Sun Gro Horticulture

Industrial Mechanic/Millwright

Sun Gro Horticulture  •  Onsite  •  7 days ago
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Job Description

GENERAL SUMMARY:
The Maintenance Mechanic has overall responsibility for facility uptime and maintenance reliability. Maintain all facets of the operational equipment to include, but not limited to mechanical, hydraulics, and pneumatics operations. Establish systems and programs to perform preventative maintenance, testing electrical components, and troubleshooting on equipment and grounds.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
  • Strictly adhere to all plant safety practices, codes, procedures, and programs.
  • Communicate with other plant personnel to identify, diagnose, and repair equipment problems and process upsets.
  • Maintain with accuracy -maintenance Work Order System.
  • Complete the paperwork and computer notations associated with Work Orders, PMs, Parts Requisitions, Scheduling, and other maintenance processes accurately and in a timely manner.
  • Identify required parts and supplies and utilize the ordering process to obtain them.
  • Rebuild complex mechanical equipment such as valves, pumps, etc.
  • Complete work as instructed in Work Orders, obtain assistance as needed.
  • Perform complex rebuilds of and modify all plant systems and individual equipment.
  • Perform welding, hydraulic and pneumatic repairs.
  • Participate in and completes special projects as assigned
  • Other duties as assigned
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
  • Strong customer focus - includes the ability to balance the needs of the customer with the needs of the business as well as fostering a strong customer focus mindset.
  • Strong Fact Based Decision Making skills – supports decisions with data and uses data to solve problems
  • Ability to Establish Plans – set clear, measureable goals, anticipating roadblocks and adjusts for problems, can accurate assess the length and difficulty of tasks.
  • Change Champion – able to communicate changes, remove obstacles and understand who needs to be involved in driving changes.
  • Strong execution skills – monitors progress to ensure achievement of goals, coordinate with other work groups. Safety Awareness and pro-activeness.
  • Challenges status quo to eliminate non-value added work and continuously improve processes.
  • Computer skills a must, specific proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Internet and email​​​​​​​
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
  • Industrial mechanical experience preferable in an industrial plant
  • High School Diploma or GED equivalent from an accredited program.
  • Secondary Education Training or work OTJ Training on mechanics
WORK ENVIRONMENT
  • Typical plant work environment, noise level is moderate to loud. Must be able to navigate plant site including climbing stairs, reaching for product, traveling over changing terrain.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
  • Using maintenance equipment (hand tools, power tools, industrial vehicles)
  • Lifting requirements up to 45 lbs.​​​​​​​
Job Type: Contract
Experience: Maintenance Mechanic 1 year (Required)
Sun Gro Horticulture

About Sun Gro Horticulture

About Us

Sun Gro Horticulture is one of the most prominent North American horticultural companies, employing over 800 staff and serving customers worldwide. Since its humble beginnings in 1929, it has become the leading supplier of soilless growing mixes to North America’s top 100 greenhouse and nursery growers, shipping over 70,000 truckloads of product annually. Sun Gro products are made to exacting standards and conform to high product quality and performance criteria.

Who We Are

Sun Gro Horticulture’s mission is to be an industry leading Growing Media Company in soilless growing mixes, serving horticultural professionals, retailers, and gardeners with superior quality, branded growing mixes that yield exceptional results.

Services

Industry leading technical and sales support sets Sun Gro Horticulture apart. Our dedicated sales team serves national and international customers and a dedicated Customer Care Center that operates in every major North American time zone. As an added benefit, Sun Gro’s exemplary Research & Development and Technical Support teams are on call to help professional growers troubleshoot and make the most of Sun Gro products.

Employees & Jobs

Over 300 employees serve Sun Gro Horticulture industries and communities across North America. Our many scientists, technicians, managers, facilities workers, and sales professionals are the heart of our company. We operate a network of 20 production/distribution facilities across Canada and the United States and take pride in the high-quality jobs that we offer everyday people in small towns and rural areas. In turn, we are exceedingly proud of our team of employees who make it a priority every day to carry out Sun Gro’s stewardship of peatlands, ensuring that this abundant resource will be available for future generations. We are the industry leader in bog restoration/reclamation.

Industry
Agriculture & Forestry
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
Agawam, MASSACHUSETTS
Year Founded
1929
Website
sungro.com
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