About the Role
Responsible for a variety of tasks that require knowledge and/or ability to learn packaging equipment and assist when needed on major utility systems. Ability to progress and desire to learn are of high importance.
Responsibilities
- Maintains machines with respect to bearings, assembly, disassembly, power transmission, rigging, and lubrication.
- Effectively completes bench work utilizing common hand tools.
- Works effectively with an upper-class mechanic on electrical systems and components.
- Learns rudimentary pipefitting of water, steam, and air lines with steel, plastic, and copper pipe materials.
- Performs routing preventative maintenance on designated equipment.
- Assists upper-class mechanic on major overhauls.
- Learns to identify potential issues and reports these to the necessary persons.
- Trains and learns most shop equipment and machinery.
- Works with upper classification mechanic on job layouts and ordering of materials necessary to complete job.
- Assists in troubleshooting and diagnosing most machine failures.
- Prepares for work daily with a complete set of hand tools as mandated by the supervisor’s list.
Requirements
- Attention to detail and accuracy in work required.
- Personal qualities of tact and dependability required.
- Strong communication abilities, written and verbal.
- Valid Driver’s License.
Skills
- Packaging equipment knowledge
- Utility systems knowledge
- Bench work with common hand tools
- Electrical systems and components
- Pipefitting (water, steam, air lines)
- Preventative maintenance
- Troubleshooting and diagnosing machine failures
- Shop equipment and machinery operation
Location
- Buffalo, NY
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Entry Level
Education Level
- High School Diploma Required
- Trade School level of Electrical or Mechanical training preferred.
Benefits
- Comprehensive Total Rewards Program
- Variety of affordable benefits and coverage options
- Significant insurance cost support
- Generous retirement plan contributions
- Paid Time Off from day one
- Training and development opportunities
- Education Reimbursement
About the Company
- Lactalis is the world leader in dairy, a family-owned company with over 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals across the globe.
- In the US, we proudly offer an unrivaled house of beloved brands, including Galbani® Italian cheeses and ricotta, Président® specialty cheeses and butters, Kraft® natural and grated cheeses, Breakstone’s® cottage cheese, Cracker Barrel®, Black Diamond® cheddar, and Parmalat® milk.
- Our yogurt portfolio includes siggi’s®, Stonyfield Organic®, Brown Cow™, Oui®, Yoplait®, Go-Gurt®, :ratio®, Green Mountain Creamery®, and Mountain High®, along with a growing family of ethnic favorites like Karoun®, Gopi®, and Arz®.
- At Lactalis, we live by our core values—Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity.
- We foster a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone’s unique background and ideas are valued.
Equal Opportunity
- Lactalis is an equal employment opportunity employer.
- We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities.
- Further, any division of the Company that is an Affirmative Action Employer will comply with all related legal obligations.
