Maintenance Tech I

At Pacific Seafood, we do more than just provide the world with the healthiest proteins on the planet. We are an excellence-driven organization committed to being the brand of choice in the marketplace and the employer of choice in the community. We believe in servant leadership, investing in our team members, and rewarding performance. We live by the core values of our Diamond Philosophy: Quality, Teamwork, Productivity, and Excellence-which means consistently doing your best and always striving to do better.

Summary:

As the Maintenance Technician, you will be responsible for performing maintenance, repair and upkeep of all buildings, tools and equipment. You will provide preventative maintenance including a safe and sanitary environment to the plant and surrounding grounds.

Key Responsibilities:

• Be on call, as needed.
• Assess maintenance and repair problems with follow-up.
• Perform minor plumbing and electrical work and repair equipment when breakdowns occur to maintain production.
• Learn set-up, operation, adjustments and operating parameters of production equipment.
• Develop open communication with machine operators, department supervisors and managers.
• Bring production equipment to a good operating standard and improve work order system and develop a return to service, i.e. production certification.
• Repair equipment when breakdowns occur to maintain production.
• Paint any necessary areas, as needed.
• Work on new installation projects.
• Perform walk-throughs as assigned to spot possible problems.
• Remedy any unsafe conditions ASAP.
• Safety must be first priority and repair aesthetic defects i.e. seals, hinges, hangers, etc. when production maintenance and breakdowns allow.
• Perform other duties, as assigned.

What You Bring to Pacific Seafood:

Required:

• High school diploma or GED
• Minimum two years related experience and/or training.

Preferred:

• Prior forklift operation experience
• Forklift certification

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the team member:

• Occasionally climbing. Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
• Occasionally balancing. Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.
• Standing. Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks.
• Use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.
• Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
• Regularly required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus

Working Conditions:

The working environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the team member is exposed to:

• Moving mechanical parts.
• Toxic or caustic chemicals.
• Outdoor weather conditions and extreme cold.
• Noise level is usually loud.

Pay Range: $20.08 - $ 24.90 per hour

Total Compensation:

At Pacific Seafood, your base wage is only a portion of your overall compensation package. We invest in our Team Members through a comprehensive and attractive total rewards package, including but not limited to:

• Health insurance benefits options, including medical, prescription, vision, dental, basic group life and short-term disability
• Flexible spending accounts for health flex and dependent care expenses
• 401(k) retirement plan options with generous annual company profit sharing match
• Paid time-off for all regular FT team members to include sick days, paid holidays, vacation, and personal time
• Employee assistance program providing confidential professional counseling, financial and legal assistance at no charge to team members and immediate family members
• Product purchase program

Pacific Seafood is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.