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Michael Foods · 3 weeks ago

Maintenance Tech - Big Red Breaking

Wakefield, NE

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry, and they are seeking a Maintenance Tech for their Big Red Breaking operations. The role involves maintaining breaking equipment, performing preventive maintenance, and ensuring production quality and safety standards are met.

Hospitality

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Responsible for continued maintenance of all breaking equipment for production

Responsible for Good Preventive Maintenance for total operation and work closely with all maintenance and sanitation department to eliminate needless down time of equipment

Handle all maintenance emergencies that arise, making sure that both quality and production are considered

Responsible for checking for high CAT.3 counts on Opti-breaker and making any necessary repairs or replacements including replacing cracker or counter on those showing high counts

Responsible for checking no-breaks machine 3 times a day and relay any out of specification mumbers to maintenance and doing follow-up check after being fixed

Follow all SOP’s (Standard Operation Procedures) set for Breaking Room repair

Follow all SOP’s (Standard Operation Procedures) for maintaining proper air and temperatures to breaking rooms

Must complete all required check lists (no breaks, door security, eye wash, emergency lights, dock locks, etc.)

Able to work weekends, holidays and overtime as needed or scheduled

Adhere to safe work practices, follow GMP’s, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained. Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety, food quality or personnel safety

Travel to and work at multiple locations

Adhere to all safety policies and procedures. (LOTO, PPE, Confine Space, Forklift, SCBA, etc.)

Perform other duties as assigned

Qualification

Mechanical skillsElectrical skillsLOTO trainingForklift operationAmmonia Cooling SystemTrane Cooling systemReading abilityMathematical skillsProblem-solving abilitySelf-motivation

Required

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals

Ability to write routine reports and correspondence

Ability to speak effectively before groups, customers/vendors or employees of the organization

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals

Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists

Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, and diagram or schedule form

Must have excellent reading ability of operation manuals and be able to understand and follow oral and written instructions

Must provide some basic tools

Must be self motivated and work with minimal supervision

Must to able to safely lift 75 lbs. occasionally

Able to stand on hard surface most of shift

Ability to ascend and descend ladders and stairs

Ability to be trained in LOTO (lock out tag out), Confined Space, Forklift, SCBA, and Hot Works

Log into the Trane Cooling system to Monitor operation and troubleshoot problems

Inspect and operate Ammonia Cooling System (HP only)

Start up, operate, and shut down shell dryer. (Big Red Only)

Inspect and adjust every timing point on Optibreaker

Preferred

Basic mechanical and electrical skills are a plus

Company

Michael Foods

Michael Foods is a producer and distributor of food products to the foodservice, retail, and food-ingredient markets.

Founded in 1908

Minnetonka, Minnesota, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://michaelfoods.com

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