About the Company
La Terra Fina is looking for an Electro-Mechanical Technician to join our Maintenance team.
In the swing shift role you will repair, maintain, and install production machinery, solving complex problems primarily on electrical/electronic systems. This is a swing shift position, 2:30pm to 2:30am located in Union City, CA.
Responsibilities
- You will perform preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, repairs, installation of machinery relating to food processing equipment, physical structures, mechanical and electrical systems.
- Performs a wide variety of diagnostic activities, methods, procedures and techniques to layout, install, align, repair, overhaul and maintain various types of machines, including mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical systems and operations.
- Applies knowledge of PLC, servo drives and servo motors errors.
- Studies blueprints and manufacturer’s manuals to determine correct installation and operation of machinery.
- Locates sources of problems by observing mechanical devices in operation, listening for problems and using precision measuring and testing instruments.
- Fabricates small parts as needed to minimize downtime.
- Executes on preventive maintenance schedules to ensure uptime/downtime targets are achieved.
- Controls downtime by partnering with production and scheduling teams to exchange information on mechanical issues.
- Ensures effective communication between shifts and teams by following documentation procedures and standards.
- Ensures all maintenance activities are in compliance with federal, state and local laws and codes, as well as company policies which govern safety, food safety.
- Observes good manufacturing practices.
- Understands and applies safety practices, and works to develop a basic understanding of OSHA.
- Ensures that safety is given top priority in work execution, including Arc/Shock Hazard safety, confined spaces, lockdowns, hazardous materials, hard tools safety, etc.
- Partners with engineering team to align on operation of new machinery.
- Works with broader engineering team to discuss machine operations, repairs, etc., to ensure optimal maintenance schedules and outcomes.
Qualifications
- High school degree and technical/vocational certification is required.
- A minimum of five years of electrical and mechanical systems maintenance in food manufacturing is required.
Required Skills
- Strong electrical troubleshooting skills, including basic PLC, servo driver and servo motor errors are required.
- Must have experience in electrical, mechanical, plumbing, hydraulics, pneumatics and computer control skills are required.
- Must have sanitary fabrication skills.
- Must be familiar with food safety and good manufacturing practices.
- Ability to use a wide variety of workshop tools, including milling, welding and lathe.
- Ability to effectively execute on preventive maintenance tasks and schedules.
Pay range and compensation package
$42.00 to $52.00 per hour
Equal Opportunity Statement
This description is not intended to be a complete list of duties or tasks, but instead is to provide a guideline of fundamental responsibilities, tasks and duties. La Terra Fina reserves the right to make edits and changes to this role description as business needs require.
