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The Facilities Technician must possess multi-craft skills (Mechanical and Electrical) and be able to troubleshoot and make repairs to a wide variety of equipment in a safe and efficient manner. This role requires knowledge, competency, professionalism, and safety consciousness to optimize equipment efficiency and longevity while assuring product quality. The Facilities Technician must be able to function with little or no supervision.\nThis position is responsible for local, state, and federal environmental compliance through internal and external audits and networking with regulators, insurers, and other industry representatives. The Utilities Technician assures adherence to ISO and Mars Wrigley Confectionery Conservation standards. Requirements also include the areas of reliable routine service, timely backlog management and prompt emergency response. The Facilities Technician provides technical knowledge for diagnosing, troubleshooting, repairing and debugging complex utilities issues, computer systems, and/or software. They perform emergency repairs on utilities equipment in a quick, efficient, and safe manner, continuously makes decisions in order of prioritizing tasks to sustain plant operations and production.\nKey Responsibilities:\nProvide & maintains Steam, Compressed Air, Plant Environmental Conditioning, Fire Protection, Weather protection, and Wastewater Treatment, crucial to plant operation.\nDemonstrated expertise in advanced troubleshooting and resolution of system-wide or area-wide, chronic problems in processes and products.\nEnsures that the jobs listed in the Daily Shift Checks manual are performed efficiently and in a timely manner. This consists of but is not limited to: Shift checks and logging of equipment operation, chemical testing of boiler and loop systems, assuring safe and efficient operation as well as maintenance of the Boilers and their sub equipment, Chillers and sub equipment, Air compressors and sub equipment, Environmental Air Handler units and sub equipment as well as assist at the WWT if needed.\nEnsure adherence to the various operating permits and required inspections mandated by Federal, State, and Local authorities. These include Air, Wastewater, Pressure Vessels, Refrigeration, Storm water and Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plan, by actively following ISO 9000/14001 Standards.\nEnsure optimum efficiency of all plant utilities, and wastewater equipment, through preventive/predictive methods. Optimizes preventive maintenance procedures and performs these tasks on assigned area/ systems. Focuses on completion of system generated PM’s and assigned Work Orders. Initiate new PM’s or modify existing PM’s to ensure system optimization.\nMaintain an “inspection-ready” site with respect to operational and environmental compliance.\nUses in-depth knowledge to seek out the root cause of failures and provides long-term, permanent solutions to recurring problems. Is driven to go beyond routine thinking and devises new approaches to problems; “thinks outside the box.”\nWorks on complex problems.\nMaintain skill levels and certifications necessary in the performance of assigned duties by participating in training and other developmental opportunities.\nProvides support, leadership, and training to associates by serving as a “Subject Matter Expert”. Ensures that equipment is shut down and or started to facilitate and meet the requirements of the production modules and schedule.\nTakes an active role in daily meetings to assess operations, utilities and/or maintenance needs/concerns.\nTakes ownership in maintenance and implementation of technical documentation, user information services and in-house technical knowledge base systems to improve the efficiency of the department.\nMay conduct technical training courses with fellow associates for new equipment / software or technology after receiving training course oi classes.\nInteracts with internal parties and vendors to develop training course content, ensuring that course material reflects current technologies and specifications. Is an expert technical resource. \nTrains other team members. Represents utilities in cross-functional meetings to provide experience from a technical point of view.\nWilling to participate in the selection process of new technicians, when applicable.\nMust be able to efficiently meet all the requirements of a facilities technician.\nPhysical/Environmental Requirements:\nStanding on a concrete floor.\nWearing proper personal protective equipment (hair net, bump cap, ear plugs, safety shoes, and uniform).\nBending, stooping, twist, turn, standing for extended time periods, reaching, climbing stairs, and lifting up to 50 lbs.\nForklift assignments require OSHA certification and getting on and off frequently.\nRequired to work weekends during peak season.\nRequired to work mandatory overtime during peak season.\nMinimum Qualifications:\nHigh School diploma, GED or equivalent education.\n1+ years of maintenance experience\nStanding on a concrete floor.\nWearing proper personal protective equipment (hair net, bump cap, ear plugs, safety shoes, and uniform).\nBending, stooping, twist, turn, standing for extended time periods, reaching, climbing stairs, and lifting up to 50 lbs.\nForklift assignments require OSHA certification and getting on and off frequently.\nPreferred Qualifications:\n3+ years of maintenance experience\nKnowledge of inventory control principles.\nAbility to operate a forklift/OSHA certification.\nExperience with SAP.\nAbout Mars, Incorporated\nMars is a family-owned business with more than a century of history making diverse products and offering services for people and the pets people love. With almost $35 billion in sales, the company is a global business that produces some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, UNCLE BEN’S®, MARS DRINKS and COCOAVIA®. Mars also provides veterinary health services that include BANFIELD® Pet Hospitals, Blue Pearl®, VCA® and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. 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