Lead Production Maintenance Technician - Night Shift

About SunOpta

SunOpta delivers customized supply chain solutions and innovation for top brands, retailers and foodservice providers across a broad portfolio of beverages, broths and better-for-you snacks. With over 50 years of expertise, SunOpta fuels customers' growth with high-quality, sustainability-forward solutions distributed through retail, club, foodservice and e-commerce channels across North America.

SunOpta Overview:

SunOpta Inc. is a leader in the plant-based foods and beverages industry. SunOpta is focused on sustainability and specializes in the sourcing, processing, and packaging of organic, conventional, non-GMO food products.

SunOpta is looking for talented individuals that demonstrate our most valued behaviors: Passion, Dedication, Speed, Entrepreneurship, Customer-Centricity, and Problem-Solver, to help create a brighter, healthier, and sustainable future of food!

Job Summary:

The Lead Production Maintenance Technician is responsible for:

• Providing and coordinating the day-to-day plant maintenance functions on their shift.
• Providing supervision for the Production Technicians.
• Ensuring maintenance operating efficiencies.
• Safety.
• Housekeeping.
• Quality workmanship.
• Primary contact with the Production Supervisors to coordinate work with maintenance staff on duty.
• Executes preventive maintenance programs.
• Effectively coordinates maintenance activities with production, warehouse, and quality.
• Provide support to the leadership team and employees at the site.

Essential Functions of the Job:

• Leads all Production Technicians on their scheduled shifts.
• Coordinate's maintenance workers by scheduling repairs, and planning maintenance and installation activities.
• Coordinate's maintenance activities on utility systems to provide continuous supply of heat, steam, electric power, gas, or air required for operations.
• Review's production, quality control and maintenance reports and statistics to plan and modify maintenance activities.
• Identifies the training needs of shift personnel in all aspects of their jobs consistent with established operating procedures.
• Ensure safety in the workplace by eliminating unsafe conditions and unsafe employee behaviors.
• Protect Company assets by the direct intervention of any condition resulting in the abuse of equipment or buildings.
• Executes the preventive maintenance program in conjunction with the maintenance staff.
• Inspects operating machines and equipment for conformance with operational standards.
• Confers with management, engineering, and quality control personnel to resolve maintenance problems and recommend measures to improve operations and conditions of machines and equipment.
• Participates in the planning of new installations. Establishes or adjusts work procedures to meet production schedules. Suggest changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of maintenance staff. Analyzes and troubleshoot equipment problems. Assists maintenance staff in solving equipment problems.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma, or GED.
• Two or more years related experience in Mechatronics or a food grade facility.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Aseptic processing,
• High-speed form/fill/seal packaging.
• Boiler License and/or Electrician's License is a plus.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of Managers, clients, and customers.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions finished in written, oral diagram or schedule form.
• Knowledge of business software, and manufacturing software (HMIs, PLCs, manufacturing controls).

Additional Considerations:

• This role will be at the SunOpta Plant in Allentown, PA..
• This will be a night shift opportunity on a 2-2-3 pattern, 12-hour shifts (5:30 pm to 6 am). Some flexibility may be required.
• $2/hour shift differential offered for working nights.
• Some travel may be needed on occasion.
• Relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.

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