Experienced Manufacturing Maintenance Technician W-F (Mechanical skillset focused) - Day Shift

Shift: Wednesday-Friday 4am - 4:30pm, plus 8hr shift every other Saturday

Wage Range: $32/r - $40/hr

At Sweet Candy Company our mission is to “Make Life Sweet”, in maintenance we do this by providing reliable equipment that allows production to produce the delicious candy for our customers. If you want to have a bigger impact on the lives of people around you than just fixing things when they are broken this may be the role for you. While we have been making candy for a very long time we are in the middle of redefining how we provide world class reliable equipment for the production of Sweet Candy.

We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced packaging maintenance technician to join our day shift maintenance team. The ideal candidate has a strong mechanical skillset as well as manual machining experience, the primary focus of this position will be maintaining, improving reliability and repairing taffy packaging equipment primarily AMP Rose 42C Cut and Wrap machines, with occasionally helping on multi head scales, vertical baggers, pre-made pouch baggers, cartoners, casepackers, palletizers, robotic packaging equipment and conveyors. Strong communication skills, ability to lead by example, willingness to work some overtime, and shift flexibility are highly desired.

WHY CHOOSE SWEET CANDY?
Sweet Candy offers a strong total rewards package including;

• Competitive Compensation
• Bonus Program
• 401K (3% contribution with up to another 3% match)
• Paid Vacation
• 40+ hours/year Paid "Life Happens Time"
• 10 Paid Holidays (including Family Week - week between Christmas and New Years)
• Educational Benefits (Tuition Sponsorship and Tuition Assistance)
• Health Insurance Benefits available 1st of the month following date of hire
• Domestic Partner Health Coverage
• Merit Wage Increases
• Shift Differential
• Tenure Differential
• Professional Development
• Supplemental Insurance Benefits
• Generous Employee Referral Bonus
• Employee Product Discounts and Giveaways
• Company Events

Required Qualifications:

• ALWAYS work safely, follow all safety protocols, so all our people go home in the same condition in which they arrived

• Work in compliance with all GMP, Food Safety and Sanitation standards

• Must work well in a collaborative and multi-cultural, team-oriented environment

• Strong background in mechanical repair and manual machining

• Experience in troubleshooting factory automation systems including knowledge of controls, PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, servos, and pneumatics

• Experience in troubleshooting electrical control circuits including knowledge of AC/DC and facility equipment wiring

• 3+ years of experience in troubleshooting, repair and preventative maintenance of industrial manufacturing equipment in a similar environment

• Mechanical experience in troubleshooting and repair of pumps, motors, gearboxes, conveyors, valves, piping systems

• Communicate effectively and frequently to all stake holders including; production operators, management, quality, sanitation, human resources, peers and team members

• Customer service and continuous improvement mindset

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