Facility Maintenance Technician

Company Overview

WG Provisions stands proud as a family-owned, customer-focused, midwestern meat company, building a legacy founded by Marv Walter in 1979, and continuing it today with Darren Dies. Our dedication to world-class meats, food safety, and relationships is unwavering. We’re more than a business; we’re a family of agricultural experts committed to the finest meat products, ensuring every customer experiences the confidence and comfort of impeccable quality.

Our reputation is grounded in tradition and excellence. Under Darren’s guidance, we blend time-honored practices with contemporary innovation, ensuring our commitment to maintaining the highest standards and adapting to our customers’ needs. Each product that leaves our facility represents our dedication to excellence, from conscious sourcing to meticulous processing, making WG Provisions a trusted partner in premium small-batch meat products.

Learn more: www.wgprovisions.com

Position Overview

Job Title: Smokehouse Facility Maintenance Technician

Reports to: Production Support Manager

Location: Smokehouse, Jewell, Iowa

Job-Type: Full-time Hourly

The Facility Maintenance Technician role keeps the plant facility and equipment running in a safe and efficient manner. This includes maintaining and repairing the building and equipment while adhering to company, USDA and food safety policies. This role will survey buildings and equipment to maintain proper operations and preventative maintenance programs to help drive operational growth and efficiency across the company. This individual will work hand in hand with the Production Support Manager and bring extensive knowledge of operating equipment, specifically for the meat industry, and maintenance of this equipment.

Key Responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities of this position shall include but not be limited to the following:

• Manage start-up to make sure equipment is in proper operating condition.
• Diagnose equipment defects and making necessary repairs.
• Maintain, repair, and troubleshoot machinery, ovens, processing equipment and facilities problems as needed for production issues and efficiency
• Safely operate various maintenance shop tools including welders, grinders, etc.
• Maintain all areas of the shop, production rooms and interior/exterior of the plant.
• Troubleshoot electrical functions (i.e., motors, controls, PLC function and basic wiring)
• Confer with management and suppliers to resolve maintenance problems and recommend measures to improve operations and conditions of machines and equipment.
• Read and interpret equipment manuals, maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Complete preventative maintenance tasks as assigned.
• Follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) training, along with company pre-requisite programs, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s), and Standard Sanitation Operating Procedures (SSOP’s).
• Perform all duties within OSHA and company safety standards: LOTO, wear PPE and maintain safety equipment.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and organized work area.
• Immediately report any accidents or deficiencies to the Production Support Manager and Plant Manager.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as necessary.

Qualifications

Required education, skills, knowledge and abilities:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Forklift certification preferred
• Welding, electrical or refrigeration experience is not required but preferred
• Minimum of 1 to 5 years of facility maintenance
• Minimum of 1 to 5 years of equipment maintenance
• Knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, and electronics
• Knowledge of electrical/mechanical safety practices
• Prior knowledge of food processing equipment is helpful
• Complex problem-solving skills, proven ability to solve problems independently
• Ability to troubleshoot PLC and frequency drives
• Ability to write routine break-down, preventative maintenance and other maintenance related reports and correspondence
• Strong knowledge of regulatory requirements for facilities operating under USDA and OSHA
• Support/drive hazard identification, risk assessments, and risk controls efforts
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary and distributed team
• Role model of integrity, sound judgement, personal responsibility, team player
• Knowledge of GMP requirements
• Knowledge of food processing and food safety protocols is preferred
• Adhere to all company policies and regulatory guidelines
• Communicate well with co-workers and supervisors
• Work in a team-oriented environment
• Perform duties with minimal supervision
• Excellent attendance and dependability
• Bilingual English and Spanish preferred but not required

PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, crouch, bend, walk, use hands to handle, feel, lift and/or move 50 or more pounds and talk or hear. Prolonged standing, walking, and repetitive hand or arm movements may be required throughout the shift. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The work environment includes but is not limited to the following:

• Plant/warehouse setting
• Varying temperatures and humidities in freezers or coolers or near ovens
• Varying noise levels from machinery or alarms
• Manufacturing equipment movement
• Wet/slippery floors
• Meat processing smells, seasonings, cleaning chemicals, smoke from cooking equipment

Personal protective equipment is provided in accordance with safety standards and required to be worn when performing tasks that prescribe its use.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

WG Provisions is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

E-Verify

WG Provisions provides the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new Team Member’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. IMPORTANT: If the Government cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, we are required to provide you with written instructions and an opportunity to contact SSA and/or DHS before taking adverse action against you, including terminating your employment. We do not use E-Verify to pre-screen job applicants or to re-verify current employees and may not limit or influence the choice of documents presented for use on Form I-9. To determine whether Form I-9 documentation is valid, we use E-Verify’s photo screening tool to match the photograph appearing on some permanent resident and employment authorization cards with the official U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) photograph. If you believe that WG Provisions has violated our responsibilities under this program or has discriminated against you during the verification process based upon your national origin or citizenship status, please call the Office of Special Counsel at 1-800-255-7688 (TDD: 1-800-237-2515).

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Disclaimer

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the job.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $22.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• Facility Maintenance: 1 year (Preferred)
• Equipment Maintenance: 2 years (Preferred)

Language:

• English (Preferred)
• Spanish (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Jewell, IA 50130 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Jewell, IA 50130: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Work Location: In person