Plant Maintenance Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Scheduled Days & Hours : Monday-Friday, 1 : 00PM-9 : 30PM / FINISH, Occasional weekends as needed

Wages : $25-30 per hour

Location : San Marcos - At this time, we are only considering local candidates who are legally authorized to work in the United States. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Ideal Candidate Criteria : The ideal candidate will be an experienced Journeymen Maintenance Mechanic wanting to cross train in a working plant environment.

Job Duties :

• Maintain various types of fluid packaging machinery in a food plant environment, including related auxiliary machinery.
• Handling of chemicals for support equipment operation. Chemical testing of boiler feed water, condenser, cooling tower water, food-grade glycol, and plant process water
• Fabrication and manufacturing of equipment for production needs : product and process piping, sanitary equipment, steam lines, chemical lines, pneumatic lines, etc.
• Must be able to work overtime as needed.
• Follow established programs, policies and practices to produce safe, quality foods that meets regulatory and company requirements.
• Learn to weld if not already familiar, work with tools provided.
• Prompt and regular attendance
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills Needed : Must have mechanical aptitude (auto or related is fine) and will be motivated, have a good attitude and be able to learn.

Physical Requirements : While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop. The employee must regularly push, pull; 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 : While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is exposed to warm and humid conditions. The employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibration; occasionally fumes or chemicals and electricity. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Instructions : Employment is contingent upon results of a post-offer background check, drug test, functional assessment and physical. Instructions : Applicants may apply online at www.HollandiaDairy.com / Careers . Applicants who are unable to use the online system due to a disability should call the HR department to request an accommodation.

Benefits :

On day one, excellent medical, dental, vision, employer paid for long-term disability, life insurance (free up to $50k); various additional options to choose from

Employee assistance program

Hollandia Dairy is an EEO / AA / Disability / Vets Employer