Preventative Maintenance Technician - Full-time / Part-time

Join Ecolab’s industry leading Equipment Care team as a Preventative Maintenance Technician - Commercial Kitchen in the Dayton market. As a Preventative Maintenance Technician you will deliver our performance check programs by providing pro-active maintenance to keep our customers’ kitchen equipment running at optimum efficiency and limit the number of breakdowns. You will also be the primary service technician for our beverage business completing installations, removals, preventative maintenance and emergency repairs for this customer base.

What You Will Do

• Complete Performance Checks on commercial foodservice equipment including refrigerators, ice machines, ovens, fryers, and complete beverage equipment preventative maintenance, emergency repairs, installations and removals;
• Complete in-service training of customer’s staff on proper cleaning and daily maintenance of equipment;
• Effectively manage time and resources to control costs, enhance efficiencies, and meet customer commitments;
• Identify operating challenges that lead to kitchen equipment failure in restaurants, hotels, hospitals, and other commercial customers;
• Attend appropriate technical and manufacturer training to obtain additional licenses and certifications to progress in your career.

Position Requirements

• Ability to frequently kneel, bend, squat, push, pull, reach, and occasionally lift and carry up to 70 pounds;
• Ability to work with moving mechanical parts, pressurized steam equipment, open flames, heated surfaces, liquids, and risk of electrical shock in damp, humid, or freezing conditions;
• Ability to work on ladders, roofs, and in rare cases, high, precarious places.

Basic Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent;
• Valid driver’s license and acceptable motor vehicle record;
• Availability for occasional overnight travel as assigned;
• Immigration sponsorship not provided for this role.

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant technical training, licenses, and/or certifications (i.e. EPA, CFESA) or relevant military experience;
• Commercial refrigeration and/or commercial cooking equipment repair experience;
• Self-motivated with the proven ability prioritize and work independently with minimal direct supervision.

What’s in it for You

• On-the-job training as well as ongoing training with the potential for advanced certifications;
• Receive a company service vehicle, fuel card, computer and cell phone for business use;
• Comprehensive benefits program including 401k, pension and paid time off with eligibility beginning upon start date;
• Independent work environment where you will plan your own schedule;
• Take charge of your career through growth opportunities including advanced technician and management positions.

A trusted partner at more than one million customer locations, Ecolab (ECL) is the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services that protect people and vital resources. With 2015 sales of $13.5 billion and 47,000 associates, Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions and on-site service to promote safe food, maintain clean environments, optimize water and energy use and improve operational efficiencies for customers in the food, healthcare, energy, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world. For more Ecolab news and information, visit .

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