Plant Utilities Technician

At Niagara, we’re looking for Team Members who want to be part of achieving our mission to provide our customers the highest quality most affordable bottled water.

Consider applying here, if you want to :

• Work in an entrepreneurial and dynamic environment with a chance to make an impact.
• Develop lasting relationships with great people.
• Have the opportunity to build a satisfying career.

We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages for our Team Members.

Plant Utilities TechnicianMaintains, inspects, and operates utility systems including but not limited to compressed air, process water, product water, and electrical distribution.

Responsible for maintaining a clean and safe work environment in all areas of the building related to utility rooms, pump rooms, electrical areas, and water farm areas.

Essential Functions

• Maintain compressed air systems and equipment including preventative maintenance tasks, preventive maintenance schedules, and operational data.
• Maintain electrical distribution and equipment including preventative maintenance tasks, preventive maintenance schedules, and operational data.
• Maintain process water and equipment including preventative maintenance tasks, preventive maintenance schedules, and operational data,
• Maintain product water and equipment including preventative maintenance tasks, preventative maintenance schedules and operational data.
• Maintain filtration systems and perform filters changes as needed per equipment requirements.
• Perform CIP’s on storage silos, filtering equipment and supply lines.
• Maintain pumps and piping to ensure water supply to production lines.
• Maintain pumps and piping to ensure water supply to support equipment.
• Maintain and calibrate Ozone production and monitoring equipment. (Plant Specific)
• Maintain and calibrate mineral injection systems. (Plant Specific)
• Maintain and operate process water, chemical injection systems, and chemical transfer equipment.
• Assist with filler sanitizations.
• Maintain and operate reverse osmosis equipment to include CIP’s on membranes, monitoring instruments, and review of operational data and reports.
• Maintain air compressors and air dryers.
• Maintain cooling towers, chillers, heat exchangers, and pumps.
• Key contributor to ensuring overall plant safety, being an active advocate for team member safety, and key participant in safety investigations and improvement efforts.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications : 4 Years Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment4 Years Experience in Position4 Years Experience managing people / projects
• Mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic and electrical experience
• Preferred Qualifications : 6 Years Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment6 Years Experience working in Position 6 Years Experience managing people / projects

Competencies

This position embodies the values of Niagara’s LIFE competency model, focusing on the following key drivers of success :

• Lead Like an OwnerMakes safety the number one priorityKeeps alert for safety issues and escalates immediatelyEffectively prioritizes tasks based on department goalsShows respect to others and confronts interpersonal issues directlyPrioritizes resolution of customer issues effectivelyResponds promptly and honors commitments to internal and external customers
• InnovACTMakes recommendations to continuously improve policies, methods, procedures, and / or productsDemonstrates adaptability by reacting appropriately to unexpected changes in situations or circumstancesIncreases performance through greater efficiency
• Find a WaySeeks to develop technical knowledge through learning from other expertsUnderstands interdepartmental impact of individual decisions and actionsSeeks solutions rather than placing blame
• Empowered to be GreatConsistently looks for ways to improve one’s self through growth and development opportunitiesCommunicates clearly and promptly up, down, and acrossCommunicates effectively to manage expectations

Education

• Minimum Required : High School Diploma
• Preferred : Associate's Degree in Chemistry or Microbiology

Certification / License :

• Required : N / A
• Preferred : N / A

Foreign Language

• Required : None Required
• Preferred : None Required

Typical Compensation Range

Pay Rate Type : Hourly$30.03 - $43.55 / Hourly

Benefits

Any employment agency, person or entity that submits a résumé into this career site or to a hiring manager does so with the understanding that the applicant's résumé will become the property of Niagara Bottling, LLC.

Niagara Bottling, LLC will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.

Employment agencies that have fee agreements with Niagara Bottling, LLC and have been engaged on a search shall submit résumé to the designated Niagara Bottling, LLC recruiter or, upon authorization, submit résumé into this career site to be eligible for placement fees.