Looking for a Career for Good?

Puratos is a global purpose-driven company focused on bringing people together through food innovation for good. We offer a full range of innovative food ingredients and services for the bakery, patisserie, and chocolate sectors, serving artisans, retailers, industrial and food service companies in over 100 countries around the world. Our passion for innovation, pioneering spirit, and core values continue to propel our global ambitions. This coupled with our commitment to our communities is what makes working at Puratos so magical.

If you are a team player looking for a quality driven and safe work environment with competitive pay, excellent benefits, and the opportunity to grow your career, we invite you to join us and experience Puratos Magic!

Position Overview:

Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, the Maintenance Mechanic will be a key member of the Operations team for our Puratos Chocolate USA location in Kenosha, WI.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Work closely with production and quality teams to keep production going
• Resource for helping engineering team execute projects throughout plant
• Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, pneumatic, electrical, and controls equipment.
• Operation, troubleshoot, and repair of Steam, Refrigeration, and Wastewater systems
• Perform equipment repairs in a timely manner
• Fabrication of components, tools and equipment
• Capable of performing mechanical and electrical troubleshooting including control systems
• Execute PM work as directed by maintenance supervisor and lead. Work in a self-sufficient manner; complete PM work without production interruption
• Direct actions as necessary to ensure safety
• Operate the boiler
• CMMS- Work order entry, completion, requisition, inventory
• Utilize SAP for completing Purchase requisitions

Qualifications:

• Must be prepared to learn about new and existing processing systems
• Food Manufacturing and GMP Environment Experience desired
• Experience working on and around Sanitary Systems
• Experience with troubleshooting and repairing mechanical equipment working with pumps, gearboxes, and steam traps
• Ability to work on electrical systems is a plus, including motors, drives, PLC’s, temperature, flow and other control instruments and devices
• Capable of fabricating components, tools, and equipment
• Capable of operating fork trucks, lifts, etc
• Stainless Steel and Sanitary Welding skills is a plus
• Must be comfortable working at elevated heights