Maintenance Technician

Job Location: ​Augusta​

Company description

Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella®, Tic Tac®, Ferrero Rocher®, Raffaello®, Kinder Bueno® and Kinder Surprise®. As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? 38,767  dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them.

About the Role:

We're seeking a skilled Maintenance Technician proficient in diagnosing and repairing industrial equipment, ensuring adherence to safety standards and effective communication within the team.

Pay Scale Range: $32.47/hr - $36.93/hr

Main Responsibilities:

• Analyze work progress, ensure safety compliance, and manage contractors.
• Perform preventive maintenance, manage spare parts, and support shift handovers.
• Facilitate maintenance best practices and ensure accurate data management.
• Identify areas for improvement and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate with H&S for safety compliance and investigate accidents.
• Manage scrap materials disposal and collaborate on equipment changes.
• Support Environmental Management System implementation and compliance.
• Ensures a correct and complete handover of the activities with the next shift RMT
• Support in the spreading of maintenance best practices
• Guarantees the correctness of the data upload into SAP PM

Who we are looking for:

• High School diploma or GED
• Two to three years' experience in an industrial plant environment.
• Two-year Technical Degree preferred.
• Strong mechanical understanding.
• Ability to lift 50+ pounds.
• Flexibility to work weekends, holidays, variable shifts, and overtime.

How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero:

Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you’ll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world. 

Diversity Statement

Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.

Ferrero N.A. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.