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### Description *Position at JBS USA* **Essential Job Duties:** **Assumes responsibility for the timely and effective performance of maintenance procedures.** - Runs tests to ensure that equipment is operating properly. Ensures that parts and components produced meet or exceed product specifications. - Schedules. Cleans, oils, fills tanks, and adjusts equipment to ensure smooth operations. - Completes basic repairs on equipment and machines. Refers more difficult repairs to the Manager and recommends outside service providers. - Identifies operational inefficiencies and makes recommendations for improvement. - Conducts regular visual inspections of production equipment. - Completes all maintenance functions in accordance with established procedures, policies, and safety regulations. **Assumes responsibility for the efficient, timely, and accurate completion of maintenance records.** - Updates maintenance log books. - Completes paperwork for outside service referrals and repairs. - Maintains files of operational guides for production equipment. - Files invoices and receipts. **Assumes responsibility for maintaining effective communication, coordination, and working relations with area personnel.** - Meets the needs of Production personnel by completing maintenance functions in a timely manner. - Makes suggestions to improve operational procedures as appropriate. - Keeps management informed of area activities and of any significant equipment problems. **As** **sumes responsibility for related duties as required or assigned.** - Ensures that work area is clean, secure, and well maintained. - Stays informed of maintenance requirements. - Completes special projects as assigned. **PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS** - Equipment and machines are maintained in accordance with established schedules. - Production goals are well supported by maintenance and repair activities. Scheduled downtime is carefully planned. - Basic repairs are completed timely and effectively. - Department paperwork and maintenance documentation is correct and appropriately filed. - Good communication and effective coordination exist with Production personnel. - Management is appropriately informed of area activities and significant problems. **PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES AND REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POSITION** **Finger Dexterity** **:** Using primarily just the fingers to make small movements such as typing, picking up small objects, or pinching fingers together. **Talking** **:** Especially where one must frequently convey detailed or important instructions or ideas accurately, loudly or quickly. **Average Hearing** **:** Able to hear average or normal conversations and receive ordinary information. **Average Visual Abilities** **:** Average, ordinary, visual acuity necessary to prepare or inspect documents or products or operate machinery. **Physical Strength** **:** Standing, walking, bending, lifting, stooping, crouching, kneeling intermittently, ability to lift up to 50lbs **WORKING CONDITIONS** Worker subject to changing inside temperature (such as freezers or cold rooms). Worker subject to fumes, odors, dusts, gases, and/or poor ventilation that affect the skin or respiratory system. **MENTAL ACTIVITIES AND REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POSITION** **Reasoning Ability** **:** Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed, but, uninvolved instructions and to deal with problems that include a few variables. **Mathematics Ability** **:** Ability to perform very basic math skills including adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing two digit numbers; the four basic arithmetic operations with money; and operations with units such as inch, foot, yard; ounce, and pound (or their metric counterparts). **Language Ability** **:** Ability to read, speak and write English proficiently Ability to read and understand directions Ability to communicate in comprehensive sentences **QUALIFICATIONS** **Education/Certification:** High school degree or equivalent; training in main…