Maintenance Technician, Overnight, Dairy Processing - Lakeland

As a Maintenance Technician for the Publix Dairy Plant, you'll maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and improve the performance of a wide array of equipment. Collectively, the associates in our dairy plants process 100 million gallons of fresh milk a year. They also produce Publix brand ice cream, bottled water, iced teas, fruit drinks and juices, cultured products like yogurt and cottage cheese, and carbonated beverages.   Without our Maintenance Technicians keeping this manufacturing equipment fine-tuned, the Publix Dairy Plants simply couldn't produce the volume and quality of products needed to serve our customers.  Our three dairy plants are located in Lakeland, Florida; Deerfield Beach, Florida; and Lawrenceville, Georgia.
One of the following positions is available: Maintenance Technician Class A, B, or C.
The position offered is contingent upon the qualifications and work experience of the candidate. 
Primary responsibilities include the following:

• maintaining and improving the performance and condition of equipment and facilities at the Dairy Plant utilizing preventive and condition-based maintenance techniques, and state of the art tools,
•  troubleshooting and repairing electrical, mechanical, electro-mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems and equipment,
• creating requisitions to procure parts and supplies,
• fabricating steel, stainless steel, and aluminum components and structures as required to improve the safety, sanitation, and performance of equipment and processes,
• performing stick, TIG, sanitary TIG, and MIG welding,
• troubleshooting PLCs, PLC networks, HMIs, instrumentation, and microprocessor -controlled devices,
• performing minor plumbing, and building repair and maintenance,
• operating forklifts and high lifts, and other powered lift equipment,
• training other team members,
• performing housekeeping duties in the work area, and
• assisting with other duties as assigned.