What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Mechanic position at Califia Farms, LLC?
Overview
WHO WE ARE: CALIFIA FARMS
Rooted in California, Califia Farms is on a mission to inspire and nourish the world with the wisdom of a plant-based lifestyle. The company creates innovative, healthy and great-tasting premium beverages that make it easy for consumers to go plant-based and dairy-free, without compromise. Califia Farms is one of the fastest-growing natural beverage companies in the U.S., as well as the leading brand in the natural products plant-based milks category. Founded in 2010 by beverage visionary, Greg Steltenpohl, in partnership with a farmer's co-op based in the San Joaquin Valley, Califia Farms is a uniquely California company. Its Bakersfield, Calif. manufacturing plant is powered 100% by renewable energy and re-purposes more than 90% of its post-production byproduct.
In a snapshot:
- Founded in 2010
- Over 300 full-time staff and contracted employees
- Headquarters in Downtown L.A. Arts District and manufacturing in Bakersfield, CA
- We’ve built our culture around these four core values: passion for purpose, insights into action, fierce interdependence, and challenger spirit
- The foundation of our values include speaking with candor, acting with integrity, assume positive intent, and advance diversity, inclusion and equality
Responsibilities
- Safely perform preventative checks and services on assigned equipment.
- Review machine issues with mechanics, operators, Supervisors, Managers, etc. and communicate solutions/progress/completion
- Utilize maintenance software to track labor hours and cost for equipment
- Navigate through machinery operational and maintenance manuals to understand equipment functionality as well as locate parts
- Perform Preventative, Predictive, and Corrective maintenance successfully
- Establish and maintain working relationships with all employees
- Provide daily detailed reporting of equipment/facility issues
- Assemble and build machine mechanical components
- Troubleshoot through pneumatic control issues and make repairs necessary
- Identify changes in dimensional requirements of machines/parts by inspecting utilizing tape measure, caliper, etc. and making corrective repairs needed in a timely manner
- Minimize downtime by communicating issues with production/maintenance to make repairs during proper provided downtime
- Identify issues by observing mechanical devices in operation; listening for problems; using precision measuring and testing instruments
- Maintain operation of condensers/cooling towers
- Understanding and maintain operation of boiler
- Maintain a clean work area and safe work environment
- Perform lock out/tag out
- Follow company GMP Policy guidelines at all times
- Operate hand tools and maintain them clean
- Lubricate machinery as per manufacturing specifications
- Perform utility rounds and properly document readings/issues
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- High School Diploma
- 2 years Maintenance Mechanic experience
- 2 years in Food Manufacturing experience
- Ability to stand, kneel, bend over, climb stairs and ladders and lift/move up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to operator power tools safety/efficiently
- Understanding of pump mechanics, (PD, Centrifugal, etc.)
- Understanding of pneumatic controls
- Basic understanding of electrical components/controls
- Attention to detail when performing all aspects of job
- Ability to successfully rebuild all valves
- Able to troubleshoot mechanical issues and make adjustments/repairs necessary
- Source machinery/facility parts for repairs
- Utilize maintenance software system, Microsoft office, and Word
- Ability to read and understand equipment manuals/drawings
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 5 years’ experience in food manufacturing
- Advanced technical training and/or college preferred
- 10 years of mechanic work experience
- 5 years of bottling manufacturing experience in maintenance
- Understanding of ammonia and chiller systems
- Experiencing with compressed air equipment
- Knowledge and understanding of water treatment
Califia Farms is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Califia Farms is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.