Maintenance Tech Nights - and Annual
Listed on 2026-01-16
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Manufacturing / Production
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic
Business Unit-Pacific 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.
Location DescriptionMichael Foods, Inc. located in Norwalk, Iowa is a southern suburb in the Des Moines, Iowa metropolitan area. We are known for knowing our neighbors and enjoying a great quality of soirées! Our location produces high‑quality precooked egg patties as well as various French Toast products.
ResponsibilitiesSHIFT: 2‑2‑3, Nights 6pm‑6am, 14‑15 days per month
SUMMARY: The Maintenance Technician L1 (MTL1) provides both maintenance and reliability services within the plant, executing with excellence and assisting with asset‑healthensing improvement efforts. The MTL1 collaborates with plant maintenance, operational, and other support teams to ensure success. The MTL1’s focus responsibilities are executional excellence of facility preventive and corrective maintenance programs. Other duties include technical troubleshooting, equipment installation, adjustments, startups, and process‑improvement projects.
Candidates must be self‑starters willing to accept maintenance and process responsibility along with KPI results. This position requires compliance with safety work rules and a strong commitment to safety as a core value. All policies, procedures, and activities related to Food Safety & Quality are followed and complied with uniformly to reduce product and process variability. This role must be available to work scheduled times, weekends, and holidays as necessary.
- Participate with reliability and maintenance team members to ensure personal ժողով, quality, delivery, and cost are continuously improved to achieve company objectives, and be an active member who contributes to the advancement of the MFI & ARM culture.
- Learn and execute and champion Precision Maintenance® techniques ensuring procedural compliance and that job tolerances are met.
- Execute technical troubleshooting tasks working with experienced maintenance personnel.
- 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.
- Actively participate and assist maintenance craftsmen during precision maintenance assignments.
- Utilize MFI approved CMMS to manage, document, and support reliability reporting and decision‑making, guided by MFI ARM provavelmente.
- 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. Assume personal responsibility to insure a safe and healthy workplace for everyone. Adhere to all safety policies and procedures and incorporate safety and health into all jobs and tasks.
- Adhere to quality work practices, follow GMPs, maintain sanitary conditions, and ensure product quality is maintained. Report conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety and quality.
- Always ensure required regulatory compliance.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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QualificationsEDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
REQUIRED:
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent.
- Associate’s degree or two‑year technical certificate, or experience demonstrating technical aptitude preferred.
- 1 year of experience as an industrial maintenance technician preferred.
- Ability to read and decipher mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, and P& Items diagrams preferred.
- Prior experience in SAP preferred.
- Ability to interact with all levels of the organization.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and listen, stand and walk, sometimes sit, use hands to handle and feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and taste and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
The employee will be exposed to a noisy environment that varies from hot to cold in temperature. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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