Nichols Farms is one of the top processors of pistachios in the United States. For more than two decades, Nichols Farms has maintained superior quality and exceptional service in supplying pistachio and almond products to major retail and wholesale clients domestically and internationally. Nichols Farms maintains a state-of-the-art processing facility at their corporate headquarters in Hanford, California, employing over 350 employees. Join the Nichols Farms Team in their objective of continued growth. Nichols Farms possesses a strong employee-oriented environment dedicated to training and growth of team members.

The Nichols Farms Mission and Vision supports a culture of striving for mutual success of our employees, suppliers and customers through operational excellence and educational development.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Maintenance Facilities Technician will work with a team responsible for maintaining the physical building assets around campus. This position will handle the repair and maintenance of internal plumbing, basic HVAC, minor construction, and other associated tasks with maintaining a professional office and production buildings. This position will help to further improve our infrastructure by bringing sufficient knowledge of building maintenance and best practices to help ensure the longevity of our capital structures/investments.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Promote a "safety first" culture within the Maintenance Team and all other departments.
• Responsible for maintaining the physical facility assets such as building maintenance, plumbing, basic HVAC, perimeter fencing and gates, small engines, basic carpentry, and masonry tasks
• Completes scheduled work generated from CMMS and planning staff
• Communicate with outside vendors when needed and coordinate service visits
• Maintain accurate and up to date maintenance work order records within CMMS
• Build and maintain proper inventory levels for mobile equipment maintenance
• Strive to achieve high service levels with customer base (production staff)
• Ensure that working area is kept in a professional manner – shows pride in work
• Highly professional inter/intradepartmental interactions are required
• Work to remove roadblocks and show direct ownership of mobile maintenance program
• Strive to improve working conditions, working area, and reliability of equipment
• Track and report on improvement KPIs (key performance indicators) as assigned by Maintenance Management
• Participate with internal audits and continuous improvement
• Work to elevate the performance of your co workers and those directly around you daily
• Complete all other duties as assigned by management

JOB ATTRIBUTES:

• Safety Awareness - Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.
• Time Management - Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.
• Resource Management - Ability to obtain and appropriate the proper usage of equipment and materials.
• Prioritization: Ability to quickly prioritize among numerous pressing tasks and manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written skills, as well as ability to make presentations.
• Interpersonal: Ability to effectively build relationships with co-workers and external customers.
• Goal Orientation: Attention to establishing and achieving goals and objectives for self and team on a continuous basis.
• Team Involvement: Works effectively with teams and work groups. Actively participates in problem solving and interacts with team and work groups to achieve team and organizational goals.
• Continuous Improvement: Active participant in continuous improvement initiatives and goals. Seeks opportunities to improve self and processes.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 5 years' experience with facilities-based maintenance activities
• Experience with Planning Systems (CMMS)
• Computer Skills: Proficiency using Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Strong background in building maintenance and local regulatory compliance
• Proven ability to plan and coordinate across multiple functional groups, align objectives, and keep deliverables on track.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, stand for periods of time at work station, climb stairs, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and depth perception. Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as designated by the company.

The majority of the roles is performed in a manufacturing environment which may include high levels of noise with a possibility of performing work in an outdoor environment on occasion. Working in outdoor conditions can include extreme cold, heat, or humidity; and sometimes can include work in dusty or muddy work conditions. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job description is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the Company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the Company may deem appropriate.

EOE/M/F/D/V