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Valley Queen Cheese Factory

Maintenance Mechanic Electrician

city of appleton, MN

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Valley Queen Cheese Factory lists this Maintenance Mechanic Electrician opportunity in city of appleton, Minnesota. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTIONPosition SummaryThis position is responsible for performing highly diversified duties to install, troubleshoot, repair and maintain production and facility equipment according to safety, predictive and productive maintenance systems and processes to support the achievement of the site's business goals and objectives. A major component of this position is performing licensed electrician duties.Essential Functions- Install, maintain, repair and troubleshoot plant electrical systems and equipment.- Perform maintenance related duties (mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic) to install and maintain food processing and production equipment.- Detect, troubleshoot, repair and identify root cause of plant and production equipment issues.- Perform planned, unplanned and preventative repairs of all plant equipment in a Premier manner that contributes to the achievement of planned versus unplanned work order goals.- Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required service.- Perform plant rounds in a highly professional manner always looking to identify any items that need further attention.- Keep assigned work orders current to seven days.- Maintain plant utility systems in such a manner that these systems do not cause any production downtime.- Safely operate the plant utility systems during shift (steam, air handling, ammonia, compressed air, electrical, water and sewer).- Understand and adhere to all PSM requirements.- Maintain training requirements to serve on the emergency response team.- Comply with all company safety rules and follow PPE requirements to achieve no injuries and no lost-time accidents.- Maintain standard records pertaining to daily work requirements in a manner that makes them a reliable data source for safety, quality and regulatory requirements and audits.- Understand and adhere to all GMPs and food safety policies and procedures and perform all work in a manner that ensures the highest standard of food safety and quality.- Attend and/or complete required safety and quality training sessions by the assigned deadlines.- Use tools, spare parts and supplies in responsible manner yielding maximum profitability for VQC while maintaining equipment and facility to the highest possible standard.- Ensure 100 percent accuracy when signing out spare parts and any other parts transactions.- Respond to all maintenance calls to production areas as a top priority to ensure production time is not lost.- Identifies opportunities for continuous improvement.Competencies- Technical Capacity- Problem Solving/Analysis- Communication Proficiency- Computer- Time Management/InitiativeSupervisory ResponsibilityThis position has no supervisory responsibilities.Work EnvironmentThis job operates in a shop and plant environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. Exposed to extreme temperature variations. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud.Physical DemandsPlease refer to the separate functional job description for this position.Position Type/Expected Hours of WorkThis is a full-time position. This position works a 12-hour shift following an alternating schedule which includes weekends and holidays.TravelLess than five percent travel expected for this position.Required Education, Experience & CertificationsHigh school diploma/GED. Associate degree in related technical field or equivalent number of years of maintenance experience. Proficiency in basic computer skills. Possess and maintain a State of South Dakota Journeyman or Contractor Electrician License. Maintain current forklift certification.Preferred Education, Experience & CertificationsKnowledge of ammonia refrigeration. Welding experience. Bilingual in English/Spanish.Additional Eligibility QualificationsMinimum age requirement is 18. Must possess or be able to obtain a valid and appropriate state driver's license prior to employment.Other DutiesPlease note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of responsibilities, duties or tasks that are required of the employee for this job. Responsibilities, duties and tasks may change at any time with or without notice.

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city of appleton, MN, 56208, US

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