🔧 Maintenance Team Member: The Heroes Behind the Scenes! 🚀

Love solving puzzles? Enjoy working with your hands? Want a career where every day brings something new? As a Maintenance Team Member, you'll be one of the key players keeping our operation running at its best.

Whether you're organizing spare parts, helping with repairs, troubleshooting equipment, welding and fabricating, or leading preventative maintenance projects, your work keeps production moving and our team successful. No two days are the same, and every challenge is an opportunity to learn something new and make a real impact.

This role is about more than fixing machines. It's about:

🛠️ Solving problems and finding creative solutions
🤝 Working as part of a skilled, supportive team
📈 Driving continuous improvement and efficiency
✅ Promoting safety and quality in everything you do
🔍 Learning new technologies and expanding your technical skills
🎯 Making a direct impact on our products and our customers

From your first day to becoming a maintenance expert, you'll build valuable skills, take on exciting challenges, and play a critical role in keeping our facility operating at peak performance. If you enjoy hands-on work, thinking on your feet, and being the person everyone counts on when challenges arise, this is the place for you!

Join our Maintenance Team and help keep the heartbeat of our operation strong! 💪🔧⚙️

Employee Type:

Full time

Location:

MO Lee's Summit

Job Type:

Production Group

Job Posting Title:

Maintenance Packaging PM Tech

Job Description:

Schedule: Tuesday-Friday 5:00 am-3:30 pm

Work Location: 200 NW. Victoria Drive Lee's Summit, MO 64086 

Salary, based on experience and other qualifications:  $33.00 per hour

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with match, STD/LTD/AD&D/Life, HSA, FSA, EAP, Hospital indemnity, Accident Insurance, Identity and Fraud Protection Plan, Legal, and Critical Illness. 

What a Maintenance Team Member Does: 

• Troubleshoot, repair, and perform preventative maintenance on mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems. 

• Assist with machine setup, equipment modifications, and rebuilds to ensure optimal performance. 

• Maintain accurate documentation and update records in CMMS systems. 

• Follow all safety protocols and uphold GMPs and food safety standards. 

• Collaborate with team members and leadership to resolve equipment issues and minimize downtime. 

Skills a Maintenance Team Member Demonstrates: 

• Strong mechanical aptitude and ability to troubleshoot complex systems. 

• Commitment to safety and compliance with GMPs and OSHA standards. 

• Effective communication and teamwork skills. 

• Problem-solving ability and attention to detail in fast-paced environments. 

• Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and learn new technologies. 

Duties and Responsibilities: 

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time. 

• Safe Equipment Operation & Maintenance 

• Diagnose and resolve complex mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic issues to component level. 

• Perform preventive, predictive, and planned maintenance, including cleaning, inspecting, testing, and process improvements. 

• Fabricate components as needed using tools such as a lathe, grinder, and drill to repair or create jigs, fixtures, and tools. 

• Operate and maintain all production equipment in assigned areas, including conveyors, motors, gearboxes, and packaging machinery. 

• Troubleshoot and repair 3-phase electrical systems, AC/DC components, and control voltage issues. 

• Proficiently perform welding (stick, MIG, TIG) and millwright tasks to minimize downtime. 

• Food Safety & Sanitation Compliance 

• Adhere to all safety protocols, including LOTO, confined space, and hot work practices, while proactively identifying and mitigating risks. 

• Follow GMPs, company policies, and OSHA regulations to maintain a safe and clean work environment. 

• Support and ensure compliance with quality standards for safe, legal, and high-quality product manufacturing. 

• Team Collaboration, Leadership & Training 

• Mentor and train Maintenance Mechanics Level 1, Operators, and production employees on equipment operations and maintenance. 

• Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) activities and contribute to process improvement initiatives. 

• Collaborate positively with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot and solve operational challenges. 

• Documentation, Communication & Continuous Improvement 

• Accurately complete work orders, preventive maintenance records, and time tracking in CMMS and Kronos systems. 

• Use advanced software tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SAP) for documentation and reporting. 

• Ensure all equipment documentation, schematics, and manuals are up to date and accessible. 
• Knowledge, Training and Experience: Education & Experience: 
  • High School Diploma or GED required. 
  • Minimum 1 year of work experience, preferably in manufacturing or food production. 
  • Forklift certification preferred (required for Advanced Level); willingness to obtain certification if not already held. 
  • 18+ years of age. 
• Technical & Mechanical Skills: 
  • Ability to follow verbal and written instruction as well as perform accurate math functions. 
  • Understands and abides by Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and Good Manufacturing Principles (GMPs). 
  • Experience working with manufacturing equipment preferred. 
  • Demonstrate mechanical aptitude. 
• Safety & Compliance: 
  • Knowledge of GMPs, SQF, HACCP, FSMA, and other food safety regulations. 
  • Commitment to following all company safety policies and procedures. 
  • Must wear all required personal protection equipment (PPE) associated with specific manufacturing work environment and job duties as stated in the Employee Handbook, posted policies, or as assigned by leadership personnel. To include, wearing Blue Nitrile Gloves in production Zone 1 areas.  
  • Follows all safety policies and procedures, such as lock out/tag out, safe lifting techniques, and all others as instructed

EEO Statement:

Winland Foods seeks to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool, and as a global company we believe our success is enhanced by fostering equity and inclusion in the workplace. Therefore, Winland Foods is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military or veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.