Maintenance
Company: Prairie Farms Dairy Inc
Location: Fort Wayne
Posted on: May 8, 2024
Job Description:
Maintenance Mechanic
Full Time
3400 Lima Rd Fort Wayne, IN 46852
This is a great opportunity to establish yourself in a secure
company with a 75+ year history of success! We are proud to be
comprised of more than 800 farm families throughout the Midwest.
Since 1938, we have been producing high quality products for you
and your family.
At Prairie Farms, you'll become part of a dedicated team that
manufactures and packages fluid milk. We offer full-time schedules
with great benefits that include health, dental, vision, and life
insurance, short term disability and pension. You'll also enjoy
paid time off, holidays, vacation, sick days and your
birthday.
- Job Type: Full-time, 90-day probationary period
- Must possess own hand tools; specialty tools will be provided.
Duties:
- Good interpersonal skills are a must.
- Diagnose mechanical problems and determine how to correct them,
checking blueprints, repair/owner manuals, engineering
specifications and parts catalogs as necessary.
- Maintenance on processing equipment, pipe fitting, welding,
fabrication, carpentry; repairing electrical or mechanical
equipment; installation of equipment.
- Adjust and repair packaging equipment as needed.
- Perform routine preventive maintenance on all equipment.
- Clean and lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of
machinery.
- Interface with Operations to minimize downtime and maximize
plant reliability.
- Work with both Outside Contractors and Plant Operations to
ensure all maintenance activities are completed in a safe and
efficient manner. Requirements:
- Candidates must be 18 years or older with the ability to read
and speak English for safety purposes.
- High School diploma or GED preferred
- 2+ years of relevant industrial maintenance experience
required.
- Strong mechanical and electrical knowledge.
- Experience with PLCs and ammonia refrigeration a plus.
Qualifications/Physical Requirements:
- Ability to lift, push, pull product weighing up to fifty pounds
out of confined spaces and occasionally having to lift product
overhead.
- Ability to stand, kneel and climb ladders and other physical
requirements as needed.
- Must be able to pass a post-offer hair drug test, alcohol
screening and physical exam.
Keywords: Prairie Farms Dairy Inc, Portage , Maintenance, Professions , Fort Wayne, Michigan
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