Plant Maintenance Mechanic - Industrial Electrician

Location: Birmingham - Corporate Headquarters

Business Segment: COR

Work Schedule: Monday – Friday - 8 Hour Shift

Job Type: Regular

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Amount of Travel Required: None

Buffalo Rock is an award-winning Pepsi and Keurig Dr Pepper bottler founded in Birmingham, AL more than 123 years ago. Buffalo Rock manages the best beverage portfolio in the country, which includes several beloved global and regional brands. The Plant Maintenance Electrician position is a key member of the Corporate Maintenance Team. The primary duty of the position is to provide support by repairing and maintaining machinery and electrical equipment.

Essential functions:

• Regular and timely attendance is an essential function of this position.
• Position is required to work all hours necessary to ensure operations function is fulfilled, including nights, weekends, holidays.
• Advanced ability in the repair and maintenance of machinery, plumbing, physical structure and electrical wiring.
• Highly skilled at troubleshooting using appropriate testing devices.
• Repairs and maintains machinery and mechanical equipment, such as motors, pneumatic tools, conveyor systems, and production machines and equipment, using hand tools, power tools, and precision-measuring and testing instruments.
• Observes mechanical devices in operation and listens to their sounds to locate causes of trouble.
• Able to run conduit, pull wire, and terminate connections for equipment.
• Able to perform work at height with proper fall protection PPE.
• Dismantles devices to gain access to and remove defective parts, using hoists, hand tools, and power tools.
• Examines form and texture of parts to detect imperfections.
• Inspects used parts to determine changes in dimensional requirements, using rules, calipers, micrometers, and other measuring instruments.
• Adjusts functional parts of devices and control instruments, using hand tools, level, plum bobs, and straightedges.
• Repairs or replaces functional and structural parts in devices, using hand tools.
• Starts devices to test their performance.
• Lubricates and cleans parts.
• May initiate purchase requests for parts and machines.
• Observe operation of equipment to determine if problems with equipment or operator.
• Required to complete other activities assigned by supervisor.
• Required to follow the Good Manufacturing Program (GMPs) as listed in Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 21 section 110.
• Requires participation in various Food Safety related training that Buffalo Rock utilizes.
• Required to report potential issues related to Food Safety.

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Must exhibit a high level of ethical and moral conduct while at work or in attendance of any off-site function during work hours or after work hours while representing the Buffalo Rock Company.
• Responsible for continuous self-improvement through the knowledge and use of all Buffalo Rock provided training, either web-based, in-house, or any other provided method.
• Must successfully complete assigned training curriculum, including but not limited to online and/or facilitated training.
• Ensure that every reasonable precaution is taken to protect the Company from possible damage, theft, or other liabilities.
• Ensure that every reasonable precaution is taken to protect the safety of employee-partners, self, customers, Buffalo Rock property, and customer property.
• Honor and follow through on all business commitments.
• Embody Buffalo Rock’s Purpose of “Building brands through legendary service and remarkable people.”
• Committed to serving our communities.
• Customer success drives our success.
• Integrity matters.
• Obsessed with continuous improvement.
• We care for each other.
• Win the day.

Skills:

• Safety Awareness - Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.
• Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Diversity Oriented - Ability to work effectively with people regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or job type.
• Energetic - Ability to work at a sustained pace and produce quality work.
• Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
• Honesty / Integrity - Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.
• Working Under Pressure - Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.
• Communication, Written - Ability to speak, understand, read, and write the English language.

Supervisory responsibilities: None

Work environment: Working conditions will be inside and outside where temperatures will vary from extreme heat to extreme cold, working in rain or snow, all for extended periods.

Physical Demands:

• Lift/Carry: 21‑50 lbs. (Occasionally), 51‑100 lbs. (Frequently)
• Stand: Frequently
• Walk: Occasionally
• Sit: Frequently
• Manually Manipulate: Occasionally
• Grasp: Frequently
• Reach Above Shoulder: Frequently
• Speak: Occasionally
• Climb: Occasionally
• Squat or Kneel: Occasionally
• Bend: Occasionally

Required education and experience:

• High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED): Preferred
• At least three (3) Years of Manufacturing Maintenance Experience: Required
• At least one (1) year of Industrial Electrician Experience: Required
• PLC Experience: Preferred

Affirmative Action/EEO statement: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, genetic makeup, status as a protected veteran, or any other factor prohibited by applicable law.

This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the company may deem appropriate.