What are the responsibilities and job description for the Electromechanical Technician position at Gehl Foods, LLC?
Shift Schedule
- 2nd Shift (2p-10p or 1p-9p) or 3rd Shift (10p-6a)
Compensation Overview
- $2500 sign-on bonus
- Competitive wages($28 DOE)
- 5% Shift premium for 2nd/3rd
- 13 days of PTO each year, pro-rated to end of year
- Highly competitive bonus programs totaling up to 9%
- $2500 bonus for employee referrals
- Company provided uniforms
- Health/Dental/Vision - three tiered options
- Long/Short term disability
- 401k match
- Tuition assistance
Position Overview
Reporting to the TPM Manager, the Electromechanical Technician is primarily responsible for the troubleshooting, repair, maintenance and process improvement of mechanical equipment, automated PLC's, robotics, and other computer-controlled equipment used to support production operations. Additional responsibilities may require working with project and utilities staff to support production needs and organizational initiatives.
Job Responsibilities
- Perform repairs, preventative maintenance and troubleshooting for all electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic systems to support both production and non-production related equipment in accordance with established standards.
- Manages equipment calibrations, programmable device configurations and systems hardware to resolve maintenance issues, improve equipment reliability, minimize equipment downtime, and support improvement activities for productivity and yield enhancement.
- Assist in the execution of process validation, tooling, or package development testing to support organizational efficiency and process improvements.
- Collaborate with engineering and other cross functional groups to ensure equipment downtime is communicated in a timely fashion and that decisions are in alignment with productions needs and overall company initiatives.
- Generates daily work logs to track work orders and status of ongoing project assignments to ensure department resources are appropriately utilized.
- Ensure compliance with corporate and plant safety standards and with applicable regulatory requirements while following the company's Good Manufacturing Practices.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- High School Diploma or Equivalent
- 5 years of electromechanical experience ideally in a food or beverage industry environment
- Demonstrated mechanical aptitude and abilities to analyze a wide variety of equipment troubleshoot problems and assess maintenance needs
- Demonstrated working knowledge of electrical, mechanical and controls aspects of factory automation systems and the integration of the devices used.
- Working knowledge of electrical circuits, PLC troubleshooting, repair, and programming.
- Ability to read electrical schematics and mechanical P&ID drawings, and applied knowledge operating systems up to 3Ph and 480Vac
- Demonstrated detail orientation, self-motivation skills and ability to multi-task
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in both verbal and written formats
- Proficient using a PC, ideally using Microsoft Office programs
Preferred Qualifications
- Associate degree in Electromechanical Technology or related field
- Previous experience with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)
- Journeyman certification
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