Maintenance Engineer

A maintenance engineer is certified to perform repairs and rebuilds on specific types of equipment. Diagnose failures when equipment breaks down and help create preventive maintenance schedules. This combination of hands-on maintenance and maintenance strategy requires the Maintenance engineer to work with mechanics, maintenance manager and production schedulers to minimize downtime of plant operations.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide support effectively trouble shooting industrial equipment i.e.: voltages 120v to 600vac and dc, plc Allen Bradley, and woods knowledge. (what is woods knowledge?)
• Knowledge of county, state, federal regulations, and OSHA requirements
• Experience with AC/DC inverters, temperature controller programming, photocells, proximity sensors and switches as well as boiler troubleshooting and repairs.
• Knowledge and understanding of manuals and schematics, welding mig and tig all materials.
• Hydraulics experience, cylinders valves and solenoids, air compressors, and general electrical controls are essential.
• Ability to diagnose and program VFD’s, Allen Bradly 525, 4 and 400.
• Provide technical in using RS-Linx and RS-Logic 500 and 5000.
• Provide technical with servo drives i.e. Troubleshoot servo drive failures.
• Ability to read ladder diagrams and schematics.
• Needs to have at least 5 years of experience working with PLC’s.

Education and/or Experience:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• 5 years or more in food manufacturing operations
• Effective experience in trouble shooting on industrial equipment i.e.: voltages 120v to 600vac and dc, plc Allen Bradley, and woods knowledge.
• Knowledge of county, state, federal regulations, and OSHA requirements

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to cover a shift if needed, take over the job for a mechanic.
• Skills to find a safe way to keep machinery running while waiting on parts.
• Team player, communicate with plant supervisors and managers with any issues.
• Plan and communicate any major repairs and possible cause of production downtime.

La Canasta Mexican Food Products is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, gender, age, religion, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.