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Job Description

Looking for an experienced Maintenance Technician.

+ **Knowledge of heating systems, refrigeration, basic electricity, and mechanics.**

+ **Able to read electrical schematics, reset breakers, test fuses, install & alight a pump, and understand basic rigging.**

+ Perform preventative maintenance and repairs of production and processing equipment as well as utility related equipment in compliance with all safety procedures

+ Support the installation of new equipment, support and implementation of preventive maintenance program

+ Assist the machine operators with training or troubleshooting to minimize equipment downtime

+ Ensure all repairs are documented

+ Keep management informed of any maintenance issues

+ Complete work orders as assigned

+ Dedicate effort to safety as we expect every employee to leave work in the same condition as they arrive

+ Follow all DFA good manufacturing practices (GMP) and work in a manner consistent with all corporate regulatory, food safety, quality, and sanitation requirements

+ Exhibit the values and ethics of Dairy Farmers of America through honesty, discretion, and sound judgment

+ Adhere to all DFA Quality, Safety and GMP policies and procedures and report any nonconformity

+ Attend required training, including but not limited to Safety, GMP, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP), and Safe Quality Foods (SQF)

+ Work schedule includes on call and weekend shifts

Requirements

Education and Experience:

+ High School Diploma or GED

+ General mechanical and maintenance knowledge - must be able to pass appropriate maintenance testing

+ 4 years of process manufacturing environment maintenance work experience required.

+ Certification and/or License -- 2 year formal mechanical and/ or electrical education certificate preferred

**Pay Range** $31.00/ hour