Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician

Van Buren, IN

Tired of the same old 9-to-5 grind? At Weaver Popcorn, we understand that life happens. You will work 7 days in a two-week pay period. You work 3 days one week and 4 days the second week.

• Day Shift: 4:00Am - 4:15PM
• Night Shift: 4:00PM - 4:15AM

INCREDIBLE BENEFITS!

We value the well-being of our employees. Along with a competitive salary, we offer a comprehensive benefits package. We believe in caring for our team, both inside and outside of work.

• Benefits start 1st day of the month following your first day of work at Weaver and they include Health, Vision, and Dental, Insurance as well as Life insurance and Disability Insurance
• 3 weeks paid time off in your first year.
• Generous education reimbursement.
• 401(k) plan matches 100% of your 401(k) deferrals up to 10%

Maintenance Technician

The purpose of the Maintenance Technician is to provide maintenance to all Weaver Popcorn facilities.

Responsibilities

Safety

• Ensures equipment, machinery, tools, and other items used by technician are operated properly.
• Understands how to handle machines properly during an emergency, which includes power outages, machine failure, workplace injuries, etc.
• Ensures knowledge of state and federal workplace safety regulations, including OSHA and how they relate to the Weaver work environment.
• Follows plant safety procedures and guidelines; wears and utilizes personal protective equipment (PPE) as required.
• Understands and performs Lock-out/Tag-out procedures and has the ability to train and mentor others in compliance.
• Has a very good understanding of Arc-Flash hazards and procedures and possesses the ability to train others in proper compliance with Arc-Flash rules.
• Trains other maintenance technicians on safety procedures and guidelines
• Informs superintendent or manager of safety issues; reports any workplace injury or incident immediately.
• Must consider safety concerns with respect to instrumentation, controls, and equipment.

Quality

• Follows plant quality practices including Good Manufacturing Practices, or GMP's
• Assists in ensuring all department facilities, shops, and offices are compliant with 5S and SQF standards for cleanliness and visual management.
• Provides dependable equipment control systems to the operation.

Facility Maintenance

• Has the operational knowledge and understanding of the following machinery and equipment:
• Familiar with the physical locations of electrical panels, switchgear, and sources and what they control.
• Familiar with fire suppression system, where riser locations are and what to do in case of this system being active.
• Familiar with the chillers, function of operation, how to reset, what they feed and how to isolate.

Maintenance

• Performs the following tasks on manufacturing machinery and equipment:
• Performs system startups and operational checkouts on systems including configurations, wiring, calibration, grounding, and power testing.
• Reloads and reboots PCs and PLCs to restore faulted equipment.
• Performs preventative maintenance and routine inspections.
• Provides hardware and software applications support assistance to engineers, maintenance, and operations.
• Sets up and configures replacement boards and assemblies to fit specific applications.
• Specifies, organizes, and maintains adequate spare parts and modules for control and instrumentation systems.
• Maintains To Do lists and systems trouble reports and routinely reports status.
• Participates in the development of project scopes, design of systems, and functional specifications.
• Utilizes technical materials such as equipment manuals, system drawings, process and instrument diagrams, schematics, and blueprints to troubleshoot and maintain systems.
• Participates in cross functional process improvement teams to drive plant performance through improved processes and system control systems performance.

General & Administrative

• Completes and fills out required paperwork, logs, and related materials.
• Mentors, supports, and assists other Maintenance Technicians
• Assists Maintenance management in training employees.
• Carries out activities in accordance with Company policies, procedures, and applicable laws.
• Assists with facility start-up and closing as required.
• Follows Weaver attendance policy, guidelines, and core values.

• High School diploma or equivalent

Compensation details: 33-33 Hourly Wage

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