Industrial Maintenance Working Foreman -12hrs Nights

Tempe, AZ

Full Time

Maintenance

Experienced

ABOUT UDA:
United Dairymen of Arizona (UDA) is a local, family-owned, dairy cooperative committed to serve the needs of our members, community, and customers by providing high quality milk and dairy products. As the only milk marketing co-op in the state, UDA oversees the production, processing, and marketing of Arizona's finest milk products from farm to Retail in 48 hours or less. From sweet cream and butter to non-fat dry milk, UDA provides milk products to manufactures and supermarket chains throughout the Grand Canyon State.

Our motto at UDA is “United in Excellence.” The dairy industry's success isn't built on one dairy or brand, its built on the community as a whole - this includes our amazing employees. When you join UDA, you're not just joining a business, you're joining a family. Since 1960 UDA has been headquartered, operated, and managed in Arizona. We strive to provide our employees with rewarding career opportunities aimed at long-term stability, growth, and advancement. We put our heart and soul into our products and value our team who show up, every day and do the work.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Maintenance Working Foreman will utilize their extensive mechanical experience to lead a team of technicians and ensure the UDA plant, warehouses, and facilities are operating, with minimal downtime. The Maintenance Lead will act as a subject matter expert to perform preventive, reactive, and predictive mechanical and electrical repairs.

MAINTENANCE WORKING FOREMAN PRIMARY FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
•   Plan, manage, and direct escalated maintenance issues by performing preventive, reactive, and predictive mechanical and electrical repairs for all UDA plants, warehouses, and facilities
•   Track, log, and report all escalated maintenance issues to UDA leadership
•   Manage team of maintenance technicians including scheduling, shift coverage, assigning tasks, projects, mentoring, and corrective actions
•   Plan and direct the maintenance of all plant equipment with minimum cost and high reliability
•   Actively participate in plant safety efforts including conducting incident reports, mitigation of project risks, and technician safety
•   Regularly provide prompt and detailed technical guidance for a variety of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and refrigeration conditions
•   Perform a variety of industrial pneumatic diagnostics and repairs to valves, banks, and fittings
•   Perform various electrical maintenance, troubleshooting, installation, and repairs including, but not limited to 3-phase motors, contactor relays, blown fuses, overload starters, VFD’s, motors, and PLC’s
•   Perform a variety of plumbing repairs to PVC, copper, and stainless-steel fittings
•   Manage multiple simultaneous projects and prioritize maintenance requests by level of impact
•   Develop effective procedure to diagnose, troubleshoot and validate quality solutions
•   Document, log, and report repairs into CMMS system and provide regular updates to maintenance team
•   Perform pump mechanical works and maintain and sustain pump programs
•   Maintain a clean and organized work area
•   Always maintain food safety and quality standards, resolving and/or reporting compliance issues immediately.

MAINTENANCE WORKING FOREMAN QUALIFICATIONS:
Skills & Abilities:
•   Expert knowledge and applied understanding of: Industrial electrical, pneumatic, boiler, refrigeration systems, motor, compressors, gearboxes, and pumps
•   Detail oriented with the ability to effectively diagnose, troubleshoot, and conduct complex repairs
•   Expert knowledge of equipment systems troubleshooting and repair
•   Make decisions based on general mechanical and electrical principals with minimal guidance and supervision
•   Proficient knowledge of lubrication principles and techniques including bearing types and usage
•   Prior experience conducting utility and HVAC/R maintenance and repairs
•   Ability to manage equipment orders, shipments, and inventory within department budget
•   Ability to comprehend and utilize technical prints, schematics, and diagrams
•   Ability to operate equipment including a forklift, and various lifts
•   Player-coach leadership mentality with the ability to be hands-on while also managing a team
•   Basic typing skills and familiarity with computer programs such as a CMMS or EAM
•   Ability to work rotating schedules, weekends, holidays, and be on-call

Experience:
•   7+ years of industrial maintenance experience
•   At least 1 year of experience in a lead, supervisor, management, or leadership role
•   General knowledge of food and beverage industry preferred

Education/Certifications:
• High School Diploma, GED, or certification from vocational/trade school

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable differently abled individuals to satisfactorily perform the essential functions.

•   Requires ability to walk and stand for 12 or more hours at a time
•   Requires ability to safely operate equipment by visually observing the condition of equipment and surroundings
•   Requires ability to hear and speak, occasionally in high time weighted average environments with elevated decibel readings (using appropriate hearing protection)
•   Requires ability to walk, stand, stoop, bend, reach, lift, push, pull and carry items up to 55lbs
•   Requires ability to push and pull items up to 150lbs
•   Requires ability to climb ladders and stairs of various heights occasionally including floors of 100ft or more, with appropriate fall protection PPE
•   Requires ability to work in varying extreme hot, cold, and wet temperatures and conditions
•   Requires ability to work in confined spaces frequently
•   Requires ability to work safely with hazardous chemicals
•   Ability to safely operate a forklift occasionally

BENEFITS:

Medical, Dental & Vision plans
401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match
Disability Insurance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Health & Wellness Programs
Paid Time Off
Shift Pay Differential
Education Assistance
On-site Fitness Center
On-Site Health Clinic

The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list; employees may be subject to additional, or altered, tasks and the scope of the role may change as necessitated by business demands. UDA will not consider any application submissions from unauthorized third-parties, consulting, or external staffing firms and will not be held subject, or liable, to any terms, fees, or penalties associated with a submission.

UDA is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.

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