plans as scheduled to eliminate unplanned downtime.
• Participate in RCA on equipment and process failures to provide insight to failure and suggest corrective actions
• Work well in a team environment and understand the team is stronger as a unified group vs a team of individuals.
• Train operators on maintenance techniques when called to troubleshoot or repair equipment.
• Completes preventative maintenance and other reliability tasks, assist in diagnostics, repairs and rebuilds of machines; partner with engineering or others on non-routine repairs and defect handling solutions
• Understands the management of Quality Systems and is familiar with SQF, HACCP, and GMP practices which help ensure the safety within the workplace and the production of a safe and quality product(s)
• Will perform other duties as required by supervisor and reporting structure
• Document all Maintenance work activity within CMMS System.
• Effectively support the Preventative Maintenance (PM) program with a goal of continually reducing unscheduled downtime.

• Operate in the workplace in a safe and effective manner and adheres to mechanical/fluid power/electrical power and environmental rules and regulations for welding.
• Ability to follow Processes to disassemble and reassemble equipment before and after cleaning and then properly test for safe and correct operation.
• Installs aligns and adjust mechanical power transmission components (Gearboxes/Bearings/Chains/Shafts/Gears)
• Lubricates equipment using correct lubricants and properly disposes of used lubricants and oils
• Must have own tools (Required Tool List will be provided and needs to be on site within 2 weeks of hire)
• Adjust/Service pneumatic regulators, filters and pneumatic conductors
• Ability to perform basic welding including proper selection of PPE, and preparation of welding process.
• Must have a flexible schedule
• Must be willing to work overtime including weekends if necessary
• Proficiency in MS Office and basic PC skills

• 2+ industrial Mechanical experience or two-year technical degree preferred
• Must be able to read, write and speak English, preferred if can read, write and speak English and Spanish.
• Must be able to successfully complete HACCP Certification
• Must have Forklift License or able to complete required training within 90 days of hire
• Must be able to lift up to 75lbs and is required to ask for assistance if limit is exceeded
• Stoop, kneel or bend
• Be on feet up to 12 hours a day
• Manual Dexterity is required for operating machinery and computers

Dessert Holdings offers a wide range of benefits to employees. Some are subsidized by the company and others are fully employee-paid. Health benefits include a choice of comprehensive medical plans, a dental plan, vision plan. Steven Charles sponsors a 401(k) plan which includes company match. Dessert Holdings offers paid vacation, holidays, and provides wellness/sick, bereavement leave, and others income replacement plans for eligible employees.

Dessert Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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