Duties & Functions:
- Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, or repair to ensure that machines or equipment are installed and functioning according to specifications.
- Research, design, evaluate, install, operate, or maintain mechanical products, equipment, systems or processes to meet requirements.
- Confer with maintenance project engineers and management to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, or provide technical information.
- Provide technical customer service on farm to reduce disruption to day-to-day operations.
- Direct the installation, operation, maintenance, or repair of equipment, such as heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) or water systems.
- Diagnose and provide plausible solutions for electrical, ventilation, and other facility challenges that arise throughout the facility.
- Establish or coordinate the maintenance or safety procedures, service schedule, or supply of materials required to maintain machines or equipment in the prescribed condition.
- Collaborate and closely align with farm manager and staff to deliver best in class quality products and workmanship.
- Promote safe work habits and maintain a safe working environment.
- Manage the work order system, prioritizing open work orders to resolve the most important issues first but not losing track of lesser priority issues.
- Perform day-to-day production activities as needed.
- Comply with Animal Care standards and adhere to principles contained within the Core Values and the Animal Care Stakeholder Commitment Statement.
Skills & Abilities:Knowledge of:
- Electrical, plumbing, and ventilation systems
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Fuse boxes and electrical testing equipment
- Operating and servicing equipment, i.e. tractors, skidders, grinders and ATV's
- Machinery and tools, including their design, uses, repair, and maintenance
Skilled In:
- Uncompromising commitment to customer service
- Adaptation to new and changing technology
- General computing and the ability to manage workload through mobile handheld devices.
- Clear and concise written and verbal communications
- Strong interpersonal relations
- Cross divisional communication and relationship building
- Welding and Fabricating
- General Carpentry
Ability to:
- Work independently, as well as part of a team
- Follow verbal/written instructions
- Willingness to learn new skills
- Work on rotating weekend shifts/ 24-7 on call
- Execute mechanical repairs on (but not limited to) feed motors, gearboxes, fan motors, belts and bearings, feed line augers, boar bots and mortality removal equipment.
- Work overhead while standing on a ladder