Production Maintenance Tech
Schedule: 2-2-3 12-hour shift 6:00pm - 6:30am
Pay Rate: $34.00 min - pay commensurate with experience
SunOpta Overview:
SunOpta (Nasdaq:STKL) (TSX:SOY) is a U.S.-based, global pioneer fueling the future of sustainable, plant-based food and beverages. Founded nearly 50 years ago, SunOpta manufactures organic and specialty products sold through retail and foodservice channels. SunOpta operates as a manufacturer for leading natural and private label brands, and also proudly produces its own brands, including SOWN , Dream and West LifeTM.
Job Summary:
Production Maintenance Technician I is responsible for a qualified individual with proven maintenance skills. Responsibilities include efficient maintenance and repair of all extraction, filling, mix-blend, and production equipment. Conducts preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and assisting with other projects as assigned reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor/Manager.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Performs planned, corrective, and unplanned maintenance on specified equipment.
- Uses available documentation for equipment to troubleshoot and repair equipment.
- Ensure safety in the workplace by eliminating unsafe conditions.
- Maintain a clean and organized work area.
- Supports Quality Systems.
- Protect Company assets by the direct intervention of any condition resulting in the abuse of equipment or buildings.
- Executes the preventive maintenance program as directed by the Maintenance Supervisor.
- Inspects operating machines and equipment for conformance with operational standards.
- Maintains communication (oral and written) within the maintenance team to ensure smooth shift transitions.
- Other duties, as assigned or required.
Key Accountabilities:
- Technical ability - understand manufacturing equipment and processes.
- Detail Orientation - breaks large tasks into small parts and understands the small parts that make up the whole.
- Business Acumen- aligns work with plant goals.
- Judgment- Exhibit's sound and accurate judgment.
- Motivation- Sets and achieves challenging goals; demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; measures self against standard of excellence; takes calculated risks to accomplish.
- Planning/Organizing- Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently.
- Professionalism- Approaches others in a tactful manner, treats others with respect and consideration, accepts responsibility for own actions; follows through on commitments.
- Quality- Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; looks for ways to improve and promote quality; applies feedback to improve performance; monitors own work to ensure quality.
- Adaptability- Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands, changes approach or method to best fit the situation, able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
- Dependability- Follow instructions, responds to management direction, takes responsibility for own actions; keeps commitments; commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals. Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
- Initiative- Volunteers readily; undertakes self-development activities; seeks increased responsibilities; asks for and offers help when needed.
- Innovation- Displays original thinking and creativity; meets challenges with resourcefulness; generates suggestions for improving work.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Minimum Qualifications:
- High School diploma or GED.
- Two or more years related experience in a food grade facility.
- Ability to understand/apply general mathematical concepts (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division).
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral diagram or schedule form.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Aseptic processing and high-speed form/fill/seal packaging experience.
- Ability to apply concepts such as factions and percentages.
- Knowledge of business software, and manufacturing software (HMIs, PLCs, and manufacturing controls).
- Self-starter with ability to work in a team-based environment.
Additional Considerations:
- Location: This role will be at the SunOpta Plant in Allentown, PA.
- Shift: This position will be a night shift role, 6 pm to 6:30 am. 2-2-3 rotation. 36 hours one week/48 hours the next week, includes every other weekend. Some flexibility needed.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.