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E & I Tech Nights (Automation Tech)
full-timeLenox

Summary

Location

Lenox

Type

full-time

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About this role

Business Unit Overview

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that’s First in Food.


Location Description

Michael Foods, Inc. located in Lenox, Iowa and often called the "Pearl of the Prairie" is where you can find small town living, focused on family and friends, with big city amenities not far from reach in Des Moines, Omaha, and Kansas City. Located in southwest Iowa, Taylor county, with a population of around 1400, the Lenox area reaches far beyond the city limits with beautiful and productive fields of corn, beans, and other croplands. Lenox holds an amazing four day Rodeo every July and is home to a beautiful 36-9 hole golf course, several fishing and boating lakes, great area hunting, a beautiful city park with swimming pool, and many picnic parks. The MFI location in Lenox produces primarily pre-cooked egg patties. With its friendly atmosphere, safe environment, and progressive spirit, Lenox is a great place to live, work, play, and raise a family.


Responsibilities

  • Pay is based on experience - sign-on bonus
  • Relocation available

 

This is a night role (Schedule example below) 12-hour shift 2-3-2

 

 

Nights Example

 

WEEK 1 - 40 hours regular / 8 hours over-time

 

Sunday OFF

Monday Work 6:00pm – 6:30am

Tuesday Work 6:00pm – 6:30am

Wednesday OFF

Thursday OFF

Friday Work 6:00pm – 6:30am

Saturday Work 6:00pm – 6:30am

 

WEEK 2 – 36 hours regular

 

Sunday Work 6:00pm – 6:30am

Monday OFF

Tuesday OFF

Wednesday Work 6:00pm – 6:30am

Thursday Work 6:00pm – 6:30am

Friday OFF

Saturday OFF

 

SUMMARY:   

The E & I Tech provides both Electrical Maintenance and Reliability services within the plant, executing with excellence and assisting critical electrical/instrumentation asset health improvement efforts. The E&I Tech will ensure results while partnering with the MFI ARM team, plant maintenance team personnel, plant operational team, equipment suppliers, and all other plant support teams members for success. The E&I Tech focus responsibilities are assistance, development, and execution of electrical/instrumentation PM, PDM, RCM, Precision CM, and Operator Care Programs. Other duties will include electrical/instrumentation equipment installation, troubleshooting adjustments, startups, and process improvement projects. The E&I Tech will carry and keep current any regulatory required licensure (i.e., Electrical Journeyman or Maintenance Electrician). This position is responsible for complying with Safety work rules and for reinforcing Safety as a Core Value. Ensures that all policies, procedures, and activities related to Food Safety & Quality are followed and complied with uniformly, to reduce product and process variability. This role must be available to work scheduled work times, weekends, and holidays, as necessary   

 

 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

  • Participate with electrical/instrumentation maintenance team members and tasks to ensure personal safety, quality, delivery, and cost, are continuously being improved to achieve company objectives. Be an active member who contributes to the advancement of the MFI & ARM culture 
  • Develop, implement, and champion Precision Maintenance® techniques ensuring procedural compliance and that job tolerances are met 
  • Identify, develop, and implement critical electrical/instrumentation maintenance and performance improvement projects  
  • Work with Corporate Reliability Team to develop, implement, and review real time condition assessment data for all critical electrical/instrumentation equipment  
  • Actively participate in critical electrical/instrumentation equipment maintenance training for maintenance personnel  
  • Actively participate in following reliability procedures for critical electrical/instrumentation spares and parts  
  • Actively participate in following quality commissioning procedures for critical rebuilt or new electrical/instrumentation equipment  
  • Work with vendors in addressing critical electrical/instrumentation issues identified through root cause and condition-based maintenance programs   
  • Actively participate and assist craftsman during critical electrical/instrumentation maintenance assignments 
  • Actively participate in electrical/instrumentation troubleshooting tasks while assisting other plant personnel in a teaching environment  
  • Utilize MFI approved CMMS to manage, document, and support electrical/instrumentation reliability reporting and decision making. This will be accomplished through the guidance of MFI ARM standards.  
  • Keep accurate and up-to-date records (i.e., SAP data, critical equipment, regulatory documentation etc..). 
  • Provides input for root cause analysis (RCA) and Reliability Centered Maintenance to create an environment of continuous asset reliability improvement.  
  • Actively holds and sustains regulatory required licensure related to electrical/instrumentation (i.e., Journeyman or Maintenance Electrician) and performs required duties to statute expectations 
  • Understands NEC code to a journeyman level and demonstrates accordingly 
  • Promote, and foster Michael Foods culture, values, and principles 
  • Act as a role model by demonstrating safe work behaviors. Assumes personal responsibility to insure safe and healthy workplace for everyone. Adhere to all safety policies and procedures and incorporate safety and health in all jobs and tasks. 
  • Adheres to Quality work practices, follows GMP’s, maintains sanitary conditions and ensures that product quality is maintained. Reports conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety and quality. 
  • Always ensure required regulatory compliance.  
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

 

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Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: 

  • High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent   
  • Associate's degree, two-year technical certificate, or relevant combination of experience which demonstrates electrical/instrumentation technical and leadership aptitude (preferred) 
  • 3 to 5 years of experience as a maintenance electrician with an emphasis on industry or manufacturing preferred 
  • Trained and competent in MFI MEL1 skills preferred 
  • Electrical license or electrical/instrumentation certification required per regional or national regulations 
  • Trained in NEC code to a journeyman level preferred 
  • Journeyman understanding of mechanical and/or electrical schematics and blueprints including equipment specific electronics diagrams 
  • Understanding of PLC and equipment automation preferred 
  • Prior experience in SAP preferred 
  • Ability to interact with all levels of the organization  
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills  
  • Excellent administrative and follow-up skills to achieve successful maintenance and repair programs. 

 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:  

 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and listen. The employee often is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, and feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; taste and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee will be exposed to a noisy environment that varies from hot to cold in temperature. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Other facts

Tech stack
Electrical Maintenance,Reliability Services,Troubleshooting,Process Improvement,Electrical Equipment Installation,Regulatory Compliance,Safety Practices,Quality Assurance,Communication Skills,SAP,NEC Code,Precision Maintenance,Condition Assessment,Root Cause Analysis,Team Collaboration,Documentation

About Michael Foods Inc.

For over 100 years, the Michael Foods family of businesses has leveraged quality ingredients and innovative processes to offer the finest products and solutions to our customers and consumers. Today, Michael Foods is the nation’s largest processor of value-added eggs; producing and distributing value-added egg and refrigerated potato products to foodservice and food ingredient customers. Michael Foods has several industry leading brands within our portfolio including Papetti's® (value-added egg products), Simply Potatoes® (refrigerated potatoes), and Easy Eggs® (retail-ready egg offerings).

Team size: 1,001-5,000 employees
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Industry: Food and Beverage Manufacturing

What you'll do

  • The E & I Tech is responsible for providing electrical maintenance and reliability services, ensuring the health of critical electrical/instrumentation assets. This role involves collaborating with various teams to execute maintenance programs and improve equipment performance.

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What does a E & I Tech Nights (Automation Tech) do at Michael Foods Inc.?

As a E & I Tech Nights (Automation Tech) at Michael Foods Inc., you will: the E & I Tech is responsible for providing electrical maintenance and reliability services, ensuring the health of critical electrical/instrumentation assets. This role involves collaborating with various teams to execute maintenance programs and improve equipment performance..

Why join Michael Foods Inc. as a E & I Tech Nights (Automation Tech)?

Michael Foods Inc. is a leading Food and Beverage Manufacturing company.

Is the E & I Tech Nights (Automation Tech) position at Michael Foods Inc. remote?

The E & I Tech Nights (Automation Tech) position at Michael Foods Inc. is based in Lenox, Iowa, United States. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.

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