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Industrial Maintenance Mechanic - Dairy Processing

Job Description - Industrial Maintenance Mechanic - Dairy Processing

destinationone Consulting is proud to exclusively partner with PMF Brands (Nanak Foods), who is hiring a Industrial Maintenance Mechanic (Dairy Processing) for their Bellingham, WA facility.

About Nanak Foods:

From modest beginnings, PMF Brands (Nanak Foods) is now
North America’s largest processor of traditional dairy-based South Asian foods.
Established in 1997, Nanak Foods specializes in the manufacturing of paneer cheese, ghee
(clarified butter), yogurt and various dairy-based appetizers and desserts.
Nanak Foods manufacturing facilities are CFIA, FDA and EU approved and have
Safe Quality Food (SQF) level 3 certification ensuring continual monitoring for
quality, safety and legality.

Purpose of the job:

To assist the maintenance and production teams in the maintenance
and repair of food process machinery and facility to ensure an effective and
efficient daily operation.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

  • Perform
    diagnostics, maintenance, repair, setup, start-up and troubleshooting of dairy
    processing and packaging equipment

  • Adjusting,
    dismantling, installing, optimizing, and repairing dairy processing
    machinery and equipment

  • Identifying,
    developing, assisting, and implementing improvements related to food
    processing equipment

  • Perform
    routine inspections to ensure effective, efficient, and safe operations

  • Perform preventive/regular
    maintenance on manufacturing equipment/ machinery

  • Identify
    potential concerns and problems on equipment before failure

  • Communicate
    and report to team about potential concerns/ problems

  • Documenting
    and reporting work performed and issues found in compliance with Safe
    Quality Food (SQF) standards

  • Responding to
    calls and effectively prioritizing multiple tasks

  • Must have
  • Completing
    projects based off of work orders or otherwise assigned

  • Communicate
    with teammates, supervisors and production staff regularly and concisely

Other Responsibilities:

  • Performs the
    job in a safe and professional manner

  • Maintains/ensures
    a clean, safe, and well-organized working environment

  • Adheres to
    company policies

  • Follow work
    standards of OSHA/LNI

  • Follow work
    standards of the Safe Quality Foods (SQF) international standard

  • Additional
    Duties as assigned/ required that are relevant to the “Essential Functions
    and Responsibilities” of the job



Requirements

Required Skills:

  • Ideally 2-3
    year experience with industrial maintenance in a factory/plant environment

  • Skilled in
    using windows computers for tasks like searching the web, using email,
    writing text documents, using spreadsheets, filling out forms, teams chat,
    keeping organized file systems.

  • Fluency in the
    English language on technical topics

  • Knowledge of
    mechanical/electrical troubleshooting and repair

  • Knowledge of integrated
    automated systems

  • Knowledge of occupational
    safety practices

  • Ability to
    read, interpret, and understand mechanical/electrical drawings

  • Ability to
    work: alone/ around others/ together with others

  • Ability to
    work: effectively/efficiently by oneself and in teams

  • Ability to
    work: in a fast-paced environment

Desired Skills

  • Lock out tag out (LOTO)
  • Bearings and drives
    troubleshooting and repair

  • AC motor troubleshooting and
    repair

  • Electrical troubleshooting
    (24v, 120v, 240v, 480v)

  • PLC/VFD programming
  • Forklift certification
  • Scissor/boom lift
    certification

  • Basic stainless steel TIG
    Welding

  • General fabrication
  • General plumbing
  • Pneumatic systems
  • Fluid transmission systems
  • Conversational ability in
    Spanish

Physical Demand:

  • Requires
    carrying (up to 50 lb)/ lifting (up to 50 lb)

  • Requires
    repetitive actions/ motions

  • Requires
    bending/ climbing/ kneeling/ pulling/ pushing/ reaching/ twisting

  • Requires
    standing (for extended periods of time)/ walking (for extended periods of
    time)

  • Ability to
    read faint/small text or diagrams in varying light conditions

  • Ability to
    work and concentrate in a noisy/loud environment with proper hearing
    protection

  • Ability to
    enter confined spaces with proper safety precautions

  • Ability to
    work safely at moderate heights

Working Conditions:

The employee works in the food production factory and is
exposed to an environment consisting of: chemicals, electrical/ mechanical
power: equipment/tools, fluctuating hot/ cold temperatures, grease/ oils, hot/
cold: objects/surfaces/substances, humid environment, loud noise level and
outside weather, varying heights.

Job Type: Full-time hourly 40 hrs/week

Salary: $28.00 - $38.00 per hour DOE

About destinationone Consulting

destinationone Consulting is a North America–based strategic recruitment, executive search, and HR advisory firm serving purpose-led organizations across high-impact industries. Our sector expertise spans CleanTech, Education and EdTech, Health and Med Tech, Healthcare and Wellness, Government (Municipal, State, and Federal), Non Profit, Sustainability and other public sector domains.

How to Apply

If this opportunity aligns with your skills and career goals, please apply with an updated resume in MS Word format. While we may not be able to contact everyone, we will connect with candidates whose profiles match the requirements of the role.

Rest assured, your profile will remain in our network, and we’ll reach out when a suitable opportunity arises.

To learn more about us and stay updated on opportunities, follow destinationone Consulting on LinkedIn.

Thank you for considering destinationone Consulting—we’re excited to support you in your career journey.


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