Preventative Maintenance Mechanic – Industrial Food Manufacturing

Are you looking to catapult your career by driving high-impact transformation with household brands?  Do you crave an entrepreneurial, fast paced, and engaging growth assignment working with incredible people from across the globe?

At Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, we are excited to start a new chapter of accelerated growth as part of Froneri – a global pure-play ice cream leader. Come help us transform DGIC into the #1 ice cream brand! With nearly 100 years of winning experience in the U.S, a robust portfolio of powerhouse brands that consumers know and love such as Häagen-Dazs, Drumstick, Dreyer’s & Edy’s, and the backing and coaching of European-based ice cream experts, we know we have the winning recipe.

Headquartered in Oakland, the Bay Area’s hub for up-and-coming food trends, our teams across our offices and factories are raising the bar on all things ice cream. We are investing in significant capital expansions to grow our Operations and Supply chain and are transforming how we work at every level to become agile, accelerate growth and elevate our quality. With a renewed focus on frozen treats, our tight-knit team of ambitious innovators are fully immersed in the business and encouraged to flex and make decisions quickly. We are committed to pursuing every great idea and delivering the best ice cream experience for our consumers, when and where they want it.

Unleash your potential at Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream and discover what a sweet career we have in store for you.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Preventative Maintenance Mechanic position is to provide effective and consistent service of factory equipment. To consistently achieve production and cost targets on a short term (day to day) and long term (monthly/annual) basis, through effective management and upkeep of the processes, kit, and systems, so as to ensure that we achieve our production targets, through the manufacture of products to the right quality and specification. Covering all aspects of food safety.

This will be achieved by ensuring that equipment is available for production, reactive maintenance is dealt with at speed, and accuracy. Developing a clear knowledge and understanding of the factory, products, and machinery

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Preventative Maintenance Technician is responsible for providing a level of experience in responding to work orders, troubleshooting, and providing preventive maintenance on manufacturing equipment, and systems in an industrial environment.  

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, performing inspections; checking sprockets, chains, bearings, motors, gear boxes and related mechanisms in an industrial production setting; lubrication; cleaning; filter changes; and minor repairs to equipment. Lubricates and inspects moving parts.

Other Responsibilities:

• Identify and assist in troubleshooting conditions of wrong or degraded components or lubricants.
• Identify and assist in troubleshooting abnormal machine wear conditions.
• Operates a PC.
• Performs preventive maintenance as scheduled in CMMS.
• Performs predictive maintenance as scheduled in CMMS.
• Responds and provides service and feedback to the customer on all work orders while assuring compliance to codes, regulations, and industry standards.
• Recommends measures to improve maintenance methods and equipment performance.
• Safely performs functions of the position including following proper safety guidelines such as job hazard analysis and lockout/tagout procedures and wearing PPE as required.
• Operates a variety of equipment such as hand tools, laptop computers and diagnostic hardware to perform work.
• Maintains a strict schedule in order to be successful in the assignment yet demonstrates flexibility in the day-to-day activities.
• Other duties as assigned by Manager or Supervisor.
• Read manuals to understand equipment and controls.
• Disassemble machinery and equipment when it needs maintenance or repair.
• Perform tests and operate machinery to ensure it functions properly.
• Adjust and calibrate equipment and machinery to optimal specification.
• Promote the Froneri culture of treating the business as your own.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Possess good verbal and written communication skills. Ability to read, write, and follow instructions and correspondences.
• Ability to learn technical terminology.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret graphs.
• Demonstrate strong mechanical aptitude.
• Ability to troubleshoot equipment failure.
• Ability to work well with others.
• Basic computer skills.
• Ability to make independent decisions.
• Ability to plan and prioritize work.
• Good customer service interaction, patient teacher, quick learner, good work ethic.
• Must be able to work overtime including weekends and holidays.
• Helpful Experience: TPM, RCM, PLC Programming, Sanitary Welding, Machine Shop skills, Electrical Construction, and Ammonia Refrigeration

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• HS Diploma/GED required. Associate degree or Technical Certification in related field preferred.
• 3-5 years of food manufacturing maintenance or related maintenance experience preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, climb stairs, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is required to stand; use hands to finger; handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; taste or smell; and talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The employee is required to work in an environment that may include exposure to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, electricity, and vibrations. PPE and training are provided to eliminate/reduce the risk of harm. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

The pay scale for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The pay scale disclosed below has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. The pay scale for employees currently in this role is $28.09-$35.63 per hour depending on experience.