Facilities Technician

Job Description:

Job Title: Facilities Technician

Shift: Nights 7 pm to 7:30 am

Shift Length: 12hr (Nonrotating)

Mars Wrigley is looking to hire a Facilities Technician at our climate-controlled Topeka, KS location!

The Facilities Technician is responsible for the operation and reliability of all plant systems, including high-pressure boilers, chillers, cooling towers, air compressors, HVAC systems, Wastewater Treatment (WWT), Ammonia, and facility power supply equipment and processes. The Facilities Technician must possess multi-craft skills (Mechanical and Electrical) and be able to troubleshoot and make repairs to a wide variety of equipment in a safe and efficient manner. This role requires knowledge, competency, professionalism, and safety consciousness to optimize equipment efficiency and longevity while assuring product quality. The Facilities Technician must be able to function with little or no supervision.

• Provide & maintain Steam, Compressed Air, Plant Environmental Conditioning, Fire Protection, Weather protection, and Wastewater Treatment, crucial to plant operation.
• Demonstrated expertise in advanced troubleshooting and resolution of system-wide or area-wide chronic problems in processes and products.
• Ensures that the jobs listed in the Daily Shift Checks manual are performed efficiently and in a timely manner. This consists of but is not limited to Shift checks and logging of equipment operation, chemical testing of boiler and loop systems, assuring safe and efficient operation as well as maintenance of the Boilers and their sub equipment, Chillers and sub equipment, Air compressors and sub equipment, Environmental Air Handler units and sub equipment as well as assist at the WWT if needed.
• Ensure adherence to the various operating permits and required inspections mandated by Federal, State, and Local authorities. These include Air, Wastewater, Pressure Vessels, Refrigeration, Stormwater, and Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plans by actively following ISO 9000/14001 Standards.
• Ensure optimum efficiency of all plant utilities and wastewater equipment through preventive/predictive methods. Optimizes preventive maintenance procedures and performs these tasks on assigned areas/ systems. Focuses on the completion of system-generated PMs and assigned Work Orders. Initiate new PMs or modify existing PMs to ensure system optimization.
• Maintain an "inspection-ready" site with respect to operational and environmental compliance.
• Uses in-depth knowledge to seek out the root cause of failures and provides long-term, permanent solutions to recurring problems. Is driven to go beyond routine thinking and devises new approaches to problems; "thinks outside the box."
• Works on complex problems.
• Maintain skill levels and certifications necessary in the performance of assigned duties by participating in training and other developmental opportunities.
• Provides support, leadership, and training to associates by serving as a "Subject Matter Expert". Ensures that equipment is shut down and/or started to facilitate and meet the requirements of the production modules and schedule.
• Takes an active role in daily meetings to assess operations, utilities, and/or maintenance needs/concerns.
• Takes ownership of maintenance and implementation of technical documentation, user information services, and in-house technical knowledge base systems to improve the efficiency of the department.
• May conduct technical training courses with fellow associates for new equipment/software or technology after receiving training courses or classes.
• Interacts with internal parties and vendors to develop training course content, ensuring that course material reflects current technologies and specifications. Is an expert technical resource.
• Trains other team members. Represents utilities in cross-functional meetings to provide experience from a technical point of view.
• Willing to participate in the selection process of new technicians when applicable.
• Must be able to meet all the requirements of a facilities technician efficiently.

• Standing on a concrete floor.
• Wearing proper personal protective equipment (hair net, bump cap, ear plugs, safety shoes, and uniform).
• Bending, stooping, twisting, turning, standing for extended time periods, reaching, climbing stairs, and lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Forklift assignments require OSHA certification and getting on and off frequently.
• Required to work weekends during peak season.
• Required to work mandatory overtime during peak season.

• High School diploma, GED or equivalent education.
• 1+ years of maintenance experience
• Standing on a concrete floor.
• Wearing proper personal protective equipment (hair net, bump cap, ear plugs, safety shoes, and uniform).
• Bending, stooping, twisting, turning, standing for extended time periods, reaching, climbing stairs, and lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Forklift assignments require OSHA certification and getting on and off frequently.

• 3+ years of maintenance experience
• Knowledge of inventory control principles.
• Ability to operate a forklift/OSHA certification.
• Experience with SAP.