Job Description

Description

Butterball Farms, Inc. is a world-class food manufacturer on a mission to Enrich Lives and has been recognized as a West Michigan and National Best and Brightest Company to work for seven years running. With over 60 years in the industry Butterball Farms, Inc. is proud to give back to our employees, communities, and neighbors. We imagine butter differently, have a highly recognizable client list and are known by our customers for our innovation, reliability, responsiveness, and our value-add approach to business. Our amazing culture is recognized globally. We are financially sound and poised for continued success.

Are you looking for an opportunity that allows you to use your troubleshooting skills and work with a collaborative team in a fast-paced environment? This opportunity may be what you are looking for! Butterball Farms, Inc. is currently seeking a Maintenance Technician to join our team.

As a Maintenance Mechanic you will:

• Maintain/repair mechanical and electrical equipment for the processing and production of butter and other food products
• Identify required parts and maintain current inventories, and parts reorder lists
• Maintain refrigeration equipment for the storage of food products
• Perform preventative maintenance on mechanical, electrical, and facility equipment
• Fabricate equipment to food-grade standards for production and prototype purposes
• Set up equipment and educate production staff on how to effectively run the equipment
• Work with a sense of urgency to respond to machine downtime events
• Propose and implement changes to improve the process, machine, or equipment efficiency
• Contribute to our culture of safety

We Offer:

• Company provided uniforms
• Stipend for safety shoes and safety glasses
• Competitive Wages
• A culture that celebrates innovation, continuous improvement, personal development, and diversity
• 2nd/3rd Shift Premiums
• Paid Vacation and Holidays
• Tool allowance
• 401K Company Match
• Tuition Reimbursement 
• Access to The Source
• Employee Assistance Program
• Competitive Benefits plan- Medical, Dental, Vision, LTD, STD, Critical Illness, Flex Spending, Dependent Care, Accident Insurance!

Requirements

• Knowledge of      machines and tools including their designs, uses, repair and maintenance.
• Knowledge of      materials and methods used.
• Knowledge of      design techniques, tools and principles involved in production of      precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.  
• Knowledge of      arithmetic. 
• Ability to      perform routine maintenance on equipment and determine when and what kind      of maintenance is needed. 
• Ability to      repair machines or systems using the necessary tools.
• Ability to      determine causes of operating errors and problem solving those errors. 
• Ability to give      full attention to what other people are saying, take time to understand      the points being made, ask questions as appropriate and not interrupt at      inappropriate times. 
• Ability to      install equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.
• Ability to      determine the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. 
• Ability to use      logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of      alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. 
• Ability to watch      gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working      properly. 
• Ability to      adjust actions in relation to others’ actions.
• Ability to tell      when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve      solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. 
• Ability to      quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two      hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. 
• Ability to see      details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). 
• Ability to keep      your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm      and hand in one position.
• Ability to      combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions      (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• Ability to      imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts      are moved or rearranged. 
• Ability to apply      general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Ability to make      precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to      grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
• Basic computer      skills and ability to use email.

NOTE: Equivalent combinations of education and experience that can be shown to provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities will be evaluated on an individual basis.

Essential Physical Requirements of position:

This position requires continuous: (continuous = 67-100% or the time)

Talking, seeing, and hearing, stooping, grasping, typing, sitting, and walking.

This position can require frequent: (frequent = 33-50% of the time) 

Climbing, pulling, lifting, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, repetitive hand motions, pushing, driving, bending at waist, and twisting upper body.

This position can require occasional (occasional = up to 33% of the time) Crawling, repetitive hand motions and sitting.

Physical efforts of the job:

Occasional sedentary (up to 50 pounds) lifting and carrying.