Apprentice Engineer-2

Overview

The Maintenance Apprentice supports plant reliability by assisting maintenance partners with equipment repairs, preventive maintenance, and inventory activities. This role develops foundational maintenance skills while following established procedures to ensure safe operations, food safety, and effective equipment performance.

Responsibilities

• Assist maintenance partners with equipment repairs, troubleshooting, and response to production calls.
• Perform assigned maintenance tasks within established time expectations and safety requirements.
• Support preventive maintenance activities and document completed work as required.
• Apply basic preventive and predictive maintenance techniques to identify potential issues and generate corrective work requests.
• Identify required parts, supplies, and tools for follow up work and coordinate needs with maintenance partners.
• Track and report maintenance and equipment performance information to support improvement activities.
• Assist with ensuring equipment is safe to operate, including proper guarding and hazard controls.
• Use approved parts and materials in accordance with procedures and specifications.
• Follow management of change (MOC) processes when equipment or process changes occur.
• Operate material handling and lifting equipment, such as forklifts, pallet jacks, and hoists, after completing required training.
• Support stockroom and inventory activities related to maintenance parts and supplies.
• Travel locally to vendors or machine shops to obtain parts or deliver equipment as needed.
• Follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), housekeeping standards, safety procedures, and personal protective equipment requirements.
• Perform other job related tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Experience working in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Ability to follow written procedures, safety requirements, and work instructions.
• Mechanical aptitude and willingness to learn maintenance skills and techniques.
• Basic computer skills to support documentation and work tracking.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work scheduled hours, including overtime or weekends as required.
• Ability to meet physical demands of the role, including lifting, standing, walking, bending, and climbing stairs or ladders.

Equal Opportunity

Schreiber Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Schreiber Foods strives to do good through food every day. Based in North America, we're a customer-brand leader in cream cheese, natural cheese, process cheese, shelf-stable beverages and yogurt. Our more than 10,000 employees and presence on five continents enable us to be an essential ingredient in our customers' success. With annual sales of more than $7 billion, we partner with the best retailers, restaurants, distributors and food manufacturers around the globe. We also recognize our responsibility to do good in the world and are driven to make a difference in everything we do.