Maintenance Team Member II

Committed to our Team, Craft & Community, Since 1910

Join the always-growing Team at Ellsworth Creamery-New London as we work with our cooperative of local farmers to create award-winning cheese

Reports To: Maintenance Supervisor

Supervises: None

Type: Hourly

Requirements

The Maintenance Team Member II is responsible for a wide range of technical and operational tasks that ensure equipment, systems, and facilities are functioning efficiently and safely. The Maintenance Team Member II assists with managing, directing and coordinating overall plant operations through managers, supervisors, leaders and employees. Assuring safety, quality and performance objectives are a foundational expectation for this role.

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Ability to work unsupervised, a self-starter, working in a team environment and able to handle deadline pressure.
• Perform emergency machine repair plant wide during production and non-production hours.
• General understanding of PLC operation, use of PLC interface to diagnose PLC problems and affect proper corrective actions.
• Understand plant manufacturing processes and use that knowledge to diagnose maintenance problems.
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory standards including but not limited to: Human Resources, Good Manufacturing Processes, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Food and Drug Administration, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture Trade and Consumer Protection, Safe Quality Food, and the United States Department of Agriculture 
• Develop required skills and knowledge to a level of depth appropriate to keep production as highly functional as needed to meet organizational goals and objectives.
• Maintain a sanitary workspace according to the company's Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Rebuild machinery as needed plant wide.
• Diagnose electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and mechanical problems and take corrective action.
• Read electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic schematics, and understand symbols.
• General understanding of PLC operation, use of PLC interface to diagnose PLC problems and affect proper corrective actions.
• Understand plant manufacturing processes and use that knowledge to diagnose maintenance problems.
• Aid in development and installation of new or rebuilt equipment.
• Troubleshoot a variety of production equipment such as fillers, boxers, pumps, valves, or any other automated or manual equipment.
• General knowledge of machine setup and product changeovers on all production equipment.
• Carry out preventative / predictive maintenance on production and facility equipment while documenting issues or updates to the program.
• Complete all work orders by the due date specified on the work order documentation, as assigned by the supervisor.
• Ensure thorough and accurate work orders completed are submitted via EMaint including start and end times, materials / parts used, steps taken, and any issues encountered. 
• Interface with all department leaders and members on equipment performance and maintenance requirements.
• Communicate and maintain positive relationships with Customers, Vendors, and all levels of staff at all facilities.
• Foster communication between all of Ellsworth cooperative facilities.
• Understand, follow, and enforce lockout / tagout procedures.
• Understand, follow and enforce sanitary practices on food contact work orders.
• Promote a safe, secure, and positive work environment for all Ellsworth-New London team members.
• Follow all current company policies and procedures.
• Other duties as appropriate or assigned.

Physical Demands:

• Ability to lift 50+ lbs. repetitively.
• Stand for up to 8 hours per shift.
• Pass a drug & alcohol screen as well as a general background check.

Work Environment / Environment Condition:

• Food plant environment: temperature controlled.
• Must adhere to all food and plant safety policies and regulations.

Benefits Package:

• Excellent benefits for you and your family (Medical, Dental, Vision, etc.)
• Company provided benefits such as Short-Term Disability, Long Term Disability and Life Insurances.
• Paid Time Off, 401k Match and more

Our New London, WI, production facility, specializes in processed cheese products servicing the needs of food service, retail deli, and food manufacturers.