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Description

Role Overview

The Facilities Maintenance Technician is part of the Pilot Plant/Process Scale-Up team and primarily oversees the operations, maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting of all building utility systems. Utility systems include but are not limited to low pressure steam supply/return, compressed air, building and lab air handling, water purification, and various cooling/heating water loops. The technician will be responsible for daily oversight of the utility systems during their shift while completing daily rounds, scheduled and emergency work orders, and preventative maintenance. The Technician will also be responsible for completing/helping to complete projects scheduled during their shift. This may include supervising subcontractors (plumbing, welding, roofing, electrical, and insulation). In addition to utility systems, the technician will be responsible for building related issues that arise during their shift or must be repaired during that time. This may include, but is not limited to, restroom facilities, lighting, HVAC, roofing, flooring, and plumbing, as required. The Facilities Maintenance Technician ensures that the building and utilities operate at the highest efficiencies. Secondarily, this role assists their colleagues in other duties and project related pilot plant tasks.

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm, with flexibility to be on-call on weekends/holidays or for emergency situations after hours.

Responsibilities

The Responsibilities of the Facilities Maintenance Technician include but are not limited to the following support areas:

Daily Rounds

+ Daily observation of all utility machinery.

+ Daily recording of key operating parameters.

+ Frequent checks using automation and monitoring software to ensure systems are running properly.

Documentation

+ Maintain an inventory of spare parts. Stock inventory will include parts for facilities as well as pilot plant.

+ Develop the utility equipment preventative maintenance schedule.

+ Prepare and maintain with utility equipment SOPs and learning materials.

Completing Work Orders

+ Preventive Maintenance work orders will be scheduled on a regular basis for both utility and building systems. Technician will need to complete these and observe/report the condition of the equipment and schedule any necessary additional work.

+ Regular work orders will be scheduled as needed to complete repairs on both the building and the utility systems. These may be requested by the technician or other personnel. The technician will need to be able to communicate with those requesting work to ensure the work is completed to their satisfaction.

+ Emergency work orders will often be initiated and completed by the technician in response to a machine/system failure that needs immediate attention. The technician will be responsible for determining the root cause quickly and efficiently as well as forming an action plan to get the machine/system in working order.

Project Assistance

+ Assist pilot plant on an as needed basis for projects. Tasks include, but are not limited to equipment sanitizations, CIP, running the COP tank, putting away parts, and rebuilding sanitary valves.

Emergency Response

+ Perform as a leader during/after building power outages restoring building utilities as quickly as possible.

+ Provide guidance in the event of a utility failure.

+ Diagnose and repair building/utility systems quickly to restore operations.

Education and Training Requirements

+ Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience working with building utility systems, including steam, HVAC, and electrical systems

+ Boiler Operator certification is preferred. If not currently held, Daisy Brand will sponsor this certification upon hire.

+ Strong working knowledge of electrical controls, with the ability to troubleshoot and diagnose system issues

+ Experience maintaining, rebuilding, and replacing mechanical components such as pumps, motors, VFDs, valves, and bearings

+ Demonstrated understanding of utility equipment, including boilers, air compressors, water systems (including reverse osmosis), and electrical distribution systems

+ Proficient in technical documentation and project management tools, including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Project

+ Strong communication skills with a professional demeanor and the ability to work effectively with internal teams and external contractors

Company Overview

For five generations spanning over a century, Daisy Brand has been a family-owned company committed to providing the freshest, most wholesome dairy products. The company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas with manufacturing facilities in Garland, Texas (1998), Casa Grande, Arizona (2008), and Wooster, Ohio (2015).

Daisy is the market leader in two billion-dollar categories, sour cream and cottage cheese, and generates over half a billion in revenues annually. Daisy Sour Cream represents 1 out of every 2 sour cream purchases in the United States and is the largest sour cream brand in food service, military, and club. It is recognized by consumers for A Dollop of Daisy, a tagline that put this once small brand on the map. Daisy Cottage Cheese is America’s #1 cottage cheese brand and continues to bring new consumers into the category with its innovative single serve packaging and consistent high quality. Daisy recently expanded into a new category with the launch of two dip products and is in the process of expanding distribution.

Daisy's core values, Clean and Trust, resonate in all aspects of our business operations. In 2008, the Foundation for Financial Service Professionals awarded Daisy the prestigious American Business Ethics award.

While maintaining a strong culture of curious and innovative problem-solvers, Daisy Brand has more than doubled employment over the last 15 years and is continuing to grow. Currently, we are proud to employ over 650 full-time staff across more than 25 states throughout the United States.

At Daisy Brand, we value longevity and aim to foster a working environment where employees can envision a long-term career. Companywide, the average employee tenure stands at over seven years. Our corporate office and sales team each boast an average tenure exceeding eleven years, while our manufacturing facilities also demonstrate strong employee retention with tenures averaging over seven years.

Daisy Brand offers an industry leading benefits package that includes:

+ A no-deductible, $0 premium option for employee-only health coverage.

+ 401(k) with 50% company match on first 8% of earnings you contribute.

+ Safe harbor and profit-sharing company contributions to 401(k).

+ Company paid short- and long-term disability coverage.

+ Company paid 2X annual salary life and AD&D insurance.

+ 4 weeks annual paid time off.

+ 20 floating holiday hours and 6 company paid holidays.

+ Extra time off for volunteering.

+ Tuition reimbursement.

+ Fitness membership reimbursement.

+ And more

Daisy Brand is a nicotine-free company. Daisy Brand is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans and disabled encouraged to apply.