Maintenance Technician III (2nd Shift) - Land O'Lakes Inc.

Position Summary:

The level III Maintenance Mechanic is responsible for a variety of skilled maintenance items including but not limited to troubleshooting, repair and preventive maintenance on equipment, and other related tasks in and around the facilities.

WAGE: $33.87 per hour

SHIFT: 2nd shift, M-F, 2:30pm - 10:30pm. OT is expected to meet business demands.

Essential Functions:

• Follows all Safety, GMP, LO/TO, PPE, NFPA70e, food safety processes, and other Land O'Lakes guidelines and site-specific policies including imminent danger
• Diagnoses and repairs or replace faulty components on equipment, such as filling and packing machinery
• Maintains, diagnoses, troubleshoots, adjusts, repairs, rebuilds, and overhauls operating equipment and systems including, but not limited to, electrical, refrigeration, pneumatics, hydraulic, computers, and other mechanical items
• Troubleshoot and remove and/or replace faulty components of machine such as motors, gearboxes, chain and sprockets, valves, and position sensing devices
• Performs preventive maintenance tasks, and completes work orders as assigned through the CMMS
• Repairs malfunctioning items lighting fixtures, and replace damaged or broken wires, sealing heaters and other equipment related to the processing area and the plant
• Safely diagnoses problems and determines the repairs or adjustments on plant equipment
• Welding experience preferred
• Organizes, cleans and maintains workshop area, secures plant, when necessary, at the end of shift
• Enters paperwork and work orders for maintenance records such as materials, parts, and time
• May fill in for departmental absences to perform other related work as assigned.
• Will be required to work overtime, some production/maintenance and/or project weekends
• Communicate and work effectively with co-workers and machine operators
• Follow verbal and written instructions and other duties, as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Read and understand maintenance and specification manuals/prints (In English).
• 1 year minimum of full-time work in maintenance (preferably in food packaging/processing).
• Use of computers (MS Office) and prepare work orders and records of service performed.
• Experienced in use of hand tools, power tools and test equipment (meters, dial indicators, etc.)
• Able to perform all duties of a maintenance mechanic, with little to no supervision.

Decision-making: No sole decision-making responsibilities. Other than skill set and certifications allow.

Training Schedule: This position will be re-trained every year

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Reports to: Maintenance Lead or next highest classification on shift

Equipment Used: Production equipment, electrical equipment, and hand tools

Physical Demands Duration
Standing Entire shift
Lifting up to 50 lbs. Regularly

Noise typical of a production environment Entire shift

Working around moving equipment Regularly

Working in hot/cold temperatures Regularly

Walking, stooping and kneeling Regularly

Time Demands:

• On occasion, business demands may require some employees to work overtime.
• When overtime is required, employees are expected to work extra hours as required to meet business needs - this is a requirement of this position.

About Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.

We provide a broad portfolio of benefits to keep you and your family at your best. Land O'Lakes is Where Your Future Takes Root.

Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.

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