What are the responsibilities and job description for the Facility Maintenance Tech position at MSBiotec?
Axiota Animal Health delivers best-in-class animal health products with proven modes of action that help manage risk and support cattle health, performance, and well-being across all stages of beef and dairy production. Axiota is the intersection of committed people, proven products, and sound science, assuring customers and consumers by preparing cattle to thrive. Our lead investor Paine Schwartz Partners www.PaineSchwartz.com, provides us with the resources and direction to achieve our goals.
What We Manufacture and Sell
Axiota's non-antibiotic solutions prepare cattle for times of transition and stress and support producers' goals of optimal health, performance, and animal well-being.
MS Biotec and Axiota are the world's first and only commercial producers of Lactipro advance, a beef and dairy cattle probiotic based on a pure culture of the lactate utilizing bacteria: Megasphaera elsdenii. MS Biotec has developed a unique anaerobic fermentation and formulation expertise leading to the successful commercialization of this strict anaerobe.
We are expanding our team to accelerate the development and commercialization of its innovative product pipeline and allow the company to capitalize on significant market opportunities in the growing natural animal health products market.
Role Overview
• Perform weekly schedule of repair tickets and coordinate and maintain the preventative maintenance schedule.
• Approach every job with safety and environmental compliance as top priorities.
• Maintain Good Manufacturing Practices and Good Laboratory Practice standards.
• Assist the Facilities Manager with maintenance records, schedules, times, and estimates of costs for repairs or breakdowns.
• Document all breakdowns, issues, and repairs for existing machinery, and prepare all documents for inspection and signing.
•Ensure all information is appropriately logged.
• Collaborate with maintenance on semi-annual production line breakdowns.
• Sterilize necessary equipment.
• Able to identify and maintain production area organization and sanitary cleanliness.
• Assist with the development of a comprehensive maintenance manual, validating equipment, and writing and implementing Standard Operating Procedures
• Assist with maintaining sanitary conditions of the production facility.
Requirements
• 2 years’ experience in a production or maintenance setting.
• Experience troubleshooting line equipment.
• 2 years of experience with low and high voltage.
• Experience working with computers and learning new technologies.
Physical Demands
The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Logistics and Demographics
Our MS Biotec Technology Center is in Wamego, Kansas, near Manhattan, Kansas, home to Kansas State University. We now have over one hundred employees and have expansion plans for continued profitable double-digit growth year over year.
Compensation and Benefits
Axiota offers a nationally competitive base salary plus bonus and benefits packages, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401K retirement plan w/match FSA, HSA, EAP, short-term and long-term disability, and PTO (vacation & holiday).