Maintenance Technician

Midwest Renewable Energy LLC is hiring a full-time Maintenance Technician in Sutherland, NE. The role involves maintaining the ethanol plant, performing preventative maintenance, troubleshooting equipment, and supporting plant operations. Candidates should be proficient with hand tools and have knowledge of maintenance procedures. The job requires availability for overtime and call-ins, and candidates must possess a high school diploma or equivalent. Pay is $20 per hour or based on experience.
Department:
• Plant Maintenance

Work Schedule:
• Regularly scheduled Monday - Friday Day shift.
• Must be available for overtime work and/or on a call‐in basis as required.
• The plant is operational 24 hours a day/ 7 days a week.

Location: Production facility in Sutherland, Nebraska.
FLSA Status: Non Exempt.
Hourly or Salary: Hourly / $20.00 per hour or depending on experience.
Full or Part‐Time: Full-Time.

Summary:
• Maintained all areas of the ethanol plant, maintained spare parts inventory, and maximized production through creative problem-solving.
• Participate in plant projects as assigned.
• Perform rotating equipment alignment.
• Responsible for hydraulic operations and equipment.
• Proficient with hand tools.

Plant Maintenance Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Support plant operations ensuring maximum production quantity and quality while supporting the policies, goals, and objectives of the Company.
• Responsible for mechanical systems preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair.
• Assists with diagnosing and troubleshooting maintenance-related issues.
• Required to use hand tools, power tools, forklifts, gauges, measurement tools, P&ID, and manuals.
• Participate in programs and procedures required to ensure plant cleanliness.
• Be available for overtime work on a scheduled or call-in basis.
• Maintain and enforce all safety policies and procedures.
• Coordinate and support maintenance personnel to achieve completion of workload.
• Coordinate and discuss plans with the Maintenance Supervisor to maximize performance.
• Execute the preventive maintenance schedule for process equipment.
• Conduct inspections of equipment, tanks, vessels, and boilers.
• Report directly to the Maintenance Supervisor and respond to the needs of the Shift Supervisor on duty.
• Maintain the spare parts inventory.
• Work closely with production and lead staff in training to reduce or eliminate downtime.
• Support efforts to maximize production through creative problem-solving and adaptation.
• Complete all tasks assigned by the Maintenance Supervisor or Plant Manager.
• Understand electrical to help assist the Maintenance Electrical Technician.
• Replace or repair conveyor systems.
• Maintain facility and grounds in a clean, well-kept, and efficient manner.
• Promote MRE in the community.

Mandatory Qualifications:
• Have knowledge of maintenance procedures.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Have knowledge of maintenance procedures for centrifuges, drying equipment, boilers, cooling towers, chiller, air compressors, pumps, valves, electrical circuits, and equipment, and 4-20 milliamp instrumentation.

Skills/Behaviors:
• Behave in a manner that is consistent with an experienced professional in the industry.
• Maintain outstanding customer service with all stakeholders; motivate all others around you.
• Effectively manage multiple priorities with efficiency; plan and anticipate needs.
• Act with honesty and integrity.
• Ability to problem solve and pay attention to detail.
• Demonstrated self-starter and high initiative.

Education Requirements:
• High School Diploma or equivalent.

Physical and Workplace Requirements:
• Climbing several flights of stairs and ladders, working at high elevations and in extreme temperatures.
• Open and close valves.
• Walking two or more miles per day, working in confined spaces.
• Use specialty electrical and instrument tools as well as drill press, welder, grinder, hand tools, etc.
• Lift, move, and/or carry up to 50#.
• Standing for extended periods of time, often 5+ hours at a time.
• Bending, twisting, and turning.

INTENT AND FUNCTION OF JOB DESCRIPTIONS:

This job description documents basic duties; it is natural that some of these may change over time as the business changes. Peripheral tasks have been excluded. Requirements, skills, and abilities have been determined as minimal standards for the safe plant operation. In no instance, however, should the duties, responsibilities, and requirements delineated be interpreted as all-inclusive. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is possible that requirements may be modified to reasonably accommodate disabled individuals. However, no accommodations will be made which may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others or which impose undue hardships on the organization.

Job descriptions are not intended as and do not create employment contracts. The organization maintains its status as an at-will employer. Employees can be terminated for any reason not prohibited by law.