Job Info
Job Location: Memphis, TN
Position Type: Hourly
The Hershey Company Memphis plant is a Non-Union plant producing products such as Ice Breakers, Breath Savers, and Good & Plenty, in a high-speed complex environment.
Pay:
- Starting Payrate: $32.31 per hour. Also will receive $1.00/hour shift differential pay
- $4000 Sign-On Bonus
- Overtime Potential!
- Manufacturing Incentive Plan (MIP) Eligible
Total Rewards
- Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, & Vision)-Starting Day 1!
- 401(k) Retirement Plan - with generous company match
- Hershey Stock Purchase Program
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability
Shifts:
- 2nd Shift position. We require that you are flexible to work weekends, overtime, and holidays.
- Schedule assignments upon hire are determined by plant needs.
- Regular schedule is 8-hour shifts, Mandatory overtime could be weekly (scheduled for up to 12 hours/day, Monday through Sunday), daily (additional 4 hours on your 8-hour shift) and weekends (8 to 12-hour shifts).
Candidate Process:
- Qualified applicants will complete an onsite interview followed by a mechanical hands-on skills assessment
- Post-Offer Drug Screen, Physical Assessment and Background Check required
Summary:
Maintenance technicians are skilled in electrical and mechanical and utility maintenance. Maintenance technicians' primary role is to maintain and optimize manufacturing equipment and systems.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Electrical:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of basic electricity and electronics
- Demonstrate an understanding of the National Electrical Code and NFPA 70-E
- Demonstrate an understanding of occupation-specific safety standards and procedures
- Demonstrate ability to plan layout of electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures consistent with specifications and local codes
- Demonstrate proper techniques used to measure, cut, bend, thread, assemble and install electrical conduits
- Demonstrate proper techniques used to install control and distribution apparatus, such as switches, outlets, relays, and circuit-breaker panels
- Demonstrate proper techniques used to connect wiring to circuit breakers, transformers, lighting fixtures, thermostats, intercoms, signaling systems, power equipment, or other components
- Demonstrate proper technique used to check circuit connections to ensure electrical compatibility and safety of components
- Diagnose and repair or replace malfunctioning apparatus and components, such as transformers, circuit breakers, fuses, motors, generators, and fixtures
Mechanical:
- Ensures operation of machinery and mechanical equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements on engines, motors, pneumatic tools, conveyor systems, and production machines; following diagrams, sketches, operations manuals, manufacturer's instructions, and engineering specifications; troubleshooting malfunctions
- Determines changes in dimensional requirements of parts by inspecting used parts; using rules, calipers, micrometers, and other measuring instruments
- Controls downtime by informing production workers of routine preventive maintenance techniques; monitoring compliance
- Maintains equipment, parts, and supplies inventories by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed equipment, parts, and supplies; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt
- Provides mechanical maintenance information by answering questions and requests
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- 2nd (2pm - 10pm)
- Must be available to work weekends, holidays and overtime
- Must be authorized to work in the United States
- Must possess either a journeyman's card from a state approved apprenticeship program or a minimum of 5 - 7 years of hands on electrical and mechanical work in manufacturing systems maintenance. This should include experience as a qualified machine repair person, toolmaker, or machine tool builder in troubleshooting, machine repair, tool making, machine building, hydraulics, pneumatics, and mechanical systems.
- Must be able to achieve a passing score on a written Mechanical NOCTI exam
- Must have basic understanding of PCs and basic computer skills
- Industrial electrical systems
- Process control & instrumentation
- Motors and controls (AC and DC)
- Analog and digital devices
- Schematics and electrical print reading
- Power supplies
- Electrical maintenance
- Hydraulic and pneumatic systems operational theory, troubleshooting and repair; including ability to read blueprints and schematics and systematically diagnose and repair problems
- Lubrication
- Mechanical drive systems including chains, belts, shaft, and gear drives
- Pump systems
- HVAC systems including controls for air, condensate, pressure and temperature
- Steam including boilers, temperature and pressure control, condensate control and system operation and performance
Preferred Qualifications:
- Food manufacturing experience is preferred
- Experience with Safe Quality Food (SQF) practices is preferred
- Experience with Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is preferred
- Experience with Autonomous Maintenance (AM) is preferred
- Experience with Single-Minute Exchange of Die (SMED) is preferred
- Experience with Continuous Improvement methodology is preferred
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