Hydraulic jack mechanic job description

At Home Market Foods, our people are kind, fun and supportive of each other, even as we excel as the market leaders in the meat-based meal and snack categories. We offer opportunities for our employees to excel, and we encourage employee to apply for new roles with our many high-performance teams.

We have grown substantially over the last few years, propelled by our investments in innovation and operations and led by a team of world-class leaders. We are poised for continued success and offer amazing opportunities for our customers and our employees.

With corporate headquarters in Needham, MA a manufacturing facility in Norwood, MA, and a warehouse facility in Norton, MA, we are comfortably located within the Boston metropolitan area.

Due to our rapid growth, our continued success is directly dependent on attracting and retaining the best possible talent across our teams. To this end, we are posting for an experienced Fork truck Mechanic.

This opportunity will be based in our Norwood, MA production facility and in our Norton, MA warehouse.
Monday through Saturday:

1st shift: 6:00am-2:30am

OVERVIEW OF ROLE:

The Fork Truck and Pallet Jack Mechanic will perform routine preventative maintenance and repairs to forklifts, pallet jacks, and floor scrubbers; troubleshoot and perform repairs to wheels, hydraulics, electrical components; and will inspect and replace general components as required.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Perform routine preventative maintenance and repairs to both electric and propane forklifts
* Troubleshoot and repairs wheels, hydraulics, engines, electrical components, etc.
* Diagnose and perform necessary repairs to the engine, electrical, and other systems
* Inspect and replace general components as required.
* Follows all established safety rules and regulations and utilize required safety equipment.
* Maintain a clean, orderly, and safe work area.
* Take direction from the Maintenance Shift Supervisor and Maintenance Manager.
* Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

* Valid Massachusetts Driver's License required
* Experienced in the proper use of hand and power tools required
* Must have working knowledge of computers in a Windows environment including use of e-mail and similar technologies for communication and be adaptable to the use of portable technologies for the logging and tracking of work activities.
* Experienced use of CMMS system preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The below physical demands are representative of those that must be met by the team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

* Must be able to stand for prolonged periods of time
* Regularly required to talk and hear
* Must have good vision and manual dexterity
* Ability to lift 75 pounds,
* Must be able to walk, bend, kneel, crouch, crawl, twist, perform repetitive motions, see variations in color, climb and work from ladders.
* Must be able to work on a sustained basis in cold, high heat environment.

WORK ENVIROMENT:

* Exposure to approx. 85 decibel sound while on plant floor (appropriate ear protection will be provided)
* Required availability to work weekends and overtime as necessary.
* Company provided Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) must be worn while on the production floor
* Reliable, consistent, and punctual attendance is required.