Maintenance Technician
Purina Mills
The Maintenance/Electrical Technician performs mechanical and electrical maintenance and repairs on production machinery and facility support equipment.
Location: St Joseph, MO
Shift: M-F, 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Pay: $37.00 - $40 per hour
(depending on level of experience)
Minimum Qualifications:
18 years of age.
Valid Driver's license.
Preferred Qualifications:
4+ years of troubleshooting electronics and electrical circuits experience.
Allen Bradley PLC & HMI experience is a plus.
Trade school or college is a plus.
Servo Motors and VFD drives experience.
NFPA 70e training.
Maintenance CMMS tracking software.
PSM experience
Servo Motors and VFD drives experience.
A working knowledge of electronics and electrical theory.
Possess an ability to develop, calculate and read electrical schematics.
Intermediate knowledge in the use of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint programs.
Responsibilities:
Understand & ability to edit PLC & ladder logic for equipment troubleshooting.
Understand complex troubleshooting, installation, routine maintenance and repair techniques on electrical components, instruments, computer/PLC controlled and mechanical equipment on production lines.
Rebuild, replace, or repair major components, assemblies, and systems.
Inspects electrical components during and after product installation.
Use wiring Schematics and trouble shoot electrical problems in AC and DC circuits, Motor Controls, 480 plus low voltage, etc.
Tests electronics for problems and proposes solutions.
Performs various forms of welding such as maintenance, fabrication, brazing, and cutting using gas and electric welding equipment.
Understand and implement designs from technical drawings.
Utilize skills to bend conduit, wire pulling, etc.
Perform routine maintenance and preventive care.
Maintain accurate, updated preventive maintenance records.
Sets up and calibrates, tests, measures and repairs all types of controls and instruments with pneumatic, electrical, and electronic variables.
Works within established Maintenance Work Processes and helps resolve issues that surface because of planning and scheduling work.
Physical Requirements:
Wear safety equipment, such as earplugs, goggles, and steel-toed shoes, respirators.
Perform frequent bending, reaching, and lifting.
Work in tight or closed-in spaces, climb stairs & ladders.
Physically able to stand, sit, move, squat, and walk during the shift.
Physically able to lift at least 50 pounds.
Must have the ability to work comfortably and safely at elevated heights using safety harnesses.
Undergo training in the proper usage and maintenance of safety harnesses and related equipment to ensure safe movement and operations at heights.
Undergo respirator/PAPR training, proper usage and maintenance of equipment to ensure safety when working in hazardous areas.
About Land O'Lakes, Inc.
Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.
Benefits for most full-time roles include medical, dental, vision, PTO, life & disability insurance, education assistance, a 401k and a variety of well-being resources. Most part-time employees are eligible for prorated PTO, holiday pay, employee development programs, prorated education assistance, and a 401(k).
Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.
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