Plant Maintenance Technician
Central Bi Products
Redwood Falls, Minnesota
Farmers Union Industries, LLC, also known as FUI, is a leading agricultural based manufacturing company based in Redwood Falls, MN. FUI is a premier provider of specialized products, providing superior value and services to our members and customers. Our current operations include Central Bi-Products, Northland Choice, Midwest Grease, Artex Manufacturing, Pet Care Systems, Redwood Farms Meat Processors, and Performance Pet Products. FUI currently manufactures in 8 facilities in a three state area, including: Redwood Falls, Long Prairie, Waite Park and Detroit Lakes, Minnesota; Mitchell, South Dakota and Estherville, Iowa. For more information, visit fuillc.com.
Job Title: Plant Maintenance Technician
Location: Redwood Falls, MN
Reports To: Maintenance Manager
Areas of Accountability
Plant Maintenance Technician maintains, troubleshoots, repairs and installs various types of equipment throughout the plant. The technician functions in a team environment but must also be able to work independently as needed.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Comply with all company safety and work rules
- Operate bobcats, forklifts, farm tractors, bucket trucks, boom trucks, and Simons lift
- Correctly operate welders, acetylene torches, and air plasma cutter
- Maintain and service or assist in maintaining and servicing all material handling, process equipment, and associated equipment in all departments of the complex
- Maintain all liquid (water, grease, or oil) distribution systems
- Troubleshoot equipment
- Correctly operate, maintain, and use equipment and tools required for assigned fabrication and maintenance duties
- Accurately and legibly record and maintain records
- General housekeeping duties, including painting and/or scrubbing with detergent solutions
- Occasionally, situations may arise that require employees to temporarily or permanently assume responsibility for tasks not specifically listed here
Qualifications
- High school diploma/GED or higher
- Minimum of four (4) years of experience in a manufacturing environment in industrial electrical and/or industrial mechanical discipline
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience and knowledge of safety procedures including but not limited to: confined space entry, line opening, fall protection, lockout tagout, and hot work
Requirements
- Occasionally push and/or pull heavy objects (approx. 200 lbs. max)
- Occasionally lift up to 100 lbs. from floor to waist level
- Frequently bend at the waist and/or knees
- Frequently climb stairs and/or ladders (up to 40 ft.)
- Ability to distinguish colors (i.e. wire codes)
- Ability to work in confined spaces
- Tolerance of varying environmental conditions
- Tolerance of wet, slippery conditions
- Effectively communicate with supervisors and co-workers
- Accurately read and understand signs, labels, warnings, directions, operator manuals, service manuals, and wiring schematics associated with the maintenance and/or operation of instruments and equipment
- Accurately perform basic mathematical skills
- Accurately and legibly record required information and data
- Analyze recorded data and equipment operation to determine inconsistencies requiring corrective action
- Accurately follow written and/or verbal instructions
- Ability to work day/night shifts, or rotations, if applicable
- Ability to work required hours, possibly 10 or 12-hour shifts, weekend and holiday work as required
- Ability and willingness to work extra hours on a scheduled/unscheduled basis when required
- On short notice, employee may be requested to work additional hours to fill in for absent co-worker, accommodate a heavier than normal workload, or assist with special projects
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