Job Description

Description

Position at Pilgrim's

Purpose & Scope:The maintenance technician position is responsible for performing highly diversified duties to install, troubleshoot, repair and maintain production and facility equipment according to safety, predictive and productive maintenance systems and processes to support the achievement of the facility’s business goals and objectives. Including, installation, repairs, adjustments and maintenance of all equipment and machinery with in the facility.

Principle Responsibilities: 

1.     Perform highly diversified duties to install and maintain production machines and the facility’s equipment.

2.     Provide emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production and performs scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service.

3.     Perform simple machinist duties and responsibilities.

4.     Perform mechanic skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting and repair of production machines.

5.     Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.

6.     Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, test and make adjustments.

7.     Perform regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment and plant facilities.

8.     Perform a variety of plumbing maintenance and carpentry functions.

9.     Use a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters and material handling equipment in performing duties.

10.  Detect faulty operations, defective material and report those and any unusual situations to proper supervision.

11.  Comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas.

12.  Perform tasks as assigned by the Maintenance Manager or Supervisor. 

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); Prior experience in maintenance systems or equivalent degree from a technical school or equivalent combination of education and experience.   

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. 
• Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization. 

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.  

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.  

Why Work for Pilgrim’s? 

• Benefits: Vision, Medical, and Dental coverage begin after 60 days of employment
• Paid Time Off: Sick leave, vacation, company observed holidays or, any other statutorily required paid leave.
• 401(k): company match begins after the first year of service and follows the company vesting schedule.
• Base hourly: Noscale (based on experience)
• Career Development: Our company is dedicated to supporting professional growth by offering continuous learning opportunities and a focus on career growth through various learning and development programs:

The Company is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our team members and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct drug, alcohol, and background checks for all new team members post-offer and prior to the start of employment. The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new employees by the end of the third day of work.

About us: Pilgrim’s is a leading global food company with more than 62,000 team members worldwide. The company processes, prepares, packages, and delivers fresh, frozen, and value-added food products for customers in more than 100 countries. Pilgrim’s operates protein processing plants and prepared foods facilities in 14 states, Puerto Rico, Mexico, the U.K, the Republic of Ireland and continental Europe.

Our mission: To be the best in all that we do, completely focused on our business, ensuring the best products and services to our customers, a relationship of trust with our suppliers, profitability for our shareholders and the opportunity of a better future for all of our team members.

Our core values are: Availability, Determination, Discipline, Humility, Ownership, Simplicity, Sincerity

Unsolicited Assistance: JBS and its companies do not accept unsolicited assistance from any recruitment vendors for any of our open jobs. All resumes or candidate profiles submitted by recruitment vendors or headhunters to any employee at JBS and its companies or via the applicant tracking system, in any form without a valid written request and search agreement previously approved by HR, will be solely owned by JBS and its companies. No fees will be paid should the candidate be hired by JBS and its companies because of an unsolicited referral.

EOE, including disability/vets. 

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