Premier Protein is hiring: Maintenance Technician - Night Shift in Asheboro
Premier Protein, Asheboro, NC, United States, 27204
Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company’s portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats, PEBBLES, Grape-Nuts and Malt-O-Meal cereal, and Peter Pan peanut butter, as well as Nutrish, Kibbles ‘n Bits and 9Lives dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook for the latest news.
Brand
Post Consumer Brands recently acquired several iconic pet food brands, venturing into a new market while remaining true to our purpose to provide delicious and accessible food that our consumers love. We’re always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio, and right now, we’re growing and need passionate, driven individuals with diverse perspectives to help us reach greater heights. That’s where you come in. Join a team where your voice is not only heard but valued. Make a real impact on brands enjoyed by millions of people and their pets.
At Post Consumer Brands, we take pride in our longstanding legacy of making one of every five breakfast cereals families eat daily. Today, we’re just as focused on our future as we expand our grocery business with different shelf-stable foods, including snacks and peanut butter. We are committed to providing accessible and delicious food for families, and we’re always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio. As we soar to new heights, we need creative, determined individuals from all walks of life to join our team, where your unique perspective and ideas are acknowledged and valued. Be a part of a company that empowers you to make a difference that’s evident on grocery store shelves and families’ tables across North America.
Location Description
The Post Consumer Brands plant in Asheboro, NC, features some of the most modern cereal production technology in the industry and the facility has quadrupled in size since it opened in 2007. Asheboro's 230+ team members produce some of our newest and most innovative cereals, like Oreo O's cereal! While there is plenty to do right in Asheboro, the town is only a few hours from the Atlantic Ocean in one direction and the Blue Ridge Mountains in the other direction.
Responsibilities
JOB FUNCTION:
Maintain plant production equipment in optimal operating condition to maximize reliability and operational consistency and meet plant safety, productivity, and quality targets.
Why You Want to Work at Post
- Pay range $33.00-$40.95.00/hour based on experience and skill
- Night Shift differential $1/hour
- 3 weeks PTO for new hires
- Target 7.5% annual bonus target
- Clean and highly automated facility
- Air conditioned plant
- Free take-home cereal
- Tuition assistance
- Wellness program with quarterly cash payout
- PPE provided or reimbursed by the company
- Uniforms provided and cleaned by the company
- (401k) with 6% match
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability benefits
Work Schedule
- 5:45 PM - 5:50 AM
- 2-2-3 schedule with in built-in overtime and every other weekend off
- Week one: 2 days on - 2 days off - 3 days on
- Week two: 2 days off - 2 days on - 3 days off
JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Qualifications
- Education/Experience:
- 1-2 years vocational training in maintenance mechanics, hydraulics, pneumatics, machine shop, electricity, electronics, and programmable machine control computers.
- Minimum 2 years experience in plant and production equipment maintenance, including mechanical, electrical and electronic systems. Experience in a food processing environment preferred.
- Boiler, refrigeration, plumbing, and electrical licenses are a plus.
- Skills and Abilities:
- Strong background in the operation and maintenance of production and utility machinery.
- Ability to effectively troubleshoot, analyze, and repair mechanical, electrical, and electronic problems across all areas and types of equipment within the plant.
- Knowledge and ability to operate machine tools, power tools, welding equipment, and forklifts.
- Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers at all levels of the organization and with vendors and manufacturers.
- Strong computer skills and software knowledge. Familiarity with Computerized Maintenance Management System is a plus.
- Knowledge and ability to read blueprints and electrical schematics.
- Additional Requirements: Must be able to read, write, and communicate in the English language; Must wear company-issued uniforms (snap-front shirt & pants) and required PPE (bump-cap, hair net, beard net, safety glasses, ear plugs, gloves, steel-toed shoes, etc.); Regular attendance; Flexibility to work overtime and/or on alternate shifts if needed; Must follow established safety procedures; Ability to work12 hour shifts in which standing, kneeling, climbing and walking are 100% of on-the-job time; Ability to work in the following conditions:hot and/or humid environments, heights up to 30ft, working on ladders, confined spaces, and catwalks.
- Education/Experience:
- 1-2 years vocational training in maintenance mechanics, hydraulics, pneumatics, machine shop, electricity, electronics, and programmable machine control computers.
- Minimum 2 years experience in plant and production equipment maintenance, including mechanical, electrical and electronic systems. Experience in a food processing environment preferred.
- Boiler, refrigeration, plumbing, and electrical licenses are a plus.
- Skills and Abilities:
- Strong background in the operation and maintenance of production and utility machinery.
- Ability to effectively troubleshoot, analyze, and repair mechanical, electrical, and electronic problems across all areas and types of equipment within the plant.
- Knowledge and ability to operate machine tools, power tools, welding equipment, and forklifts.
- Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers at all levels of the organization and with vendors and manufacturers.
- Strong computer skills and software knowledge. Familiarity with Computerized Maintenance Management System is a plus.
- Knowledge and ability to read blueprints and electrical schematics.
- Additional Requirements: Must be able to read, write, and communicate in the English language; Must wear company-issued uniforms (snap-front shirt & pants) and required PPE (bump-cap, hair net, beard net, safety glasses, ear plugs, gloves, steel-toed shoes, etc.); Regular attendance; Flexibility to work overtime and/or on alternate shifts if needed; Must follow established safety procedures; Ability to work12 hour shifts in which standing, kneeling, climbing and walking are 100% of on-the-job time; Ability to work in the following conditions:hot and/or humid environments, heights up to 30ft, working on ladders, confined spaces, and catwalks.
JOB FUNCTION:
Maintain plant production equipment in optimal operating condition to maximize reliability and operational consistency and meet plant safety, productivity, and quality targets.
Why You Want to Work at Post
- Pay range $33.00-$40.95.00/hour based on experience and skill
- Night Shift differential $1/hour
- 3 weeks PTO for new hires
- Target 7.5% annual bonus target
- Clean and highly automated facility
- Air conditioned plant
- Free take-home cereal
- Tuition assistance
- Wellness program with quarterly cash payout
- PPE provided or reimbursed by the company
- Uniforms provided and cleaned by the company
- (401k) with 6% match
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability benefits
Work Schedule
- 5:45 PM - 5:50 AM
- 2-2-3 schedule with in built-in overtime and every other weekend off
- Week one: 2 days on - 2 days off - 3 days on
- Week two: 2 days off - 2 days on - 3 days off
JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: