Reporting to the Chief Engineer - Maintenance, this individual will perform regular inspections and repair / replace, and maintain work when necessary to prevent breakdowns and major overhauls on mechanical plant equipment on shift.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Ensures compliance with TSSA regulations.
- Performs routine equipment maintenance, clean/lubricate boilers, refrigeration, HVAC, fuel, water treatment, compressed air systems, auxiliaries and distribution systems, housekeeping throughout plant.
- Installs mechanical systems throughout the plant and assists Industrial Mechanic Millwrights.
- Checks and Adjusts (calibrates) heating/cooling systems, brine chiller, humidification, air handling equipment, Kemco hot water system, repair high pressure hoses and pumps, scald and de-hair tanks systems after installation and makes necessary changes, adjustments and modifications to obtain desired results
- Maintains repairs, troubleshoots electrical problem, routine preventive maintenance, install and repair water/drainage piping, compressed air piping repairs, ammonia piping system repairs.
- Checks and tests for leaks, sets and adjusts controls and regulators and checks operating adjustments as required.
- Checks and replaces mechanical components and controls.
- Monitor and records flow rates, pressures and temperatures within specific cold chain parameters.
- Ensure proper use and storage of approved chemicals.
- Follows GMP rules and GMP for Maintenance rules while performing repairs and PM tasks
- Ensures temporary repairs are done in a manner that does not create potential food safety hazards
- Informs Sanitation or Production when repairs are completed so that proper sanitation of surfaces can be completed.
- Other duties as assigned.
- High School Diploma
- Valid 3rd Class Operating Engineer / Refrigeration B Operator or Class A Operator
- Must have 6,000 hours
- Must be proficient in use of all mechanical hand tools and power tools
- Must be able to read and understand blueprints
- Must have computer skills for entering inventory records, Excel, Word, and Outlook.