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Brand: Michael Foods Inc.

Categories: Operations Production

Locations: Mars Hill, Town of, Maine

Position Type: Regular Full-Time

Req ID: 25832

Job Description

Business Unit Overview

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that’s First in Food. Location Description Michael Foods, Inc. located in Mars Hill, Maine. Pineland Farms is one of the largest food manufacturing organizations located in Aroostook County. Our Mars Hill facility has over 200 incredible team members who work together to provide our customers with the best possible potato product.

Responsibilities

Position Summary:

This position is responsible for performing a variety of mechanical maintenance repairs to support the plant facility. Repairs, installs, replace and tests electrical circuits and equipment. Uses hand tools and testing instruments. Dismantles machinery and replaces defective electrical or mechanical parts. Performs all work in accordance with established safety procedures. Inspects completed work for conformance with requirements of local building and safety codes. This position has the responsibility to comply with Safety work rules at all times as well as an obligation to reinforce Safety as a Core Value.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Inspects facility equipment on a daily basis performing various production startup and coverage tasks. 2. Maintains various plant machines by performing troubleshooting and general maintenance. 3. Trouble-shoots any repair-electrical, mechanical, pneumatic or hydraulic components. 4. Uses prints, specifications, follows verbal instructions to make repairs to ordinary plumbing and electrical systems. Installs and threads pipe, performs soldering and cutting. 5. Assists in the installation of equipment. 6. Cleans and lubricates parts, equipment, and machinery. 7. Follow all SQF principles pertinent to your position as specified by the SQF Practitioner. 8. All food safety and human safety concerns need to be reported to appropriate personnel such as QA technician, Safety Manager, FSQ Manager, etc. 9. Participate in and adhere to all HazMat, Confined Space and LOTO trainings 10. All other duties as assigned. Qualifications Knowledge: • Basic electrical/mechanical knowledge required. Must be familiar with electrical schematics. • Successful completion of the technician test administered by Bob Evans Farms. • Understanding of basic lock-out, tag-out procedures. • Requires judgment to make decisions regarding sequence of maintenance operations to be performed within the limits of standard practice. • Ability to work in somewhat disagreeable conditions, dust, noise, fumes and vibrations. • Ability to work overtime as require • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. • Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem. • Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Education/Experience: • High School diploma or G.E.D required: A minimum of one or more year’s industrial equipment experience required. Qualification Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Some travel may be required. This position is required to be part of the Emergency Response Team. A respirator fit test is necessary. Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This position requires sitting and climbing or balancing under 1/3 of the time. Will be walking and stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling 1/3 to 2/3 of the time, and standing, using hands to finger, handle, or feel, reaching with hands and arms and talking or hearing over 2/3 of the time. Must be able to lift weights ranging from 10 to more than 100 pounds under 1/3 of the time. Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This position will be exposed to work in high, precarious place, and outdoor weather conditions under 1/3 of the time. Will work near moving mechanical parts over 2/3 of the time. Typical noise level is loud (examples: metal can manufacture department, large earth-moving equipment). This position has been identified as having the potential for exposure to blood born pathogens (BBP’s). This potential exposure is from working with employees that may have an accident, need a bandage, or the cleanup of bodily fluids. Pineland Farms has a BBP policy that documents what the risks are, what the sanitation processes are, and what the company will do to help protect you. It is important that you read this document and bring your questions to HR personnel. Pineland Farms Potato Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the work and may not include all the duties associated with this position.

Post Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)