About this role
Perform corrective, preventive, and predictive maintenance on all mechanical systems at the plant including utility systems, process systems, and waste handling systems.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Complete SAP reporting
- Operate, troubleshoot, and repair plant systems according to DFA procedures
- Perform required preventative maintenance, including lubrication, cleaning, and filter changes according to DFA maintenance procedures at the wastewater facilities
- Daily operation of Wastewater Plant.
- Maintaining daily sampling routine.
- Performing COD, TSS, Total Solids, DO, and other analysis on daily samples.
- Performing root cause analysis of operational and mechanical issues.
- Interpreting daily results for operational trends.
- Making informed adjustments based on Daily data collection.
- Monitoring microbial condition of sludge and various stages of process.
- Monitoring effluent samples for excessive losses.
- Testing effluent samples to provide plant management with loss results.
- Providing feedback to plant management in report form on daily effluent characteristics.
- Organizing and overseeing spill clean-ups.
- Monitoring and reporting spills to proper personnel.
- Participate in plant projects and expansions
- Follow safety, GMP, HACCP, and all other plant policies and procedures
- Attend scheduled training sessions
- Provide communication to all support team members by following proper escalation procedures
- Back fill team member absences with overtime as required
- Demonstrate success in tool ownership in a 24 x 7 manufacturing environment
- Work within budget, while completing timely repairs
- Perform root cause analysis
- Maintain repairs within departmental budget
- The requirements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employee, but is not a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Other duties may be assigned as required.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education and Experience
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Verifiable maintenance experience, residential wiring, concrete/tile work
- 3-5 years of mechanical experience and maintenance
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Strong Analytical skills
- Strong knowledge of general mechanical
- Strong computer skills
- Must be able to read, write, and speak English
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Other facts
About Dairy Farmers of America
At Dairy Farmers of America, our 19,000 employees work with one goal in mind – to bring value to our family farm-owners.
As a farmer-owned cooperative, DFA offers rewarding jobs across the nation in a variety of fields, including manufacturing, accounting, communications, marketing, economics, on-farm field services, and more.
We value our employees and reward them with competitive benefits, a supportive working environment, and growth opportunities. We capitalize on the strengths of each individual and ensure that each employee is challenged in their role. Through Dairy University, employees receive online training and job enhancement, classes. Employees also have the opportunity to grow within DFA.
We also want our employees to live a healthy lifestyle and offer a health and wellness program that provides access to online classes and materials tailored to help our employees make healthier choices, as well as an Employee Assistance Program that helps employees with legal and health issues, such as advice on parenting or stress management, and free counseling sessions.
At DFA, we understand that our employees provide value within our organization and in our community. We cultivate a culture of openness, transparency, and integrity where employees are encouraged to voice their opinions and share their ideas. We also believe we have a responsibility to give back the communities in which we operate and work to do so through the DFA Cares Foundation.
Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. is an equal employment employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities to minorities, females, veterans, and disabled individuals.
What you'll do
- The Master Maintenance Technician is responsible for performing corrective, preventive, and predictive maintenance on mechanical systems at the plant. This includes operating and troubleshooting plant systems, conducting daily sampling routines, and providing feedback on effluent characteristics.
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