Maintenance Technician III - PLC

Aspire Bakeries is a North American baking company with a leadership position in specialty frozen baked goods. Formed from leading bakery companies, its innovative food portfolio includes breads, artisan breads, buns, cookies, donuts, muffins and pastries from beloved brands like ®, ®, and ®. With 13 bakeries in North America, we are committed to driving innovation, predicting upcoming consumer trends and flavors, and exceeding our customers’ expectations. Aspire Bakeries champions the values of Integrity, Ownership, Customer Focus, Creativity and Care to help us deliver on People Safety, Food Safety, Quality and Collaboration.

The Maintenance Technician III provides complex technical repairs and preventive maintenance on Bakery equipment including mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and computerized systems to minimize downtime. This role troubleshoots issues, performs repairs, installs new parts, executes equipment overhauls, tests repaired equipment, and maintains records in the computerized maintenance system.

Responsibilities:

• Provides technical repairs to complex electronic, mechanical, and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs).
• Troubleshoots, repairs, fabricates, and/or installs electronic systems, complex gauges, instrumentation repairs, and new parts including mechanical and electronic interfaces
• Troubleshoots, repairs, adjusts, installs, and programs electronic, electric, and pneumatic controls and instrumentation used to control and measure equipment performance, access to buildings, building automation systems, fire protection systems, material handling systems (elevators, etc.), and energy measurement systems.
• Assists production workers in diagnosing malfunctions in systems and equipment.
• Executes major equipment overhauls. Tests equipment after repairs, changeovers, or extended downtime.
• Maintains production equipment while operating on a defined production schedule.
• Operates general machinery and tools including saws, drills, power tools, scissor lifts, forklifts, etc.
• Interacts with and maintains records in accordance with Maintenance Management System requirements and job assignments and communicates via email, all with the use of computer systems
• Completes duties in accordance with quality assurance, GMPs, safety, and other company programs and procedures, and in compliance with government code and regulations.
• Maintains clean, organized, and safe work area, including wiping and washing equipment and tools, sweeping and mopping floors, and trash removal.
• Confers with and coordinates activities with Bakery personnel and other departments to minimize disruptions to production and maintenance schedules.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma with a minimum of 4 years of experience in instrumentation, measurement, and control systems, electronics, mechanical and/or electrical experience in industrial and manufacturing machinery or 6 years of experience in instrumentation, measurement, and control systems, electronics, mechanical and/or electrical experience in industrial and manufacturing machinery. A Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field is preferred.
• 4 or more years experience in industrial maintenance environment troubleshooting PLC software, I/O, and field devices and working with mechanical, pneumatic, or hydraulic systems preferred
• Experience in three of the following skills: refrigeration, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, and food manufacturing process controls.
• Knowledge of equipment set-up, functionality, operating procedures, and preventative maintenance techniques.
• Able to handle multiple tasks with the capability of prioritizing and planning work activities.
• Must have the ability to read and interpret electrical, mechanical, instrumentation, and control systems design documentation and vendor-supplied documents including Process & Instrument Drawings (PID), electrical single line drawings, instrument loop drawings, electrical cable, routing and termination, mechanical diagrams and machine layout drawings.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and must also adapt to frequent changes that occur on the production line.

Shift: 2nd

Aspire Bakeries is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.