Industrial Maintenance Mechanic - Dairy Processing
destinationone Consulting is proud to exclusively partner with PMF Brands (Nanak Foods), who is hiring a Industrial Maintenance Mechanic (Dairy Processing) for their Bellingham, WA facility.
From modest beginnings, PMF Brands (Nanak Foods) is now North America’s largest processor of traditional dairy-based South Asian foods. Established in 1997, Nanak Foods specializes in the manufacturing of paneer cheese, ghee (clarified butter), yogurt and various dairy-based appetizers and desserts. Nanak Foods manufacturing facilities are CFIA, FDA and EU approved and have Safe Quality Food (SQF) level 3 certification ensuring continual monitoring for quality, safety and legality.
Purpose of the job:
To assist the maintenance and production teams in the maintenance
and repair of food process machinery and facility to ensure an effective and
efficient daily operation.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Perform
diagnostics, maintenance, repair, setup, start-up and troubleshooting of dairy
processing and packaging equipment
- Adjusting,
dismantling, installing, optimizing, and repairing dairy processing
machinery and equipment
- Identifying,
developing, assisting, and implementing improvements related to food
processing equipment
- Perform
routine inspections to ensure effective, efficient, and safe operations
- Perform preventive/regular
maintenance on manufacturing equipment/ machinery
- Identify
potential concerns and problems on equipment before failure
- Communicate
and report to team about potential concerns/ problems
- Documenting
and reporting work performed and issues found in compliance with Safe
Quality Food (SQF) standards
- Responding to
calls and effectively prioritizing multiple tasks
- Must have
- Completing
projects based off of work orders or otherwise assigned
- Communicate
with teammates, supervisors and production staff regularly and concisely
Other Responsibilities:
- Performs the
job in a safe and professional manner
- Maintains/ensures
a clean, safe, and well-organized working environment
- Adheres to
company policies
- Follow work
standards of OSHA/LNI
- Follow work
standards of the Safe Quality Foods (SQF) international standard
- Additional
Duties as assigned/ required that are relevant to the “Essential Functions
and Responsibilities” of the job
Requirements
Required Skills:
- Ideally 2-3
year experience with industrial maintenance in a factory/plant environment
- Skilled in
using windows computers for tasks like searching the web, using email,
writing text documents, using spreadsheets, filling out forms, teams chat,
keeping organized file systems.
- Fluency in the
English language on technical topics
- Knowledge of
mechanical/electrical troubleshooting and repair
- Knowledge of integrated
automated systems
- Knowledge of occupational
safety practices
- Ability to
read, interpret, and understand mechanical/electrical drawings
- Ability to
work: alone/ around others/ together with others
- Ability to
work: effectively/efficiently by oneself and in teams
- Ability to
work: in a fast-paced environment
Desired Skills
- Lock out tag out (LOTO)
- Bearings and drives
troubleshooting and repair
- AC motor troubleshooting and
repair
- Electrical troubleshooting
(24v, 120v, 240v, 480v)
- PLC/VFD programming
- Forklift certification
- Scissor/boom lift
certification
- Basic stainless steel TIG
Welding
- General fabrication
- General plumbing
- Pneumatic systems
- Fluid transmission systems
- Conversational ability in
Spanish
Physical Demand:
- Requires
carrying (up to 50 lb)/ lifting (up to 50 lb)
- Requires
repetitive actions/ motions
- Requires
bending/ climbing/ kneeling/ pulling/ pushing/ reaching/ twisting
- Requires
standing (for extended periods of time)/ walking (for extended periods of
time)
- Ability to
read faint/small text or diagrams in varying light conditions
- Ability to
work and concentrate in a noisy/loud environment with proper hearing
protection
- Ability to
enter confined spaces with proper safety precautions
- Ability to
work safely at moderate heights
Working Conditions:
The employee works in the food production factory and is
exposed to an environment consisting of: chemicals, electrical/ mechanical
power: equipment/tools, fluctuating hot/ cold temperatures, grease/ oils, hot/
cold: objects/surfaces/substances, humid environment, loud noise level and
outside weather, varying heights.
Job Type: Full-time hourly 40 hrs/week
Salary: $28.00 - $38.00 per hour DOE
About destinationone Consulting
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