4th shift - Maintenance Tech - GFLI

Griffith Foods is the caring, creative product development partner helping food companies meet the evolving needs of consumers while sustaining the planet. As a family business founded in 1919 and headquartered in Alsip, Illinois USA, Griffith Foods is known for true, collaborative innovation guided by their Purpose of "We Blend Care and Creativity to Nourish the World". The company's product capabilities range from seasonings and marinades to coating systems and sauces that are better for people and better for the planet. For more information, visit www.griffithfoods.com.

4th shift Maintenance Technician - Lithonia, GA

We blend care
and creativity to nourish the world.

We're passionate about creating delicious food that is healthy, sustainable, and nutritious.

Do you want a career with a purpose? Join a team that is driven by purpose, creating better food, value, and relationships across an entire global ecosystem.

Griffith Foods is a global manufacturer of food products. We provide a wide range of taste and texture components for food industry customers throughout the world. Our products include seasoning blends, dry mixes, coating systems, dough blends, crumbs, flavors, sauces and food bases that are used in an extensive variety of applications from snack foods and processed meat and poultry to ready meals. Our customers include food processors, restaurant operators, and grocery retailers. While our name may not be familiar to consumers, our products are key components of foods offered by many of the world's best-known companies.

• Visually inspects and tests machinery and equipment.

• Listens for unusual sounds from machines or equipment to detect malfunction and creates an action plan to repair.

• Diagnoses problem or repairs machine may discuss machine operation variations with others.

• Cleans and lubricates shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery.

• Installs and repairs electrical apparatus, such as PLC's and wiring, electronic components of machinery and equipment.

• Lays out, assembles, installs, and maintains pipe systems and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment.

• Repairs and replaces gauges, valves, pressure regulators, and related equipment.

• Repairs and maintains physical structure of the building.

• Installs, programs, or repairs automated machinery such as robots or programmable controllers.

• Sets up and operates machine tools such as grinder, drill and tap, Sawzall and FS40 Manual Shredder machine. Repairs or fabricates machine parts, jigs and fixtures, and tools.

• Operates cutting torches or welding equipment.

• Performs PM's as required and trains machine operators.

• May operate a forklift or other PIE as required.

• Keeps the shop, toolbox and work areas clean.

• Makes decision to bring in outside contractors when necessary and coordinates their activities while on site.

• Completes daily inspection of Boiler Room equipment.

• Works with Corporate Engineering and Maintenance on a regular basis to keep repair expenses at a minimum.

• Works with leaders and team members of all departments to plan/coordinate/design/implement continuous improvement ideas to make the plant more efficient.

• Assists engineering with capital project activities.

• Assists with writing SOP's to operate equipment.

• Develops and leads Centerline Program on equipment.

• Follows NFPA 70, LOTO and OSHA Safety rules.

• Ensure BRC protocols are implemented and audited as required.

• Other duties as assigned

• Requires a two-year certificate from a college or technical school in Electrical Maintenance Technician, Mechatronics, or equivalent program, OR high school diploma with three to five years of related experience specifically with safety, electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and PLC programming.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office and CMMS programs.

• It is essential to have excellent communication skills, verbal and written.

• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions.

• Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and risk of electrical shock. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; extremely cold and hot temperatures and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. Odors are present in the environment. Employees must have NO allergies to food. Employees must have NO allergies to basic cleaning chemicals.

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision. The employee must be able to safely use an electric pallet jack and forklift.