Repack Maintenance Mechanic (Days)

About Twin City Foods, Inc

Twin City Foods is a leading Frozen Vegetable Producer committed to delivering high-quality, nutritious, and sustainably sourced frozen vegetables to consumers worldwide. With a focus on innovation, quality assurance, and environmental responsibility, we have established ourselves as a key player in the frozen food industry. As we continue to grow, we are seeking a dynamic and experienced Repack Maintenance Mechanic.

What We're Looking For:

We are currently hiring a Repack Maintenance Mechanic.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintenance and preventative maintenance on all machines to ensure production can run.
• Assist machine operators with maintenance and repair of machines.
• Direct repack maintenance team on duties and priorities.
• This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflector of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed or assigned.

Minimum Qualifications/Certifications/Experience Required:

• Must have broad knowledge in the operation and troubleshooting of the all of the machines in repack and all other repack maintenance aspects.
• Must have basic understanding of PLC controls.
• Must have clear understanding of production scheduling.
• Must be flexible with schedule.
• Must be willing to take on additional responsibilities during fresh pack and in absence of management.
• Must have excellent work and attendance record.
• Must be able to train and lead fellow workers.
• Must have own tools.
• Must have working knowledge of electricity including ability to read schematics.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS OF JOB POSITION

This job position requires the following minimum physical abilities to adequately perform the above activities:

• STANDING - This position requires about 6 hours of standing per shift, with around 2 hours walking, and about 2 hours in which the employee may sit.
• PACE OF JOB - The pace of this job is set by the speed of the conveyor line and is not considered to be a quick pace.
• LIFTING - A significant amount of lifting is required in this job position. The maximum amount lifted is around 60 lbs. with the average lift being around 30 lbs. with a lifting frequency of 400 times per hour. Lifting heights vary from 4 inches above the floor to 6 feet above the floor.
• TWISTING while carrying heavy loads is required in this job position at a rate of200-225 times per hour for about 4 hours per shift.
• PUSH/PULL activities of about 30 lbs. average weight and involving around 4 hours per shift.
• HAND/WRIST use is essential with 2-3 hours each shift requiring fine hand/wrist movements, pinching/gripping activities and repetitive twisting and bending of the wrist.
• ELBOWS and SHOULDER use is required for 2 to 3 hours per day in the stacking portion of the job.
• KNEES - Work on the knees is not essential for this job but a fair amount of squatting is required for about 1 hour per shift at a rate of 400-500 times per hour.
• CLIMBING is minimal on this job with a 1-2 foot climb 4 times per shift.
• WALKING DISTANCE for a shift is estimated to be around 2 miles.
• VISION - 20/40 or better required with or without correction.
• COLOR VISION - Normal color vision required.
• HEARING - Hearing better than 40 Db threshold level in at least one ear is expected.

FOOD SAFETY DUTIES/REQUIREMENTS

• Use proper food safety PPE.
• Ensure that pre-packaged products are free from any foreign objects/materials.
• General housekeeping of area.
• Ensure proper product code and good package seals.