LME/Industrial Maintenance Mechanic

Job Description

Job Description

Experience greater recognition for your maintenance expertise with an iconic, 100+ year old dairy manufacturer that offers excellent benefits, competitive pay, and great company culture.

Enjoy spending your days in a clean, well-lit and climate-controlled facility where no two days are the same.

Alpenrose Dairy , a leading producer and deliverer of milk to homes, schools, and business in the Puget Sound area for more than 100 years, is seeking an experienced LME / Industrial Maintenance Mechanic to join their skilled team in Clackamas, OR .

This is a critical role responsible for conducting all repairs and preventative maintenance for all equipment associated with the production of milk and ice cream.

This position is a union position with the Teamsters 305 and candidates must be willing to join a union.

If you have at least 3 years of manufacturing maintenance, millwright, or other closely related experience, and an LME (Limited Maintenance Electrician) card in Oregon, we want to hear from you!

Why join the Alpenrose team :

• Excellent Benefits : Low-cost health coverage for you and your family in addition to life insurance, 401(k) with company match (no vesting period) and more!
• Competitive pay based on your experience!
• Exceptional Culture : Get recognized and rewarded for your expertise in a smaller tight-knit team environment where people truly enjoy working with one another.
• Great reputation & Iconic brand! You’ve probably enjoyed Alpenrose and Smith Brothers Farms dairy products. Enjoy working for a company that prides themselves on their people and their product.
• Opportunity to advance : Alpenrose is always looking for key players to move into higher level roles!
• Schedule : Enjoy a primarily Monday Friday, swing shift schedule.

Minimum Requirements :

• At least 3 years of manufacturing maintenance, millwright, or other closely related experience.
• LME (Limited Maintenance Electrician) card in the state of Oregon required.
• Experience with Ammonia refrigeration preferred .
• Experience within the food and beverage industry preferred .

Essential duties / responsibilities :

Monitor and execute all appropriate repairs and preventive maintenance of any other equipment that is associated with butter, sour cream and commercial dairy mix production i.

e.; casers, stackers, conveyors, fillers, box erectors, and palletizers, freezers, bundlers and HTST’s.

• Troubleshoot and resolve control networks, instrumentation, PLC (AllenBradley), HMI, VFD, servo and control problems. (limited)
• Read and interpret work orders, safety rules, mechanical and electrical drawings, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Have working knowledge of National, State, Local building codes, OSHA and standard industry safety rules / regulations.
• Perform prescribed Preventative Maintenance.
• Maintain accurate and complete records, document all work performed appropriately.
• Assist in maintaining parts and supplies inventory by reporting low supply levels.
• Ensure all paperwork is filled out in a clear, legible and accurate format, and completed with required information.
• Ensure all required information is documented in accordance with SOP’s.
• Utilize a continuous improvement mindset, assist in identifying opportunities to improve processes.
• Follow Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Maintain a clean, sanitary and safe work area.
• Follow all required work safe practices. This would include wearing of all required PPE in designated areas, confined space safety, safe chemical handling, fall restraints, etc.

About the Company : Alpenrose started in 1891 from humble roots, delivering milk to Portland-area homes from a horse-drawn wagon.

Alpenrose has grown into a household name, serving a wide array of customers : from school-age kids enjoying a half pint of our famous chocolate milk, to local producers and grocery stores.

Alpenrose Dairy is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to the individual's race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, genetic information, status as a military veteran, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.