1St Shift Maintenance Apprentice

Description: A Maintenance Apprentice's responsibilities include performing routine maintenance, reacting to breakages, diagnosing defects, repairs, and support staff. Apprentices should be passionate about pursuing a career in equipment maintenance in a food manufacturing setting. They will become familiar with the various processes and strategies used in mechanical system service. Using various tools, industrial machinery, equipment, and processes to support machinery repair. It will be necessary to complete an extensive classroom, lab, and on-the-job learning program with resources from SnackCraft and GRCC.

Department: Maintenance

Reports To: Lead Maintenance Technician

Primary Work Area: Office & Production Floor

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED
• Be committed to taking all required Maintenance college courses through GRCC.
• Must possess a minimum of 6 months of experience in a similar field.
• Mechanical acumen

• Keen attention to detail
• interact clearly and efficiently.
• Able to learn and assist others in an incredibly quick and challenging environment.
• Excellent dependability
• Ability to lift and lift loads weighing up to 50 pounds.

• No known physical problems that would limit the range of motion.
• No overwhelming fear of heights or confined spaces.
• Knowledge of food grade materials for manufacturing of components for food processing and/or manufacturing equipment
• Excellent computer skills
• Must be willing and able to wear personal protective equipment as required by established SnackCraft Safety standards.

Core Responsibilities:

• Undertake repair on a power system.
• Assist in the set-up of systems and conduct repairs when necessary.
• Manage equipment and maintenance programs to ensure performance.

• Conduct regular maintenance procedures.
• Mechanical troubleshooting and maintenance on production equipment
• Manage a healthy and safe work environment.
• Check and replace valves on equipment.
• Plant equipment inspection

• On-time completion of job order(s)
• Learn and acquire the skill to troubleshoot and fix technical, electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic faults,
• Learn to interpret diagrams to install, modify, diagnose, repair, and manage electronic, industrial, computer, and control system components as a hauling maintenance specialist.
• It is necessary to complete an extensive classroom, lab, and on-the-job learning program.
• Other tasks include cleaning and cleaning equipment, dismantling, and reassembling machines, and operating necessary instruments for repairing and servicing.

• All health and safety rules and procedures will be taught to the trainee, and he or she will follow them.
• Identify and avoid problems, perform planned, proactive, and routine maintenance.
• Responsible for following all food safety policies, procedures and regulatory criteria including the current Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)
• Other duties as assigned.