Maintenance Technician - Entry Level

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with kindness, humility, and a spirit of adventure, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There's much to learn from our 79 production sites worldwide, known for their best-in-class processes and procedures. There's many to learn from, with high-performing leaders and caring colleagues to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your energy, your personality, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

Job Purpose

Perform routine and basic repairs, preventive maintenance and basic installation of equipment with supervision as needed and in a timely manner to minimize disruptions of site operations.

Core Responsibilities

* Perform preventative maintenance and basic routine troubleshooting and/or repairs of production and facility equipment, proactively identifying and resolving recurring maintenance issues in the assigned area of activity.

* Conduct basic electrical or mechanical installation, repair, and troubleshooting of motors.

* Identify deviations and document/communicate them in compliance with Standard Operating Procedures.

* Work in accordance with all relevant requirements including, but not limited to ATEX, GMP, AIB, OSHA, HACCP, FDA, USDA and internal safety guidelines.

* Maintains level of housekeeping/sanitation/food safety and safety which meets Company's standards and guidelines.

* Perform administrative duties including but not limited to creating and closing work requests using Maintenance management system (SAP).

* May assist the Maintenance Lead and/or Supervisor in following up on work orders.

* May perform other tasks as assigned.

Academic Background

Vocational diploma in Technical engineering or related discipline (pre-university level). Certification required in forklift operation.

Professional experience

Overall work experience of 1 to 3 years in manufacturing or plant operations (experience in matrixed organization preferred).

Technical Skills

* Must be able to read, write and communicate in English in order to complete documentation.

* Good knowledge of EHS rules and guidelines.

* Basic knowledge of SAP and Excel tools.

* Basic mathematical aptitude: Ability to perform electrical and mechanical conversions, numeric estimates and computations for size, speed, feed, dimension, and tolerance.

* Basic plasma and oxy-acetylene torch cutting ability

* Basic understanding of electric motors, rotation, windings, operation, and all major motor/motor

system troubleshooting and testing procedures.

* Basic electrical troubleshooting up to 480VAC.

* Basic knowledge of conduit bending and wiring, adjust, rebuild, replace or modify machines,

parts fabrication on the engine lathe, welding and cutting.

* Evaluate, design and test new equipment, provide daily, weekly and monthly reports, write,

complete and verify work orders, input, update and modify maintenance program and

participate in lean activities.

* Ability to safely use hand tools and equipment for installation, disassembly and testing of

electronic, pneumatic and electrical devices.

* Basic mechanical and/or electrical abilities within e.g. welding, plumbing, pipefitting or electrical

areas. Ability to draw/sketch/redline standard machine and process drawings, write and provide

simple and accurate instructions.

Givaudan competencies

05 - Customer focus

02 - Drives results

04 - Nimble learning

03 - Decision quality

01 - Demonstrates self-awareness

Evaluation Framework

Sub- family

Engineering and Maintenance

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people's lives.

You work within an inspiring teamwork culture - where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.

Every essence of you enriches our world.

Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.

Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.