LEM Maintenance Mechanic 1

We have temporary positions available through December 31, 2025. Employees meeting criteria, will receive retention bonuses in June 2025 and December 2025.

This position requires responsibility for the safe repair and troubleshooting of malfunctioning electrical or instrumentation systems, the recalibration of instruments, and performing mechanical maintenance and preventive maintenance paying attention to quality customer service.

The bidholder must be able to communicate effectively with machine operators, production supervisors, outside contractors, and plant maintenance personnel. Technicians must exercise considerable judgment and problem-solving skills when supervision is not available. Performance is measured by response to repair time ratios, successful performance of preventive maintenance programs, communication with management and accountabilities such as safety and punctuality/uptime on all controlling of monitoring systems and instrumentation. The wearing of personal protective equipment is required.

These positions are for both second shift (1430 to 2300) and third shift (2230 - 0700).

Responsibilities:

• Be a member of the HAZMAT team
• Perform preventative maintenance

• Completes workorders
• Perform mechanical duties such as repair and preventive maintenance of pumps, valves, conveyors, sprockets, gear boxes, welding and fabrication (arc, MIG, TIG, oxyacetylene, etc.)
• Calibrate a wide variety of plant instrumentation including, but not limited to temperature, flow, pH, vacuum, pressure, etc.
• Troubleshoot and repair a wide variety of electromechanical devices up to a maximum of 480 volts.
• Complete preventive maintenance work orders in a timely manner.
• Troubleshoot process and equipment issues utilizing a variety of tools including butnot limited to PLC, Multimeter, Meggar, Simulator, Load cell tester, etc.
• Work in accordance with all safe work practices at all times.

Minimum

• Demonstrated maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment
• Must be able to read/write and perform basic mathematical calculation

Preferred

• Prior food industry and/or manufacturing experience

Salary Range: $34.24 per hour currently, increasing to $37.24 on January 1, 2025, plus $0.40 per hour shift differential.

Leprino Foods supports a drug-free workplace and is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer - M/F/Disability/Veteran

If an offer of employment is extended, it would be contingent on passing a criminal background check, a hair follicle drug screen, and a physical abilities test.

Leprino Foods Company utilizes the services of Psychemedics to perform our Hair Follicle Drug Testing. Additional information about this process can be obtained @www.psychemedics.com