The Maintenance Mechanic assists the Maintenance Manager in repairing and

maintaining machinery and mechanical equipment at all three locations of Amigos Foods.

Job Duties:

• Perform routine inspections, repairs, and maintenance on all production equipment, including conveyor systems, pumps, motors, and other types of food processing machinery.
• Perform fabricating duties.
• Perform some electrical and plumbing duties
• Troubleshoot all areas of production equipment to ensure it is in good working order, making repairs/adjustments as needed.
• Other Duties as Assigned

Essential Functions:

• Maintain standards of food plant sanitation in all production activities.
• Ensure good manufacturing practices are adhered to at all times
• Adhere to the company's production standard operating procedures
• Maintain a clean work area at all times
• Prevent costly downtime and disruptions to production schedules by ensuring that equipment is in good working order and catching problems before they become more serious

Position Qualifications

• Have experience with various tools such as wrenches, pliers, socket sets as well as welding equipment.
• Project management — Ability to organize and direct a project to completion
• Decision Making — Ability to make critical decisions while following company procedures.
• Detail Oriented — Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
• Accurate — Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Initiative — Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or to reach a goal.
• Reliability — The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
• Self Motivated — Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task to the best of one's ability using his or her own drive or initiative
• Problem Solving - Ability to find a solution or to deal proactively with work related problems.

Education:      High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED)

Experience:     One to two years' related experience. Experience in food processing

Physical Abilities                                                                     Lift/Carry

Stand                C (Constantly)                            1 lbs. or less                        F ( Frequently)

Walk                 F (Frequently)                            2 — 20 lbs.                        F (Frequently)

Sit                     (F (Frequently)                           21-50 lbs.                        F(Frequently)

Handling/Fingering                     F(Frequently) 51-Over 100 lbs.                                                O(Occasionally)

Reach Outward                          F(Frequently)

Reach Above Shoulder                F (Frequently)

Climb                                  F (Frequently)

Squat or Kneel                           F (Frequently)

Bend                                         F (Frequently) Push/Pull

1 lb. or less                               F (Frequently)

2-12 lbs.                              F (Frequently)

13-25 lbs.                            F (Frequently)

26-40 lbs.                            F (Frequently)

41-100 lbs.                          0 (Occasionally)

Other Physical Requirements Vision (Near)

Sense of touch

Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (Hearing, Vision, & Lifting Equipment)

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to hot and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.