Summary
Launch your maintenance career with a team that?s invested in your success. As a Maintenance Technician I, you?ll work alongside a skilled and diverse team to keep our plant running safely and efficiently by supporting machinery performance and maintenance reliability. This role offers hands-on, on-the-job training where you?ll build real-world industrial maintenance experience while earning additional certifications and expanding your technical skill set. If you?re eager to learn, enjoy working with your hands, and want a clear path for growth, this is the perfect opportunity to get started and grow with us.
This position has a target wage of $25.00 - $28.60 per hour, based on shift, experience and qualifications with annual bonus available (variable depending on performance). Overtime may be available.
In addition to hourly wages, Perdue offers a competitive benefits package, including medical/Rx, 401(k) with employer match after 1 year, critical illness, accident insurance, dental, vison, life insurance, optional group life insurance, short-term and long-term disability protection, flexible spending accounts and paid time off.
Principal Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Must be able to demonstrate/achieve and maintain Maintenance Tech I proficiency within 10 months of hire.
- Assist with maintaining equipment, troubleshooting issues, and performing routine inspections.
- Perform basic troubleshooting, repairs, and maintenance on mechanical and electrical equipment.
- May assist in managing the machines? performance by doing equipment set up and production changeovers.
- Respond to equipment breakdowns in a timely manner. Maintain work records and prepare clear and concise oral and written reports.
- Understand and follow all safety standards and quality protocols to ensure production exceeds the standards.
- Collaborate well with production associates to solve problems with reliability and urgency.
- Recognize and report unusual, inefficient, or dangerous mechanical and electrical situations.
- Utilize appropriate safety precautions, methods, and apparatus to minimize and withstand exposure to chemicals, dust, and mechanical and electrical hazards. Learn and observe all safety precautions as required by Perdue.
- Work all required work schedules. Day travel to nearby locations is sometimes required.
Minimum Education and Experience
- High School Diploma or equivalent and equivalent experience.
- 0 - 3 Years experience in Industrial maintenance, troubleshooting and repairs on Mechanical and Electrical Equipment, and/or Equivalent Military Experience.
- Beginner proficiency in Hydraulics, Mechanics, Electrical, Welding and Rigging.
- Commitment to Continuous Learning to achieve increasing levels of expertise.
- Communicates effectively, both orally and in writing.
Preferred Education and Experience
- 2-year Technical Degree in Engineering or Industrial Maintenance.
Physical Requirements and Environmental Factors
- Sitting, standing, walking, climbing, kneeling, reaching overhead and/or at shoulder level, lifting (50 lbs.) and/or repetitive tasks throughout the day.
- Position requires occasional moving to other offices or buildings.