Role Description

Position Title: Maintenance Technician

Manager: Maintenance Manager

Position Location: DeSoto, KS

Manager Once Removed: Reliability Manager

Level of Work: Frontline

Date Prepared: 07/12/2022

Rehrig Pacific Company – The Rehrig Pacific family celebrates our people and empowers them to create innovative solutions that effectively and responsibly move goods, resources, and ideas. Check us out at www.rehrigpacific.com for more information. This position includes a full benefits package with Health, Dental, Vision, Life, ADD, Paid Time Off, and company match 401k.

At Rehrig Pacific, we provide products that meet or exceed defined customer requirements and comply with all statutory and regulatory requirements. All employees must adhere to our Food Safety Management System and operational methods that recognize food safety and customer satisfaction as our primary goals.

Position Summary and Core Performance Behaviors

The purpose of this role is to ensure availability and function of plant machinery and auxiliary equipment by completing preventive maintenance and responding to troubleshooting and/or repair needs in a timely manner.

Accountabilities and Core Performance Behaviors

Living Our Values, Values Differences

• Demonstrates respect and support for the safety and well-being of their peers
• Works with people from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives
• Willingly learns from others who have different perspectives, backgrounds, and/or styles

Action Oriented, Decision Quality, Customer Focus

• Monitor and complete preventive maintenance of all mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic equipment. (Injection Molding Machines, Extruders, Robots, Air Compressors, Vacuum Conveying Systems, Process Cooling Systems, HVAC, Fire Suppression, and Alarm Systems.)
• Perform all responsibilities with a strong commitment to safety, and in alignment with established SOPs, Work Instructions, and Company Values.
• Complete assigned maintenance tasks to support process improvement and other engineering-led activities.
• Repair all building issues in accordance with standards.

Communicates Effectively, Being Resilient

• Report status of repair jobs promptly to Maintenance Manager.
• Respond, troubleshoot, and perform emergency repair work on manufacturing equipment in a timely manner, based on priority established by management.
• Support and recommend improvement to the preventive maintenance program.
• Identify and communicate all needs toward maintaining spare parts inventory.
• Utilize CMMS to manage workflow and enter work order feedback.

Qualifications:

• Successful completion of high school, or equivalent.
• Mechanical and electrical basic tool experience (hand wrenches, torque, caliper, pipe wrenches, power tools, air tools, hydraulic tools)
• Basic understanding of mechanical assemblies (conveyors, sprockets, belts, pulleys, gearboxes, centrifugal pumps, vacuum pumps)
• Basic knowledge of electrical components (480V/220V, fuses, relays, contactors, motors)
• Can use a multimeter
• Basic knowledge of pneumatic conveying and troubleshooting (controls, actuators or valves)
• Ability to read Hydraulic and Electrical schematics
• General facilities maintenance experience
• Ability to handle assignment with little or no supervision, take initiative to learn new skills, and support other team members.
• Additional skills desired (not required): PLC Programming, welding, machine shop skills, understanding of Injection molding process, Associate degree, or credits from a technical college.