Facilities Maintenance Tech I at Shamrock Foods Company

The Facilities Maintenance Technician 1 is responsible for installing, maintaining, and repairing machinery, equipment, physical structures, and pipe and electrical systems in commercial or industrial facilities. Follow all required work safe practices. This would include compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices, wearing of all required PPE in designated areas, confined space safety, safe chemical handling, fall restraints, etc.

Essential Duties: 

• Dismantle machines and/or equipment and replace defective parts and motors
• Clean and lubricate machine parts such as shafts, pulleys, gears, and bearings
• Replace or repair machine belts
• Remove dust, dirt, grease, and waste material from machines
• Paint machines, equipment or building structures to prevent corrosion
• Drills holes in walls, floors, and ceilings for electrical connections
• Ability to change light bulbs in a commercial building.
• Knowledge of 277v lighting systems.
• Ability to change a 120v receptacle and GFCI.
• Ability to change or install 277v light switches.
• Ability to change light bulbs in a commercial building.
• Bend, cut, and thread pipe, cut opening in walls, ceilings, and floors for pipes, and seal pipe joints with sealing compound 
• Cut out and join parts for worktables, benches, shelves, and other furnishings
• Patch or replace plaster or plaster board and paint walls, ceilings, and trim of building
• Clear clogged drains and replace plumbing fixtures
• Repair or replace damaged racks
• Cleans work areas, tools, and equipment
• Report all malfunctions on equipment and safety issues and/or unsafe practices immediately
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications: 

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or 6+ month related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Must be flexible and willing to work the demands of the department which may be subject to evenings, weekends and holidays.

Pysical Demands: 

• Regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds 
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds 
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds 
• Regularly stand; walk; stoop, kneel, crouch, climb, or crawl
• Ability to reach and handle objects, tools, or controls
• Must be able to frequently reach up to 31-77 inches. 

Corporate Summary: 

At Shamrock Foods Company, people come first – our associates, our customers, and the families we serve across the nation. A privately-held, family-owned and -operated Forbes 500 company, Shamrock is an innovator in the food industry and has been since being founded in Arizona in 1922.

Our Mission: 

At Shamrock Foods Company, we live by our founding family’s motto to “treat associates like family and customers like friends.”

Why work for us?

Benefits are a major part of your overall compensation, and we believe offering them at an affordable cost is not only the right thing to do, but it helps keep you and your family healthy.  That’s why Shamrock Foods pays for the majority of your health insurance, allowing you to take home more of your paycheck.  And it doesn’t stop there - our associates also enjoy additional benefits such as 401(k) Savings Plan, Profit Sharing, Paid Time Off, as well as our incredible growth opportunities, continued education and wellness programs.

Equal Opportunity Employer  

Shamrock Foods Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)