PIC Maintenance Technician
PIC Maintenance Technician
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Join PIC as a Maintenance Technician where youll be the heartbeat of our farm operations ensuring everything runs like clockwork. In this handson fastpaced role you wont just fix thingsyoull elevate them. Whether its keeping our cuttingedge equipment in top shape leading barn renovation projects or implementing smarter more efficient solutions your impact will be felt daily. Youll troubleshoot diagnose and solve technical challenges while helping our farms operate at peak performance. If youre passionate about problemsolving love working with your hands and want to play a key role in sustainable farming this is your opportunity to make a real difference with the global leader in swine genetics.
- Review production schedules by farm systems in place process and workflows computer programs and other information to understand activities that take place in farms and how they are performed by staff
- Create and implement action plans to ensure the achievement of the maintenance department on a weekly monthly and annual basis
- Assist in the development of as well as deliver the agreed upon budget area of responsibility which includes:
- Ordering parts and supplies;
- Maintaining inventory levels of commonly used parts and supplies; and
- Assisting with CapEx projects
- Maintain record keeping within all software platforms to ensure records are fully updated on a weekly basis
- Provides technical maintenance support and guidance to employees and farm management including but not limited to:
- Assembly and installation of feeders
- Assist with a complete demolition and renovation of required barns
- Assist in the replacing full tin roofs on the barns
- Participate in a full renovation of finisher penning which will include removing existing penning and replacing with new
- Replace current pvc feed line with stainless steel feed line
- Responsible for seasonal rodent control through maintaining an established bait station protocol
- Develop control systems to decrease resource waste due to systems malfunctions including feed and water
- Accountable for weed management including operating spraying tools and equipment to apply herbicide around complex
- Responsible for snow removal with heavy machinery if inclement weather arises due to late springs or early winters
- Safely and effectively operate small hand tools and hand power tools.
- Safely and effectively operate farm machinery such as ATVs Skid Steers or Tractors with various attachments for but not limited to renovation projects mowing roof repairs or general groundskeeping tasks. Candidate must also be able to help maintain equipment before during and after use
- Uses judgment to identify and resolve daytoday technical and operational problems
- Implement emergency response programs to farm system malfunctions and train staff to identify emergencies and response appropriately
- Effective communication with teammates and supervisors in order to effectively achieve goals
- Ensure adherence to the Companys animal care policies and procedures including: providing a physical environment that meets the animals needs providing access to adequate water and high quality feed providing humane treatment of the animals providing identification and appropriate treatment of animals in need of health care and following the guidelines for euthanasia
- Ensure area of responsibility is accomplishing the following:
- Adherence to the Companys Safety Program requirements and guidelines;
- Adhere to biosecurity protocols;
- Adherence to environmental laws and procedures;
- Compliance of all company policies procedures and guidelines;
- Willingness to change plans as needed;
- Cleanliness and sanitation of the farm; and
- Compliance with all environmental laws and procedures
Qualifications :
- A university degree in a relevant maintenance discipline including but not limited to AgroIndustrial Engineering Agronomy Engineering Industrial Engineering Sustainable Development and Engineering Bachelor degrees under the Engineer and Agriculturist professions
- A minimum of one year of maintenance experience working in an agriculture or manufacturing facility
- Must shower in and out of the facility daily
- Must work outside of normal business hours including weekend evening holidays and emergency situations as needed
Additional Information :
At Genus we offer a competitive salary. Benefits include health dental vision FSA/HSA long and shortterm disability 401K tuition reimbursement paid holidays and ETO (employee time off). This position will have opportunity for growth.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
