Maintenance Technician - Utilities (12 Hour Nights – Rotating Weekends)

The role

The Utilities Technician provides support for the operation, maintenance, and reliability of utilities equipment. This includes chillers, cooling systems, boilers, steam systems, HVAC, and compressed air systems in an aseptic manufacturing environment.

What you will do

• Operate, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain utilities equipment.
• Monitor, maintain, and improve the reliability and performance of utility systems.
• Perform work order repairs, preventive maintenance, equipment rebuilds, replacements, and adjustments.
• Manage and coordinate work performed by contractors.
• Fabricate, modify, and innovate new or existing equipment.
• Maintain a safe working environment and ensure good housekeeping standards.
• Collaborate with team members to plan, analyze, and improve process quality.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
• Notify supervision of repairs affecting product quality or food safety.
• Identify and record problems relating to Food Safety and Quality.

Required qualifications

• Proficiency in English: Comfortable with both written and verbal communication, including reading and writing.
• Frequent standing, walking, lifting, bending, climbing, kneeling, crawling, and reaching.
• Exposure to loud noise, dust, dirt, sparks, oil, smoke, and varying indoor/outdoor environments.
• Use of PPE such as hearing protection, hair/beard nets, safety shoes, gloves, hard hat, and safety eyewear.
• Regular use of machinery, tools, and equipment including forklifts, telehandlers, scissor lifts, articulating man-lifts, power tools, test instruments, welding and cutting tools, and computers.
• Must follow all PPE, sanitation, hygiene, and GMP requirements.

Nice to have

• Post-secondary education or technical trade certification.
• EPA 608 Type II or Type III Refrigerant Handling Certification.
• Boiler Operator certification.
• Industrial Refrigeration (Ammonia) certification.
• Experience with precision maintenance tools and techniques (lubrication, alignments, vibration, ultrasound, etc.).

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Supplemental health plans (hospital indemnity, accident, and critical illness insurance)
• Paid Time Off
• Paid parental leave & adoption assistance (up to $10,000)
• Parental support & family care benefits, including childcare resources and lactation support
• 401(k) with up to 9% in employer match
• Wellness reimbursement (up to $500 for qualified wellbeing expenses)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Company-paid life insurance and short-term disability
• Employer HSA funding (for HDHP participants)
• Tuition reimbursement (up to $10,000) and student loan repayment ($200/month)
• Learning & development programs

About the company

fairlife, LLC is a Chicago-based nutrition company that creates dairy products. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Coca-Cola company.