Job Description

Summary: Performs all aspects of facilities maintenance while adhering to safety, food safety, and Good Manufacturing Practices regulations. The Facilities Maintenance Technician would be a proactive thinker, embracing the mindset of thorough planning & continuous improvement, in addition, the Facility Maintenance Technician would contribute to our company culture by being rigorously dedicated to extraordinary quality and customer service.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Inspects plant facilities to determine repairs, replacement, or improvements required and notifies management concerning need for major repairs.
• Performs maintenance, repairs, and renovations of buildings.
• Reviews job orders to determine work priorities in the absence of the Manager
• Assists with construction of new buildings and renovations of existing buildings.
• Inspects and reviews construction projects to monitor compliance with building and safety codes, and other regulations in the absence of the Manager.
• Confers with other departments regarding concerns with the operation, repair, maintenance and construction of facilities, buildings, and grounds.
• Troubleshoots basic problems and implements effective repairs.
• Addresses urgent situations to ensure prompt resolution and cleanup as necessary.
• Documents observed deficiencies within the building and grounds, detailing specific issues, their locations and recommendations for corrections.
• Adheres to safety, food safety, quality, and Good Manufacturing Practices regulations.
• Reports safety, food safety, and quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

· High School Diploma or GED;

· Associate’s degree; or

· One to three years’ related experience and/or training; or

· Equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.

Mathematical Skills:

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

Reasoning Ability:

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, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills:

· Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.

Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

· Ability to read and interpret blueprints and schematics.

· Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of buildings.

· Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

Other Qualifications:

· Must be able to travel to facilities outside local area when required.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and use hands to finger, handle, or feel; frequently required to walk; reach with hands and arms and climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to sit; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.