Head of Maintenance

Summary of Position: Responsible for the scheduled, unscheduled and preventative maintenance and repair of a wide variety of processing and packaging equipment requiring a strong mechanical skills base to include:

hydraulics, welding, pneumatics, electrical, conveyor systems.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision coverage eligibility the 1st day after 60 days of employment.
• Vacation, Personal Days and Company Paid Holidays
• Competitive salary

Job Duties:

• Effectively complete preventive and proactive maintenance per the schedule to prevent breakdowns on equipment.
• Utilize root-cause analysis skills to investigate breakdown and line stoppages while collaborating with other departments.
• Acts as the “first responder” when a line stops producing and assures that the appropriate mechanical help is on site to correct any problems quickly, electrical and/or mechanical skills.
• Support the facility’s food safety and food quality programs to assure compliance and achieve desired results.
• Prioritizes work to ensure timely maintenance, repair and installation of equipment, tools and utility systems to minimize manufacturing downtime and completes all required paperwork and documentation
• Repair or maintain the operating condition of industrial production or processing machinery or equipment including inspection, assembly, disassembly, and replacement as necessary.
• Observe and test the operation of machinery or equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using voltmeters or other testing devices.
• Operate newly repaired machinery or equipment to verify the adequacy of repairs.
• Analyze test results, machine error messages or information obtained from operators to diagnose equipment problems.
• Reviews maintenance reports and statistics to plan and modify maintenance activities.
• Inspects operating machines and equipment for conformance with operational and safety performance standards.
• Examine objects, systems or facilities and analyze information to determine needed repairs.
• Proven proficiency working with Basic Tool Room Equipment, Hydraulic systems, Programmable Logic Controllers and Ladder Logic.
• Actively pursues growth and developmental opportunities; seeks out feedback and responds without defensiveness; continuously finds ways to improve.
• Perform other duties as required by supervisor.

Required Education, Work Experience & Certifications:

• 3+ years experience in industrial manufacturing maintenance is a must!
• Strong Electrical/Electronic troubleshooting and repair skills required.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Demonstrated ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
• Able to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
• Computer skills.
• Willingness to work flexible hours.
• Strong written and interpersonal communication skills.

Applicants must have a stable work history to be considered … this is defined as at least three years at each employer in your past history.

Pacific Dream Seafoods is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employers and is looking for diversity in candidates for employment: Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran

Job Type: Full-time

Experience:

• Mechanic: 3 years (Preferred)

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Work Location:

• One location

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance

Pay Frequency:

• Bi weekly or Twice monthly

This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:

• Dependable — more reliable than spontaneous
• People-oriented — enjoys interacting with people and working on group projects
• Adaptable/flexible — enjoys doing work that requires frequent shifts in direction
• Detail-oriented — would rather focus on the details of work than the bigger picture
• Achievement-oriented — enjoys taking on challenges, even if they might fail
• High stress tolerance — thrives in a high-pressure environment
• Innovative — prefers working in unconventional ways or on tasks that require creativity
• Autonomous/Independent — enjoys working with little direction