Maintenance Technician - Lead 1st Shift

Quali Tech, LLC is a manufacturer of plant nutrition, animal nutrition, and food ingredients products and services. Found in 1967, Quali Tech has been developing new techniques to formulate specialized combinations of ingredients resulting in high quality, cost-effective and innovative products and services guided by our values.

World Class Customer Service

Uncompromising Quality

Family Feel/Professionally Run

Qualitech is seeking an experienced Maintenance Technician - Lead, to lead day-to- day maintenance team including directing work, managing breakdowns, attending meetings, setting priorities and allocation of resources, troubleshoot, install, setup, maintain, repair and upgrade production lines, will assemble and disassemble mixing, heating and extrusion equipment, and will perform building and HVAC maintenance. This position will assist with inventory management of supplies, materials, parts & tools. The Maintenance Technician will play an active and instrumental role during large-scale production & building upgrades and/or changeover projects. The Maintenance Technician will be responsible for partnering with outside vendors, as required, to successfully perform all expectations of the role.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Defines and optimizes production resources to maintain and improve the performance of the equipment, in line with the objectives set (safety, quality, environment, costs, deadlines, motivation)

- Ensures the satisfactory planning of preventive maintenance work, liaising with the other departments

- Ensures the satisfactory deployment of first-level maintenance and guarantees its satisfactory implementation and its monitoring by production

- Handles the implementation and tracking of requests for improvements confirmed with the departments issuing them, within the required deadlines

- Handles the improvement of, and monitors the application of working methods on site, including the drafting and implementation of progress plans making it possible for the department to achieve economic gains and performance improvements

- Guarantees the satisfactory use and operation of the CMMS software (MP2)

- Drafts and implements the necessary corrective and preventive improvement plans in addition to equipment replacement plans under supervision and cooperation with Plant Engineer

- Assist Plant Engineer in monitoring all phases in the upgrading or installation of an item of equipment, assist ensuring compliance with the budgets and deadlines specified, in addition to the delivery of the equipment, the operation of which should be efficient, reliable and economic.

- Contributes his/her technical expertise during the integration of new production resources (from the initial specifications through to formal acceptance) including the optimization of production methods and processes

- With help of Plant Engineer, coordinates the Maintenance/New Work activities and manages the performance of work by outside companies

- Participates in plant/operations meetings, inter-departmental meetings and/or meetings with the staff representation bodies as required (including the workplace health and safety committee)

- Works in the Maintenance Department as a mechanic and as a monitor and trainer for other mechanics on the shift. Assists in the coordination of the activities of maintenance mechanics.

- Maintain inventory of equipment and supplies required for assigned maintenance projects; estimate time, materials and equipment required for jobs assigned; requisition materials as required

- Trains and orients maintenance employees new to the department, acquainting them with the details and functions of their new jobs, and how these responsibilities relate to the functioning of the company as a whole. Responds to and answers any questions new employees may have during their scheduled shift hours Complies with safety and GMP requirements.

Education and Experience

- Preferably 2 to 3 years’ higher education (process engineering, mechanics, etc.)

- Minimum of 6 years’ experience, ideally in the food industry.

- Supervisory skills

- Forklift certification.

- Working knowledge of MIG, TIG, and gas welding

- Possess a valid Special MN Boiler’s License, or ability to obtain