Stratas Foods is hiring: Maintenance Mechanic - 3rd shift in Hillside

Overview

Headquartered in Cordova, TN, Stratas Foods is a 50/50 joint venture formed in October 2008 between ACH Food Companies and Archer Daniels Midland Company. Stratas Foods provides value added, branded and custom formulated fats and oils solutions to the Food Service, Food Ingredient and Retail sectors. We are committed to being the most valued supplier of fats, oils, dressings, mayonnaise and salad dressings to the private label retail bottled oils market in the United States. Manufacturing facilities are located in Dallas and Houston, TX; Decatur and Quincy, IL; Englewood, NJ; Hillside, NJ; Fresno, CA; Nashville, TN; and Valdosta, GA. Corporate offices are located in Memphis, TN. We are committed to maintaining a progressive workplace by utilizing the ideas, skills and talents of all of our employees. We strive to make Stratas Foods a great place to work and are building a team capable of meeting our business goals.

This position is an important part of a high-performance team; a mechanic is involved in the successful daily completion of assigned work either on a priority basis or continuing basis as assigned by the maintenance management team.

This position requires minimal direction from management, in a team-based filling and packaging production environment to manufacture food. The ideal candidate will be able to safely perform and guide the repair, replacement, installation, inspection, enhancement, optimization, testing, and troubleshooting to ensure equipment reliability. The Maintenance Mechanic is to work safely and not take shortcuts with themselves or any other employee.

Responsibilities

• Performing all job duties with safety as a primary objective while following established GMPs, Safety Regulatory, and AAK Foodservice procedures and policies
• Supporting full department compliance with safety rules to further our goal of zero accidents and encouragement of reporting near misses
• Ability to read, understand and create corrective action work orders when required
• Utilize, respond and document all scheduled and unscheduled work orders in the DirectLine CMMS system
• Identifying high-risk safety or productivity issues and working to remedy them
• Performing routine preventative maintenance and repairs to manufacturing equipment as needed
• Servicing and repairing plant facility equipment such as air compressors, heat exchangers, boilers, wastewater system, etc.
• Troubleshooting equipment when line operators have problems with the production lines and finding solutions to line breakdowns
• Interacting with line operators when troubleshooting problems; listening and asking the right questions to determine the cause and correct the issue
• Providing assistance to other maintenance employees as able and assigned
• Training other employees in qualified areas
• Looking for opportunities to help work get done safer, faster, and more cost effectively
• Contributing to cost control and minimizing wastage in daily work
• Supporting cost control goals of minimum part sparing consistent with production goals

Qualifications

• Knowledge of and effective troubleshooting skills on mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical systems
• Proficient in reading schematics and using basic electrical measuring devices
• Must have boiler license
• High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED)
• Strong problem solving and math skills
• 5+ years in related experience in oil, chemical, pharmaceutical, food, or process manufacturing facility
• 5+ years of experience in a similar role

Additional Information

The job is performed in a manufacturing plant. Exposure to loud noises, dust, dirt, heat, sparks, oil, and smoke may occur. Personal protective equipment (safety glasses, steel-toed shoes, appropriate clothing, hard hat) is required in manufacturing plants. Activities include extended periods of standing and extensive work with various devices and heavy machinery.

Physical: Ability to walk distances across facility, climb steps and ladders on occasion, sit at an office desk during some tasks, and work in varying environments (cooler 35-45 degrees, hot engine room up to +95 degrees). Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.

Sensory: Ability to hear, see, speak, smell and touch well to perform essential tasks.

Hours: 9:30pm - 6am. Monday - Friday

This position is a great fit for someone with Maintenance Mechanic, Manufacturing Mechanic, or Manufacturing Machine Mechanic experience in the manufacturing industry.

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision

Stratas Foods is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee in any manner prohibited by law, including but not limited to race, color, religion, gender, age, genetic information, national origin/ancestry, mental or physical disability, family status/marital status, military/veteran status, and any other legally protected status.

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision - The Employer will not discharge or discriminate against employees or applicants for inquiring about, discussing, or disclosing pay. However, employees with access to compensation information as part of their essential job functions cannot disclose pay to individuals who do not have access, except as permitted by law. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c).

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