Production Technician

Company: Sysco
Location: Dallas
Posted on: October 22, 2024

Job Description:

JOB SUMMARY:The Production Technician III role is essential for supporting the operations team and is responsible for planning and performing highly diversified duties to include installing, moving, repairing and preventive maintenance on production equipment throughout the facility. Perform 5S and Lean manufacturing activities including material handling improvements, production line configuration, and safety procedures.This role must use and exemplify industry leading maintenance practices and methodologies to increase equipment safety, uptime, and performance.DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Champions company and industry standard safety policies and procedures - OSHA, NEC, NFPA, USDA, FDA, etc. Recognize, escalate, and action unsafe work conditions and engages with co-workers to ensure conditions and behaviors comply with policies. Make suggestions to improve safe work practices and procedures as appropriate.
• Develop and execute inspections and preventive/predictive maintenance tasks on production and process utility equipment to increase quality, safety, and overall equipment reliability.
• Diagnose and repair production and process utility equipment deficiencies and failures; to include, but not limited to mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic equipment. May include facility repairs as needed.
• Use continuous improvements tools and methods to improve equipment reliability, may include root cause analysis (RCA), failure mode analysis (FMA) and make recommendations to prevent recurrence. Coach and train team members on RCA and FMA.
• Champion and lead production equipment rebuilds, line moves, installations, setups, and calibrations. Work with OEM's on emergency repairs as needed.
• Read and interpret equipment work orders, manuals, assembly diagrams, electrical schematics, and P&ID's to perform required maintenance and service. Coach and train team members on reading and interpreting said technical documents.
• Responsible for effectively managing assigned planned work, unplanned failures, and work orders in a high-paced, fluid work environment.
• Responsible for accurately and concisely logging work orders in computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) to properly track maintenance and equipment performance metrics; to include labor, equipment uptime, preventive maintenance compliance, MTTR, MTBF, part usage, etc.QUALIFICATIONS:ExperienceRequired
  • Five (5) plus years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing setting.Experience using lockout tagout, job hazard analysis, hot work permits, confined space, etc. -Experience working in a food processing environment and familiar with USDA, FDA, and SQF policies and proceduresPreferred
    • 1 year experience in a leadership role
    • Experience with the use of condition diagnostic techniques including vibration analysis, oil analysis, ultrasonic testing, and thermographic testing.EducationHigh School Diploma or GEDCertificates, Licenses, and Registrations:
      • Required - Must provide own tools (diagnostic equipment and major tools provided by Sysco) necessary to perform all maintenance repair and diagnostics.
      • Preferred - Formal training in equipment maintenance repair, installation, and troubleshooting of electrical equipment is highly desired.Skills
        • Extensive knowledge of OSHA safety regulations
        • Extensive knowledge of environmental and food safety regulations
        • Moderate computer skills and knowledge
        • Extensive knowledge and skill in Preventive Maintenance Inspections and repair
        • Extensive knowledge and skill in diagnosis and repair of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems
        • Extensive knowledge and skill with a multi-meter, infrared thermometer, and megohmmeter.
        • Extensive knowledge of OSHA safety regulations
        • Extensive knowledge of environmental and food safety regulations
        • Moderate computer skills and knowledge
        • Extensive knowledge and skill in Preventive Maintenance Inspections and repair
        • Extensive knowledge and skill in diagnosis and repair of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems
        • Extensive knowledge and skill with a multi-meter, infrared thermometer, and megohmmeter.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
          • The employee is occasionally required to sit and must frequently lift heavy items.
          • The employee is Repair work requires excellent hand and finger dexterity used for wrenches, hand tools and other shop equipment
          • Ability to operate various pieces of equipment
          • Ability to stand, sit, walk, bend, reach
          • Ability to push/pull
          • Ability to lift /carry -
          • Ability to grasp tools
          • Ability to perform Repetitive motion: wrenches and hand toolsWorking Conditions:The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an associate may encounter while performing the essential functions of the job. -
            • Food processing temperatures of
            • While performing the duties of this job, the associate is occasionally exposed to wet, hot, extreme cold and/or humid conditions; and moving mechanical parts and may be required to work in confined spaces. - The associate works non-traditional business hours including evenings, nights, weekends, holidays and on-call. The associate may occasionally be required to travel to other Operating Companies or the corporate office as business needs dictate (i.e. training, business continuation, etc.). The associate is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places and confined spaces. The associate is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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