Seamer Mechanic : 2Nd Shift

Position Summary : Install, maintain, and repair machinery and equipment (e.g.- Seamers, conveyor systems, motors, pumps, production machines) in a beverage manufacturing establishment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Install and repair PVC, copper, stainless and steel pipe systems.
• Repair conveyor controls and devices.
• Perform conveyor lubrication and inspection, downline and fill room lubrication.
• Repair compressed air systems.
• Adjust, repair and maintain various production equipment including, dud detector, cap sorter, bulk unloading system, silo system, chlorine injection systems, conveyors, depalletizers, labeling equipment, fillers, rinsers, shrink wrap machines, air dryers, case coders, blend room equipment, and other production systems and equipment.
• Maintain and repair Nitrogen Injection systems.
• Perform basic metal fabrication using hand tools, lathe and end mill.
• Perform Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO) procedures when necessary.
• Repair bearings, belt sprockets, chains and gearboxes.
• Maintain Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s).
• Follow all safety procedures and work as safe as possible at all times.
• Maintain and repair HTST processes for process operations.
• Troubleshoot and repair pumps and valves.
• Repair and inspect hydraulic powered equipment.

• Maintain and repair Tea Brew system.
• Maintain and repair Repack equipment.

• Maintain and repair Clean in Place (CIP) systems.
• Maintain and repair can level sensors and dud detectors.
• Change over, maintain, troubleshoot and repair fillers.
• Change over, adjust, set up, maintain and repair can line seamers.
• Adjust and repair Vision and X-Ray Systems.

• Dismantles devices to gain access to and remove defective parts.
• Observes mechanical devices in observation and listens to their sounds to locate cause of trouble.
• Assist with training Maintenance Mechanics.

• Maintain and document preventative maintenance program.
• Initiate purchase order for parts.
• Installs special functional and structural parts in devices.
• Start devices to test their performance.
• Set up and operate drill press, grinder and other metalworking tools to make and repair parts.
• Lubricates and clean parts.
• Master trainer of plant equipment.
• Perform troubleshooting, breakdown maintenance, welding and preventative maintenance on downstream equipment (e.g.- casers, multi-packers, palletizers).
• Adjust functional parts of devices and control instruments.
• Competency with hand tools, power tools, welding and machine shop equipment.
• Troubleshoot and repair electrical equipment.
• Examines form and texture of parts to detect imperfections.
• Repairs and/or replaces defective parts.

• General
  • Maintain a positive work atmosphere and interaction with customers, co-workers, and management.
  • Regular and punctual attendance.
• Other duties as assigned at discretion of management
• Maintain a positive work atmosphere and interaction with customers, co-workers, and management.
• Regular and punctual attendance.

• To perform this job successfully, must be able to perform each fundamental task listed above satisfactorily.
• Work scheduled shift, weekends, and extended hours as required.

Competencies:

• Must be enthusiastic and proactive.
• Strong problem solving skills.
• Must have the ability to follow-up.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Strong ability to work unsupervised.
• Have a strong work ethic and be able to work independently as well as working in a team.
• Demonstrated ability to meet productivity standards.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Must be able to work in a fast paced environment.
• Demonstrates attention to detail, a professional attitude, and produces accurate work product.
• Good written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate professionally with customers and co-workers.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions finished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
• Must have a cooperative attitude.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measures, using whole, numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute, rate, ratio and percent and to interpret bar graphs.
• Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
• Ability to understand, record and communicate product description and codes.

Education and/or Experience:

• Ability to weld, ARC and MIG (TIG), desired.
• Experience in a Beverage/Food Manufacturing environment or equivalent technical training is preferred.
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required;
• Two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills: English is required, and the ability to speak Spanish is desirable.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None.

Amount of Travel Involved : None.

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.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently required to talk or hear, climb up and down stairs, reach with hands and arms, grasp, pick, lift, stand, walk, and perform repetitive motions. The employee is frequently required to balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, push, or pull. The employee must frequently lift and /or move 25 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and rarely lifts up to 70 pounds. The employee must be able to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. The employee is required to have visual acuity to perform an activity such as operate production machines where the seeing job is at or within arm’s reach.

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.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.

Nor-Cal Beverage Co., Inc. is an equal opportunity employer-M/F/D/V