Production Machine Maintenance Technician

Join the team at Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company

Days/Hours of Work: 

The Maintenance Technician provides competent and effective maintenance support to plant operations.  Identifies, troubleshoots, and repairs problems in mechanical and electrical systems within production equipment and processes. Performs preventive and corrective maintenance and root cause analysis on end-to-end processes.

• Practice, and be a champion for, safety in all aspects of the position.
• Performs preventive maintenance (PMs) on all mechanical/electrical systems and modules; this includes but is not limited to disassembly, cleaning, reassembly, and calibration. 
• Analyzes module error messages, and information obtained from Operational Technicians to troubleshoot, repair, and improve equipment. 
• Continuously improves technical and soft skills to better support the facility and the team. 
• Provides operations demonstrations on production equipment for new machine operators.
• Utilizes SAP to report on maintenance activities to include PMs, parts requests, and other various tasks. 
• Analyze equipment breakdowns, diagnose malfunctions, and apply results to predictive maintenance, design changes, and/or process changes.

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Minimum of two years of work experience required.
• Prior experience in the role or equal vocational and technical training.
• Maintenance background should consist of hydraulics, electrical, electro-mechanical, PLCs, VFDs, machine tools and pneumatics.
• Computer application skills.  SAP preferred.
• Able to work flexible shift schedules (up to 12-hours)
• Knowledge of TPM (Total Preventative Maintenance)/AM (Autonomous Maintenance) Pillar Tools preferred.
• Prior experience with LEAN principles preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; knowledge and ability to train on methodologies of Breakdowns, Preventive Maintenance, Planned Maintenance, Break Down Analysis, Maintenance Prevention and Periodic Maintenance.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams, and parts drawings as well as understand safeties and network communication in modules.
• Demonstrate knowledge of electro-mechanical, pneumatic, vacuum, refrigerant and other systems and components to include instruments, valves, pumps, motors, PLCs, VFDs and control systems.
• Prior experience using a forklift preferred.  Ability to obtain PIT (Powered Industrial Truck) certification upon hire is required.

• Standing: Frequently (standing on feet for extended periods of time), up to 12 hours.
• Speaking: Often (investigates, coordinates, recommends, reports)
• Acute Vision: Constantly (observing both near and far, reading documents)
• Mobility: Frequent travel throughout facility and equipment
• Bending/Squatting: Frequent bending and squatting to complete maintenance/installation tasks.
• Dexterity: Frequent use of hands to perform maintenance/repair tasks.
• Lifting:  Lift up to 50 lbs.
• Climbing: Occasional use of ladders or stairs.
• Climate: Frequent work in a non-climate-controlled environment (cold, hot)

Pay: $28.00 an hour 

About Heartland Coca-Cola

Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company produces, sells, and distributes the highest quality and best tasting Coca-Cola and Monster Beverages across the states of Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois.  Our brand offerings provide multiple beverage options in non-alcoholic categories including sparkling soft drinks, water, ingredient enhanced, isotonics, tea, energy, juice, coffee and nutrition.  We value our people, customers and community which drives our passion to work and win together as a team.

Benefits and Other Information

We offer a competitive benefits package to our full-time employees including medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, 401(k), paid time off, wellness programs and tuition reimbursement. This role may be eligible to participate in an incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program. 

Pre-employment background check is required. 

Heartland Coca-Cola is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE), and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and any other class protected by law.  Veteran friendly.

 Requisition ID: 237232

Company: Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company, LLC