Senior Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Mechanic-Sagamore

Tate & Lyle is a global provider of solutions and ingredients for food beverage and industrial markets. Inspired by our purpose of improving lives for generations, we work with our customers to make food and drink healthier and tastier. Through our expertise in key categories, we deliver sweetness, texture and fiber enrichment to products enjoyed by millions of people every day. Our purpose inspires us and informs what we do. It motivates us and makes us strive to do our best. Our purpose is our passion - it’s in our DNA.

For over 150 years, we’ve been driven by our passion to create food people love. Because we’re food people. It’s not just what we do. It’s what we love. Our deep technical expertise and passion drive the innovation and creativity that thrive within our business. Join us and discover a world of opportunity.

We are seeking a maintenance mechanic to work collaboratively within our highly talented and innovative teams. The ideal candidate thrives in an agile environment and has a passion for delivering world-class solutions.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Ensure compliance with all safety policies and procedures, promote safe work practices, and foster a strong safety culture.

• Working rotating shift supporting a 7-Days/Week, 24 Hr/Day operation

• Working overtime as needed.

• Professional, pro-active and self-managing approach to work

Required skills, experience and traits:

• 5-8 years related mechanical experience.

• Extensive experience in rotating equipment repair and installation (including power transmission, bearings, precision measurement, and precision shaft alignment).

• Demonstrated ability to read and understand equipment manuals and assembly drawings.

• Rigging and general welding (Mig, Tic, Arc) experience.

• Effective verbal and written communications with all levels of the organization

• Main accountabilities

  • Plan, layout, and perform diversified installation, maintenance, and repair operations, as assigned to maintain the physical plant, machinery, equipment, and auxiliaries in proper operating condition.
  • Work from drawings, P&IDs, sketches, diagrams, manuals, work orders, and oral instructions to install, adjust, repair, and perform maintenance duties.
  • Maintain, adjust, install or repair physical assets included but not limited to: pumps, pipes, vessels, motors, conveyors, mills, etc.
  • Use measuring and testing instruments.
  • Level, align and secure machines, equipment and auxiliaries.
  • Welding ; MIG, TIG, and Stick.
  • Deliver effective turnover to the oncoming team through verbal and written communication (logbook).
  • Safely perform all required duties. Includes but not limited to, performing safety audits, monthly training topics, and daily safety messages.
  • Maintain a clean work environment per established Good Manufacturing Practices.
  • Required to learn all aspects of Technical Process Operation via a progressive training program and demonstrate proficiency.

• Train other technicians.

• Physical Requirements This position requires the ability to safely perform the following tasks:

  • Ability to lift equipment and tools up to 50 pounds without mechanical assistance
  • Use of hand tools above shoulders, under ergonomically stressful conditions, and under application of heavy force by employee
  • Work in elevated positions with hand tools and fall restraint equipment
  • Ability to wear personnel protective equipment (PPE)
  • Must be able to pass pulmonary test that is required prior to wearing breathing air mask
  • Ability to perform work in confined spaces while wearing breathing PPE
  • Ability to climb stairs and ladders (fixed/portable) with tools when safe to do so.
  • Ability to work from heights, and in cold and hot environments.
  • Climb a vertical ladder up to 15ft
  • Climb several flights of stairs, several times a shift
  • Stand for prolonged periods of time
  • Bending and twisting motion at the waist and knees
  • Ability to work a rotating shift schedule with flexibility to work alternate schedules as needed.

Tate & Lyle complies with all local/state regulations requiring salary range transparency.

When determining final compensation, we take into consideration: skillset, job scope, knowledge, prior experience, cost of living, market data, budget availability, and other factors as permitted by law.

Pay range for this position is: $40.34 - $41.34/hour.

In addition to competitive pay, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that includes but is not limited to:

• Medical, Dental, Vision coverages

• Paid time off package, including vacation, sick time, and 16 weeks of paid parental leave

• 401K with company match

• Company paid life insurance

• Additional benefits at not cost to employee such as: Lifestyle Spending Account, Identity Theft protection, Employee Assistance Program, telemedicine and more!

In addition to your Total Rewards, culture and ED&I are very important to Tate & Lyle. We offer multiple Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that support various communities

California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA")

The Company is committed to complying with the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and all data privacy and laws in the jurisdictions in which it recruits and hires employees. We collect the following categories of personal information for the purpose of hiring the best qualified applicants and to comply with applicable employment laws: Name and contact information; Job preference and work availability; Social Security Number and/or other identification information; Education and qualifications; Employment history and experience; Military service; Reference and background check information, including relevant criminal history and credit history; Social media information; Pre-employment test results; Post-offer medical examination information and results, including drug test results; Voluntary self-disclosure information regarding minority, veteran, and disability status; and Information provided by you during the hiring process.

Tate & Lyle is an equal opportunity employer, committed to the strength of an inclusive workforce.