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Form of workCompany Description: Instinct® is a rapidly growing, family-owned marketer and manufacturer of science based 100% natural pet food for dogs and cats. Instinct® is the Raw Brand, with a mission to get more raw nutrition into every bowl of dogs and cats, for proven healthier and happier long lives. Our company mission is to Empower people to transform the lives of pets. We are committed to hiring and developing a team of passionate, performance-oriented professionals who live by our 4 values of championing raw, empowered to make a difference, collaborating as one team, and striving for excellence through continuous learning and improvement. Our home office is located in St. Louis, Missouri with our Center of Excellence Raw Food kitchens in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Instinct® is part of the family-owned group, Agrolimen, who owns leading pet food and human food businesses in the US, China, Europe, and Africa.
Sign-on Bonus up to $2,000
Position Summary: This position presents an opportunity to be a full-time member of a maintenance team with significant professional growth potential. The Technician will be responsible for performing a variety of maintenance duties to support the greater team. The majority of the time will be on general maintenance tasks and machine repair to ensure the smooth operation of the production process, but will also do special projects and preventative maintenance when not doing work necessary to keep production running.
Primary Job Responsibilities
- Perform installation, modification, operation and maintenance of all facets of the plant.
- Quickly respond to production calls regarding equipment breakdowns.
- Work to get the production process going in the most efficient manner possible, minimizing down time to the greatest extent possible.
- Prioritize working on multiple repair requests on an urgency basis, requiring coordination/communication with the Production and Maintenance leadership teams.
- Alert the Maintenance Lead or Manager of any unusual breakdown or damage to plant or equipment.
- Work on special projects as determined by Maintenance Manager.
- Perform PM activities as time permits.
Personal Attributes
- Mechanical aptitude
- Analytical ability
- Self-motivated
- Self-starter mentality with the ability to work on projects with minimal supervision
- Strong organizational skills (ability to manage multiple projects)
- Practical learning (assimilating and applying new information)
- Ability to manage and measure work.
- Ability to deal with ambiguity.
- Ability to read multiple types of schematics
- Ability to read and write ladder logic
- VFD knowledge and programing
- Knowledge in industrial electrical codes
Preferred Experience
- High school education.
- 2+ years of maintenance experience in a food processing environment; manufacturing environment helpful but will train the right candidate.
- Electrical/Mechanical 2 year degree and/or experience equivalent
- Ability to plan projects and coordinate tasks.
- Experience with preventative maintenance programs.
- Computer proficiency with Outlook and Microsoft.
- Driving Continuous Improvement.
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to occasionally lift up to 40 lbs.
- Frequent squatting, kneeling, stooping, and bending.
Travel Requirements: May travel to other facilities. Valid motor vehicle operator’s license required.
Compensation: Competitive compensation package includes health & dental insurance, life & AD&D insurance, flexible spending accounts, PTO, short and long-term disability, Purpose days off for company partner volunteer opportunities, monthly bonus program, and 401k with company match.
