Job Summary
The Maintenance Team Member is responsible for maintaining the entire Lone Star Dairy Products production facility. This role includes performing preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs to ensure equipment and systems operate efficiently. All tasks must be completed in accordance with safety, food safety, quality, cost, and GMP standards in a high-speed manufacturing environment.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Follow all safe work practices to support employee health and safety
- Maintain and repair production equipment, including pumps, pasteurizers, high-pressure pumps, evaporators, dryers, churns, valves, and packaging systems
- Maintain and repair support equipment, including boilers, air compressors, chillers, condensers, vacuum pumps, HVAC systems, and various plant meters
- Perform daily utility readings and monitor system performance
- Handle chemicals used in support equipment operations and perform required testing (boiler feed water, condensate, cooling tower water, glycol systems, and process water)
- Fabricate and install equipment and piping systems, including sanitary, steam, chemical, and pneumatic lines
- Maintain accurate documentation of schematics and system changes to ensure plant records remain current
- Complete work orders and activity reports daily; track labor, parts, and tasks in the CMMS
- Submit daily shift reports
- Ensure all work is completed accurately, safely, and in a timely manner
- Work effectively with employees across all departments
- Maintain and care for company tools and equipment
- Follow all company policies, safety rules, and working procedures
- Maintain a professional and cooperative working environment with coworkers, management, vendors, and customers
- Demonstrate initiative and sound judgment in support of company objectives
- Maintain consistent attendance and reliability
- Stay current on required training and certifications
- Follow all food safety and quality programs, including GMPs, HACCP, sanitation, allergen controls, and safety protocols
- Perform other duties as assigned
Required Skills and Abilities
- Ability to work variable shifts as needed
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Organized, analytical, and detail-oriented
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Positive, solution-focused mindset
Education and Experience
- High school diploma or GED required
- Working knowledge of plant maintenance operations preferred
Physical Requirements
- Continuous standing and walking
- Occasional sitting, twisting, reaching, keyboarding, and overhead reaching
- Frequent kneeling, squatting, bending, and stooping
- Frequent pushing and pulling
- Frequent climbing of stairs and ladders
- Frequent grasping, squeezing, and wrist movement