Mizkan Americas, Inc.

Job Description





Location: Lake Alfred, FL

Job Title: MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

Department: Maintenance

Reports To: Maintenance Manager

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt



COMMENTS: This job description reflects assignment of essential functions, it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.



SUMMARY: The maintenance technician performs duties to maintain and repair a variety of production and facility equipment. The maintenance technician works from daily job assignments, prints, schematics, wiring diagrams, machine manuals, sketches and instructions.



ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.


• Troubleshoot, diagnose and repair equipment breakdowns involving mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic components.
• Tear down equipment, rebuild and replace defective parts and component units such as: motors, gear boxes, clutches, bearings and electrical units as needed, reassemble and make final equipment adjustments.
• Perform regular checks on all building equipment such as sprinkler system, pumps, boilers, compressors and power system as required.
• Work closely with production personnel or service technicians on equipment repairs.
• Complete simple fabrication of machine parts as required and requisition repair parts as needed.
• Maintain plant water treatment system and equipment, take samples as scheduled and make adjustments as needed.
• Lay out circuits and install electrical wiring systems to handle required loads for various parts of the plant, run lines, make connections, install proper safety devices and provide for necessary outlets and switches.
• Install and hook-up production equipment, exercising care as to size of motors voltage requirements, and balance circuits for proper power distribution.
• Assist outside contractors on on-site projects.
• Follow safety rules and keep work area in a clean and orderly condition.
• Responsible for food product quality and safety.











EDUCATION


• A high school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent, required.
• Related courses through technical or trade schools, including in-house training, preferred.
• Trade school certification in a related field such as Industrial Electronics/Electricians, preferred.



EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS


• 3 to 5 years of experience required for using lathe, milling machine, drill press, grinders, hand power tools, micrometers, calipers, forklift, welding equipment, measuring tools and a variety of hand tools.
• Ability to use mathematics together with the analytical use of complicated machine drawings and uses various types of precision measuring instruments such as calipers or micrometers.
• Ability to be on-call for all shifts.
• Flexible to work overtime in difference shifts and at times with short-notice.
• Continuous standing, walking and reaching.
• Intermittent crouching/stooping, pushing/pulling, bending and lifting/lowering.
• Intermittent lifting of over 50 pounds without assistance or up to 100 pounds with assistance.
• Ability to work in a continuously hot environment.
• Duties are performed with some exposure to noise, lubricants, chemicals and confide areas.

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