Senior Industrial Food Industry Mechanic (Pumps/Valves/Machinery)

• Reporting to the Maintenance Manager
• Minimum 5 years of experience within production/industrial environment
• Minimum 5-7 years of maintenance mechanic experience troubleshooting pumps, valves & different pieces of machinery
• Project Management experience
• Ability to communicate to different contractors and vendors, scheduling to come onsite, collecting quotes, planning when work will get done without affecting production.

Qualifications 

• Knowledge of food manufacturing sanitation requirements preferred
• Project Management experience such as communicating to different contractors and vendors and scheduling to come onsite, collecting quotes, planning when work will get done without affecting production, etc.
• Mechanical and electrical knowledge of production equipment, along with fault-finding and breakdown skills
• Knowledgeable in maintaining Preventative maintenance programs
• Coaching / mentoring skills
• Have minimum 5 years of production/industrial environment experience, preferably within a food, beverage, ingredients, mixing, blending, and/or packaging environment
• Strong mechanical aptitude is required
• Must be willing and able to work overtime and occasional Saturdays
• Proficient in Microsoft office
• Sanitary Welding certification is preferred

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage multiple projects from inception through completion, developing detailed objectives and standards to meet project deadlines & deliverables, and ensuring that all budgetary guidelines are met.
• Assist the department in the ordering of spares, maintain and update records of the plant and equipment.
• Performing Preventative Maintenance on all equipment including forklifts, boilers, and all Production equipment.
• Troubleshoot, diagnose, repair equipment breakdowns both major and minor events.
• Assist with maintaining predictive and preventive maintenance program (CMMS)
• Additional duties as and when required to give full cover i.e. sickness and
• Holiday
• Provide mechanical assistance and one-on-one training to less experienced co-workers.
• Follow SOP’s, GMP’s safety rules, sanitation rules, and good housekeeping procedures.