SS Facilities Maintenance Technician

Business Unit Overview

For 75 years, Bob Evans Farms has delivered delicious, quick-to-table, farm-inspired food that makes mealtime a little bit easier and a lot more delicious. We're proud to be the #1-selling refrigerated dinner sides, including many varieties of feel-good favorites such as mashed potatoes and macaroni & cheese. We're also a leading producer and distributor of sausage and bacon products, potato products, and egg products including liquid eggs. Our brand portfolio includes Bob Evans, Simply Potatoes, Egg Beaters and Owens Sausage. Bob Evans Farms is based in Columbus, Ohio.

In September of 2017, Bob Evans Farms was acquired by Post Holdings, Inc. and is part of the Refrigerated Retail division. Other divisions of Post include Post Consumer Brands (Cereal), Weetabix (Cereal - UK), Michael Foods (Foodservice), and 8th Avenue Food & Provisions (Private Label). Post has aggressive growth plans for BEF, highlighted by the recent deployment of capital to support innovation, marketing and manufacturing.

Responsibilities

Position Summary

This position is responsible for performing a variety of basic and mechanical maintenance repairs to support the plant facility. Repairs, installs, replace and tests fixtures, electrical outlets, electrical circuits, basic plumbing (faucets, toilets, ice machine etc....). Performs building (facility) repairs including but not limited to siding, drywall, painting, etc.....) Uses hand tools and testing instruments. Dismantles machinery and replaces defective electrical or mechanical parts. Performs all work in accordance with established safety procedures. Inspects completed work for conformance with requirements of local building and safety codes.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Inspects facility equipment daily performing various production startup and coverage tasks.

Complete building repairs (ex. Siding, lighting, drywall and paint etc....)

Maintains various plant machines by performing troubleshooting and general (preventive) maintenance.

Uses prints, specifications, follows verbal instructions to make repairs to ordinary plumbing and electrical systems. Installs and threads pipe, performs soldering and cutting.

Light mig/tig welding and fabrication work

Assists in the installation of equipment.

Receive, unpack, and put away MRO material into inventory.

Locate and issue required materials to maintenance and other client personnel.

Relocate material within storeroom for more efficient use of space.

May deliver materials to various departments.

Use computers to organize and locate parts and maintain accurate part information.

Perform general housekeeping duties around the facility (Internal/External)

Adhere to safe work practices, follow GMP's, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained. Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety, food quality or personnel safety.

Utilize heavy equipment (ex. Forklift, Sky-track, scissor lift, boom lift) to complete task.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge:

• Basic electrical/mechanical knowledge required. Must be familiar with electrical schematics.
• Understanding and completion of basic lock-out, tag-out procedures. Lock colors, and understanding of the Bradford Graphics signs, knowledge of when to utilize 2 points of control vs-controlled access vs zero energy.
• Requires judgment to make decisions regarding sequence of maintenance operations to be performed within the limits of standard practice.
• Ability to work in somewhat disagreeable conditions, dust, noise, fumes and vibrations.
• Ability to work overtime as require.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to operate heavy equipment (Forklift, Skytrack, etc....)

Qualifications

Education/Experience:

• High School diploma or G.E.D required: A minimum of two or more year's industrial food manufacturing equipment experience required.
• Forklift, Skytrack and other similar heavy duty equipment experience required.

Qualification Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Some travel may be required.

Physical Demands

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.

This position requires sitting and climbing or balancing under 1/3 of the time. Will be walking and stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling 1/3 to 2/3 of the time, and standing, using hands to finger, handle, or feel, reaching with hands and arms and talking or hearing over 2/3 of the time. Must be able to lift weights ranging from 10 to more than 100 pounds under 1/3 of the time.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position will be exposed to work in high, precarious place, and outdoor weather conditions under 1/3 of the time. Will work near moving mechanical parts over 2/3 of the time. Typical noise level is loud (examples: metal can manufacture department, large earth-moving equipment).

This position has been identified as having the potential for exposure to blood borne pathogens (BBP's). This potential exposure is from working with employees that may have an accident, need a bandage, or the cleanup of bodily fluids. Bob Evans Farms LLC has a BBP policy that documents what the risks are, what the sanitation processes are, and what the company will do to help protect you. It is important that you read this document and bring your questions to HR personnel.

Bob Evans Farms LLC. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the work and may not include all the duties associated with this position.