Maintenance Specialist - 3rd Shift

Do you want to work for a global company that creates remarkable experiences through people, products, and food? If you want to be part of a rewarding People First culture that values relationships, trust, and taking the long view, then this is the place for you. Henny Penny was named the 2021 Dayton Business of the Year for many good reasons. Read on to learn more!

Responsible for performing duties to install, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain production and facility equipment according to safety, predictive and productive maintenance systems, and processes to support the achievement of the site's business goals and objectives.

What We Offer:

• An opportunity to work for a company that is 100% employee-owned. As an employee-owner, you will be enrolled in our employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) program following one year of service. This is a qualified retirement plan that is separate from your 401k and consists only of Henny Penny shares that will be paid out when you retire (or when you leave the company, but we hope you’ll stay)

• Annual company performance bonus in addition to base salary

• Flexibility to work from home 2 days per week

• Defined career paths so you’ll always know what’s next and what steps can get where you want to go

• Professional development opportunities including tuition reimbursement and unlimited free access to LinkedIn Learning courses

• A competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, PTO, and paid holidays

• Expanded onsite wellness clinic offering preventive care services such as wellness screenings, annual physicals, and related lab work at no cost to employee-owners

• Achieve total well-being at our new Wellspring and Owners Hall facility, featuring 24/7 fitness center with a wide variety of cardio and strength training equipment. This facility reflects our continuous evolution in supporting our valued employee owners.

• Activities including department outings, holiday parties, and our annual company-wide Thanksgiving Dinner

What You'll Be Doing

• Strict adherence to all safety procedures. Follow job instructions, PMs, assist other maintenance personnel, and production personnel in troubleshooting, repair, modification of equipment, building/grounds, and works with contractors.

• Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.

• Make suggestions and recommendations for the service needs of equipment.

• Detect faulty operations, defective material, and report those and any unusual situations to proper supervision.

• Attend to any other job-related duties that may arise in the course of their work. May be required to work in less than desirable weather conditions. Other duties as assigned.

• May be required to work another shift if a problem arises needing them to change shifts.

• Required to work scheduled overtime, as well as stay later to assist the next shift to help understand and/or repair broken down production equipment.

• Participate and assist in the implementation and progress of the Lean Manufacturing program.

• Teamwork is essential.

• Performs scheduled planned preventive maintenance to minimize unplanned downtime and ensure safe operation.

• Performs effective diagnosis of breakdown and timely repair of equipment to maximize availability.

• Requisition materials and supplies such as tools, equipment, and replacements parts.

• Perform welding and fabrication.

• Works from blueprints, drawings, sketches, or layouts.

• Work with single and 3 phase circuits up to 480 volts.

• Operate forklift, aerial lifts and cranes.

• Perform Lock-out/Tag-out procedures.

• Maintain accurate records of all work performed.

• Consistently models the Company values and expected behaviors.

• Other duties as assigned.

What We're Looking For

• High School/GED Required

• 5+ years Electrical, Mechanical, or technical maintenance Required

• Ability to lift/carry up to 60 pounds.

• Strong mechanical and electrical ability in equipment troubleshooting and repair.

• Strong knowledge of electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.

• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.

• Consistent and conscientious work habits with excellent attendance and punctuality.

• Capable of working under pressure and meeting deadlines.

• Communicate well with all coworkers and management.

• A self-starter that’s able to work with minimum of supervision.

• Must have computer skills.

• Practice and comply with all company quality, environmental, and health policies and procedures

• Works safely at all times.

About Us

We’re known in our industry for making the best commercial food equipment in the world. Every day, millions of people eat in restaurants operating Henny Penny equipment. We’re a behind-the-scenes engine in the world’s most demanding kitchens, including long-term partners like McDonald’s, Chick-fil-A, KFC, and Wendy’s. We’re 1,000+ employee-owners who thrive by living a People First mission: to support employees in becoming the best version of themselves both personally and professionally.

We recently completed the largest expansion in our history with the addition of 150,000 square feet on our Eaton campus. This expansion drives development of the world’s most reliable, easy-to-use equipment with an innovative new space for global research and development. We have several collaborative spaces for our project teams, a dedicated electrical engineering lab for our hardware and software engineers, a full model shop for rapid prototyping, and a brand-new test lab that has 300 feet of hood space to test new equipment on our product roadmap. On top of that, we have a new state-of-the-art kitchen for our food science group to meet with our customers, understand what they need, and then dial in our equipment to help them make legendary menu items.

Henny Penny is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability or handicap, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), marital status, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.