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Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company's portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats™, PEBBLES™, Grape-Nuts™ and Malt-O-Meal™ cereal and Peter Pan™ peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish™, Kibbles 'n Bits™ and 9Lives™ dog and cat food. Post also provides private label solutions to customers in pet food, cereal, nut butters and granola. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn or Facebook for the latest news.

The Fitzgerald, Georgia plant is a significant contributor to the U.S. peanut supply, producing approximately 50% of the nation’s peanuts and 108 million pounds of peanut butter annually. The site employs approximately 250 employees and plays an important role in both the local economy and the broader food supply chain.

Located in the heart of Fitzgerald, the community is known for its welcoming smalltown feel and unique local character. The city is famously home to wild chickens that freely roam the downtown area- so much so that the town hosts an annual Wild Chicken Festival in their honor. Fitzgerald also offers a lively calendar of festivals, concerts, and parades throughout the year, contributing to a strong sense of community and quality of life.

Our Fitzgerald, GA Location has an opening for an Maintenance Technician, reporting to the maintenance Supervisor.  This position will use prior experience to repair, maintain, and design equipment and electrical systems to aid the facility, reach increase productivity, and desired efficiencies.  A Focus on health and safety, and food safety are key.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain, diagnose/troubleshoot and repair a variety of electro-mechanical equipment in both processing and high speed packaging.
• Perform line changeovers and equipment set-ups
• Complete Maintenance, Safety, Food Safety, and General training courses and documentation
• Planning, parts, and tools identification and executing rebuilds of existing equipment or installation of new equipment.
• Maintain, build, and repair automated and robotics systems, conveyors, and processing equipment (i.e. roaster, mills, fillers, capper, labeler, case packer, bundle wrapper), auxiliary plant equipment such as air compressors, lighting, HVAC/Chiller units, glycol systems, truck docks, doors and general facility upkeep items.
• Fabricate parts as required/requested
• Read and interpret drawings and blueprints
• Partner with machine operators on equipment troubleshooting needs
• Maintain, diagnose and repair electrical control and instrumentation.
• Replace electrical/electronic and control hardware including PLC’s and HMI’s
• Set-up and calibrate various instrumentation ( i.e. metal detectors, checkweighers, scales, feeders, temperature and flow transmitters
• Maintain, diagnose and repair PLC, HMI and ancillary controls instrumentation
• Edit PLC/HMI software, backup programs and software, update software/hardware revisions. Rockwell Software/Factory Talk/RSView and E-net/IP to maintain, diagnose and repair E-net/IP communications systems including switches
• Other duties, as assigned.

Education and Experience required:

• High School Diploma
• 2-5 years in an electrical/mechanical maintenance Role
• Experience with Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, and 5S (including Kaizen and Gemba)

Preferred Education, Experience, and skills:

• Skilled Trades Technical Education
• Advanced technical training in Automation and electrical systems technology
• Leadership in a manufacturing maintenance Position

Physical Requirement: Qualified candidates must be able to perform the following physical job requirements, with or without reasonable accommodation:

• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds
• Must be able to work in hot, humid, and cold manufacturing environment
• Must be able to work in crowded spaces for 4 + hours per shift
• Must be able to crouch, kneel, and stoop for 4 + hours per shift
• Must be able to climb ladders and work at heights for 6 + hours per shift
• Must be able to perform simple grasping, push, pull, perform fine manipulation and feel for 6 + hours per shift
• Must be able to sit 4 + hours per shift
• Must be able to stand for 6 + hours per shift
• Must be able to work overhead for 1 + hours per shift

other Benefits:

40 PTO hours upon hire

Medical benefits the 1st day of month after hire

Company uniforms and shoes

Education and Experience required:

• High School Diploma
• 2-5 years in an electrical/mechanical maintenance Role
• Experience with Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, and 5S (including Kaizen and Gemba)

Preferred Education, Experience, and skills:

• Skilled Trades Technical Education
• Advanced technical training in Automation and electrical systems technology
• Leadership in a manufacturing maintenance Position

Education and Experience required:

• High School Diploma
• 2-5 years in an electrical/mechanical maintenance Role
• Experience with Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, and 5S (including Kaizen and Gemba)

Preferred Education, Experience, and skills:

• Skilled Trades Technical Education
• Advanced technical training in Automation and electrical systems technology
• Leadership in a manufacturing maintenance Position