Ice Cream Maintenance Technician - Full-time

h1bMaintenance Technician/b/h1pLocation: Covington, MO/pp/ppbPay Range: $33.00 Per Hour – Paid Bi-Weekly/b/ppBonus eligible - $2.00 shift night differential/pp/ppbShift: 12 hours, 6pm- 6:30 am, 2/2/3 shift schedule pattern/b/pp/ppIf you want to work for a global, leading Ice Cream player with €7.9bn Turn Over in 2023, come join Unilever Ice Cream! Ice Cream business is operating in a highly attractive category, as we are part of the 1 trillion snacking and refreshment industry, growing consistently at high pace. We have strong brands equities: 5 of top 10 selling brands including Wall’s, Magnum, Ben amp;Jerry’s. We are investing to unlock the full growth potential of Ice Cream as a standalone entity, once we separate from Unilever, which is planned to happen by November 2025./ppIce Cream has distinct characteristics from Unilever’s other operating businesses and the growth potential of Ice Cream will be better delivered under a different ownership structure. As Ice Cream company we are committed to developing and nurturing talent as we build our diverse and inclusive culture. You will have ample options for career growth and exploration, allowing you for you to explore roles and opportunities across the new organisation. Your career development will be a priority for us, and we are dedicated to supporting your growth journey within the new company. We hope that you will want to build the new chapter of our Ice Cream history together with us./pp/ppbJOB PURPOSE:/b/ppFind your purpose at Unilever Ice Cream. Lead innovations that drive our business to win and grow. Learn from brilliant leaders and diverse colleagues in a global environment, becoming your best self./ppAre you searching for a wonderful manufacturing opportunity? Then this role is tailored for you./pp/ppThe Maintenance Technician will support the production team by providing equipment repair and preventive maintenance services on sophisticated equipment in packaging and/or process areas to ensure continuous operation of machinery and production processes./pp/ppThe Unilever Covington factory is a 24/7 high paced dynamic work environment. We achieve goals through collaborative cross functional teams in the safe and quality delivery of finished goods across the shift they are leading. Making brands such as Klondike, Popsicle, Breyers, and Good Humor ice cream./pp/pp/ppbKEY RESPONSIBILITIES:/b/pulliResponds immediately to equipment-related problems and installs, maintains, troubleshoots and repairs all equipment in the business area to ensure minimal downtime. Makes repairs on operating equipment in the processing and/or packaging operations./liliObserves and tests operation of sophisticated electronic, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic and/or mechanical devices to evaluate, identify and resolve operating problems./liliDismantles equipment and machinery to identify, remove, repair and/or replace damaged or deteriorated components and reassembles appropriately./liliReplaces faulty electrical components such as relays, switches, motors and position sensing devices./liliMonitors equipment meters and adjusts temperatures as needed./liliMonitors all equipment, instruments and connections of the scheduled sterilization process and identifies the required preventive maintenance, calibration and line checks./liliPerforms preventive maintenance on equipment and machinery to include repair/replacement of electrical wires/connections, welding, re-soldering, lubrication of parts, cleaning of filters, recalibration of controls, changing line gaskets, adjusting components and/or cleaning of equipment./liliMaintains maintenance logs and work order documentation on equipment repairs./liliTroubleshoots programmable logic controls (PLCs) and PLC controlled equipment with a computer and various modules as diagnostic tools./liliMay use a digital voltmeter, mega-ohm meter and/or AMP probes to diagnose electrical problems./li/ululliAll other duties as assigned/li/ulp/pp/ppbOverall Benefits amp; Perks (non-union) /b/ppa href="http://www.unileverrealbenefits.com/" target="_blank"Medical, Dental, Vision effective immediately/a | 401K | Profit Sharing | Tuition/Fitness Reimbursement | Paid Leaves | Quarterly Bonus Payouts | Uniforms and PPE provided| Career Advancement Opportunities * /pp/ppbAdditional Perks for the “Covington ” location /b/pulliOnsite Company store for product purchases /li/ululliCompany dinners and care packages periodically /liliBenefits are effective the first day of hire (if elected) /li/ulp/ppbWHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED: /b/ppbSKILLS: /b/pulliHigh School Diploma or general education degree (GED) is required./li/ululliAssociate degree in mechanical/technical program or one (1) year of technical school training in electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, electronic, fluid and programmable logic controllers or completion of an approved apprentice program./liliRelated experience in these fields and/or advanced training or any equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted./liliA minimum of three (3) years industrial maintenance experience.   Experience in Food Manufacturing environment preferred./liliMust be able to pass the NOCTI exam if selected to interview onsite./li/ulp/ppADDITIONAL INFORMATION/pp/ppbEmployment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, physical and background check./b /pp/ppb*Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents/b /pp/ppbIn addition, there will be exposure to allergens such as dairy, eggs, tree nuts, coconut, peanuts, wheat (gluten), soybean and cinnamon./b bThere will also be exposure to chemicals and gasses such as ammonia. /b/pp/ppiUnilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity, and any other legally protected characteristic/i. /pp/ppiFor the recruitment of this position, we would like to emphasize that local conditions apply to the position and for this vacancy in principle we will first consider candidates based in the US. If you are based outside of the US and you are interested to apply, please feel free to do so but we can only take your application on if a decision is made to also recruit outside of the US Market.  /i/pp/pp/ppbARE YOU EXCITED TO CRAFT THE ICE CREAM FUTURE?/b/ppTo apply, you must do so online. 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