Join the Krier Foods Family! We are growing and looking to add a maintenance technician on 2nd shift. Krier foods is a beverage manufacturing company located in Random Lake, Wisconsin. Our beverage co-packing capabilities fulfill production for a variety of alcoholic and non-alcoholic sodas, sparkling waters, carbonated and non-carbonated energy drinks, dietary supplements, fruit juices and drinks, functional and relaxation beverages, tea drinks and coffee drinks.

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*The maintenance position has the primary responsibility of having a strong knowledge of mechanical systems and processes for ensuring the preventative maintenance, scheduled and unscheduled repairs of equipment on the production line and supporting systems including but not limited to conveyor systems, production changeovers, hydraulics, and PLCs while including troubleshooting and improving operations.

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$3000.00 sign on bonus and $2.50 shift premium*

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Responsibilities: *

• Responsible for enforcing and following safety and quality standards, good manufacturing practices (GMP’s), Federal, State, and Local regulations, and adherence to job specifications.
• Ensure proper PPE is utilized, as well as forklift compliance is adhered to.
• Ensure equipment is performing as designed and provide high-level work in a craftmanship manner.
• Consistently developing work orders and PMs and contributing to support continuous improvement opportunities and initiatives to reduce expenses and improve the overall operation.
• Responsible for changeovers, general maintenance, and inspecting the production line for proper setup to ensure everything is set up correctly (processing system, detectors, injectors, coders, etc.).
• Troubleshoot, service, and repair facility and production equipment correctly and in a timely manner.
• Monitor and maintain equipment for proper operation and report issues to maintenance supervisor and on documentation and completing production as scheduled for the day.
• Completes maintenance schedules and work orders and makes utilization of all resources in alignment with plant priorities.
• Ability to troubleshoot packaging, conveying, and process equipment.
• Working knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems and components.
• Ability to understand and follow blueprints manufacturers documentation and manuals.
• Experience using CMMS programs.
• Ability to weld (TIG/MIG) and fabricate
• Collaborates with other departments and communicates requirements, opportunity areas, the status of work orders, and results.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by management.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 5 years’ previous maintenance machine repair experience required; with experience in Food and Beverage industry or Journeyman, Apprentice Certification preferred.
• Basic electrical circuitry knowledge
• Required to fully comply with Quality Management System Policies and Procedures and Food Safety Management requirements.
• Must be able to work overtime as needed including change at the start and end of shift times and weekends (including the last week of the calendar year to perform maintenance on production lines).
• Required to be forklift certified by Krier Foods, Inc. before operating any company-owned forklift.
• Possess strong attention to detail, a sense of urgency, and strong problem-solving skills.
• Strong mechanical aptitude for pumps, gearboxes, and equipment systems.
• Ability to demonstrate strong interpersonal skills, work independently, cultivate a culture of trust, accountability, collaboration, and teamwork.
• Leads and Maintenance employees will not be approved for vacation during the period of the Annual Maintenance Shutdown week (normally scheduled the week after the Christmas Holiday)
• Must attain Food Safety Training (Qualified Individual)

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to perform physical requirements of the job (prolonged physical exertions, including standing, reaching, bending, pushing, pulling, lifting, carrying, kneeling, and climbing) approximately 85% of the day and be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Required to have close visual acuity to perform any activity such as transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measuring devices, and/or assembly or fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes.
• Ability to work in various conditions with exposure to extreme heat, cold, dust and fumes.

Work Environment:

• Food manufacturing plant working environment.
• Noise level in the plant are moderate to high. While in the plant, hearing protection is required.
• When located in the plant, the environment will include wet or humid conditions (non-weather related), moderate cold and hot temperature (non-weather related), working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to raw food ingredients (including allergens) and chemicals.
• Due to food and safety regulations, wearing of hairnets, earplugs, bump cap and steel toed or composite toed shoes are required at all times while in the plant.

Benefits:

• Low cost medical, dental and vision insurance
• Matching 401k plan

• Paid vacation starts after 90 days
• Paid Birthday
• Paid holidays

Perks:

• Continuing Education
• Employee Assistance Program
• Short Term Disability
• Financial wellness/401K counseling

• $10,000 Term life insurance
• Jolly Good Soda discounts

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Krier Foods, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law._

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $25.00 - $38.00 per hour

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