Maintenance Technician

Overall Responsibility: Serve as a multi-craft maintenance technician for all related maintenance repairs and upgrades. Maintain facility and equipment to meet production schedule, promoting teamwork and efficiency, ensuring the safe operation of equipment and grounds.

Key tasks and responsibilities:

• Follow Watershed Foods sanitation, GMPs, HACCP procedures, Food Safety policies and Occupational Safety Policies. Support all Watershed Foods Food Safety initiatives. Address Food Safety, Quality and Occupational Safety concerns with Operations, Quality and Maintenance Team members and contractors.
• Effectively and efficiently troubleshoot, correct, and repair equipment to maintain safe production.
• Complete maintenance tasks of PMs, inspections, pump/gearbox rebuilds, electrical troubleshooting, and changing out mechanical/electrical components.
• Identify equipment problems found during inspections and PMs to prevent equipment down time.
• Initiate root cause analysis investigations to eliminate repeat problems.
• Maintain a clean work area and maintain thorough records.
• Be available for call-in situations where support is needed on weekends and other shifts.
• Willing to come in early or work over to cover production needs.