UTILITY MAINTENANCE

OPAL FOODS COOPERATIVE INC • Latimer, IA

4h • Onsite

About The Position

Opal Foods is accepting applications for the position of Utility Maintenance Technician for our Coulter Pullets Farm in Coulter, IA. This position is responsible for performing preventive maintenance and repairs on machinery while maintaining compliance with all company policies and governmental regulations including safety, bio-security and animal welfare requirements. This position will work in the pullet houses and must be able to work in a live animal/farm environment. This position will also assist the Pullet Manager with other projects and duties as needed.

Requirements

• Mechanical and electrical aptitude and troubleshooting skills
• Previous experience troubleshooting equipment, performing preventive maintenance and repairing industrial processing equipment
• Front end loader/Forklift certification
• Organized and detail oriented
• Willing to work off schedule shifts and/or nights when necessary

Nice To Haves

• 2 years of experience in maintenance related roles
• Ability to communicate in English and Spanish

Responsibilities

• Keep equipment running and operating safely and efficiently by maintaining and repairing machinery and mechanical equipment such as electric motors, pneumatic systems, and conveyor systems
• Perform preventive and urgent maintenance of production machinery and equipment
• Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, test and make adjustments
• Take a proactive approach to issue resolution including root cause analyses and error proofing controls related to down time
• Use a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters and material handling equipment to perform duties
• Use front end loader to move litter
• Detect faulty operations, defective material and report those and any unusual situations to proper supervision
• Comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas
• Upkeep of grounds-weed eating, mowing, trash, spraying weeds
• Maintaining truck disinfection stations or hand pumps
• Maintaining roads
• Keep feed pads clear of feed
• Preventive maintenance on all outside equipment-feed bins, incline belts, cool cells,
• Staying on top of bird control
• Staying on top of outside bait stations
• Staying on top of snow boards repairs-Coulter and Iowa Falls
• Keeping track of visitors and supply deliveries

Benefits

• Opal Foods, LLC offers a comprehensive benefits package. This package includes PTO, holiday pay, options for medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, life, dependent life, and disability insurance that will all become effective the first of the month after your hire date. Opal Foods, LLC also provides a 401K plan with employer match.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed