The Schwan Food Company

• Determines feasibility of work orders and receives approval to pursue.
• Obtains blueprints and/or electrical schematics for review.
• Organizes all pertinent parts tooling and verifies equipment availability for all maintenance work requested. Utilized kitting process to increase effectiveness.
• Estimates maintenance labor hours and materials needed to complete work orders and prioritized work to be completed.
• Prepares requisitions and allocates material to work orders.
• Coordinates work with originating department and follows up to assist in any problems encountered.
• Schedules preventive maintenance on all machinery in plant and surrounding areas and maintains accurate records of work done.
• Maintains history on all machinery parts costs and man-hour costs in plant and outlying areas.
• Schedules work orders to assure timely completion of work according to established priorities.
• Maintains work order documentation including date description of work completion time and cost of project.
• Prepares reports as directed.
• Communicates with other supervisors and leads to find out about equipment problems. Reports equipment issues to manager as needed.
• Schedules preventive maintenance on all machinery in plant and surrounding areas.
• Establishes preventive maintenance schedules for all new equipment and updates as needed.
• Maintains scheduling documentation including date completion time (p.m. hours emergency hours) and cost of project.
• Schedules safety checks of all micro switches and emergency stops and maintains records to meet OSHA requirements.
• Maintains machinery history files (all man-hour and parts costs) on all machinery in plant and surrounding areas.
• Recommends equipment changes as indicated by history records.
• Performs other related work either apparent or assigned.
• Responsible to conduct yourself in a manner consistent with company mission values code of ethics policies and other standards of conduct.

Education: Two-year degree in specialized trade or equivalent combination of education and experience

Years of Related Experience: Typically has two or more years of related experience

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Must have good written and verbal communication skills. Must have experience with SAP. Prefer experience within the food industry. Must have mechanical aptitude to efficiently assign work and audit for effectiveness. Candidate should posses intermediate mechanical electrical and automation skills.