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Maintenance Mechanic I

Reports To: Maintenance TL

Department: Maintenance

Location: West Haven, CT / Orange, CT

Exempt Status: Non-Exempt

Pay: $31.29

At Glanbia Nutritionals Inc., our portfolio centers around dairy and non-dairy nutritional ingredients. We co-innovate and deliver ingredient solutions and precision premixes for use in the mainstream food and beverage, infant and clinical, and functional nutrition markets. We are the number one provider of whey-based nutritional ingredients globally and the number one producer of American-style cheddar cheese. Our protein systems have transformed the bar and beverage categories - bringing increased levels of protein, cleaner labels and greater product functionality to market. We have a direct presence in 21 countries, with manufacturing facilities in the US, Germany and China, and international sales and technical offices around the world.

JOB SUMMARY

The Mechanic I maintains and repairs machinery and equipment ( e.g.- conveyors system, motors, pumps, production machinery). This employee has the responsibility to report food safety hazards or concerns to their immediate supervisor.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Responsibilities:

• Repairs and maintains plant equipment
• Repairs and maintains power support systems
• Repairs and maintains hydraulic systems and equipment's
• Maintains lubrication of all equipment machinery
• Troubleshoots and performs electrical repairs and wiring
• Understands and follows manufacture's specifications for equipment operations and repairs
• Competency with hand tools, power tools, welding and machine shop equipment
• Examines finished product for defects and codes
• Works scheduled shift and extended hours as required
• Completes assigned weekly preventative maintenance and planned work orders
• Maintains a daily shift call log
• Generates and closes SAP work orders
• Regular attendance is an essential function of this position.
• Perform other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

Education, Training:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)

Experience Required:

• A minimum of two years' experience in the repair and maintenance of filling and packaging equipment in a manufacturing environment or equivalent experience

Knowledge, Skills & Competencies:

• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions finished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
• Ability to work with amino acids, vitamins and fine chemicals in powder and liquid form as well as allergen products.

Language, Computer & Numeracy:

• Ability to communicate effectively in English both verbally and written
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measures, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to interpret bar graphs

TYPICAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Physical Demands:

• Regularly involves talking or listening, sitting, and the use of hands and fingers.
• Regularly involves going up and down stairs.
• Frequently involves reaching with hands and arms, standing and walking.
• Occasionally involves crouching, stooping, kneeling and/or climbing or balancing.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Manual dexterity sufficient to reach/handle items, works with the fingers, and perceives attributes of objects and materials.
• Involves moderate physical activity performing non-strenuous daily activities of a primarily administrative nature.
• Should be able to identify and distinguish colors, see clearly at 20 inches or closer and 20 feet or more, observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point, judge distances and spatial relationships, and adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus.

Typical Environmental Conditions

• May be exposed to moderate noise levels (i.e. office equipment, light traffic).
• May be exposed to moderate to high noise levels (i.e. production equipment, forklifts, heavy traffic).
• May be exposed to humidity, intense heat and cold, outdoor weather conditions, and fumes and toxic chemicals.
• May work in areas with mechanical moving parts, above ground with risk of fall, or areas with risk of electrical shock.

Benefits Include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug Coverage, FSA, HSA, Life & Disability Insurance, 19 Days Paid Time Off and 6% 401K match!

This is an accurate description of the essential functions of my position.

At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a wide variety of candidates, and we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.

At Glanbia our culture will celebrate individuality, knowing that together we are more.

Nearest Major Market: New Haven

Nearest Secondary Market: Hartford