Maintenance Apprentice

Company: Americold
Location: Salinas
Posted on: September 21, 2023

Job Description:

About Us

Americold is a global provider of temperature-controlled infrastructure. We partner with farmers and food producers to ensure their perishable and frozen product reaches foods suppliers, restaurants, and your local grocery store without spoilage. Our customers, which include some of the most respected brands in the food industry, rely on our expertise and commitment to safety in order to deliver on their commitments.

What You'll Do

• Learn and assist with basic repairs, adjustment of doors, dock levelers, pallet racks, sweepers, sprinkler systems, forklifts, pallet trucks, and electrical work in accordance with OSHA Standards.

• Cleans, changes, and lubricates bearings, gears, and other machinery parts using rags, brushes, and grease gun.

• Attend and participate in all assigned training as directed.

What Experience You Need

• HS Diploma or GED.

• Basic Mechanical Aptitude.

• Prior maintenance or mechanical experience preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• May be required to tolerate working environment with inside controlled temperatures of -15 degrees Fahrenheit and outside ambient temperatures (including heat, cold and precipitation).

• Must tolerate heights up to 35 ft. and be able to access elevated platforms and catwalks

• Must be able to climb ladders and stairs and frequently required to stand; walk; push; pull; reach with hands and arms; stoop; kneel; and crouch.

• Must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds

• Must be able to use hands and power tools, and fingers to handle, feel, and/or manipulate parts & tools

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and depth perception. Either naturally or with the aid of eyeglasses.

• Able to pass a physical and respiratory examination.

What Could Set You Apart

• Vocational/technical training or certification is preferred.

• Previous Maintenance experience.

• Industrial experience (manufacturing, distribution, warehouse, etc.).

What We Offer

Our associates know the answer to the question What's in it for me? We offer best-in-class benefit programs and continuously work with our associates to ensure that our offerings meet the needs of their health and financial well-being. When you join Americold you join a values-oriented company with a clear mission. We help our customers feed the world.

Americold is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

EOE/AA M/F/D/V DFW.

Compensation Minimum

USD $26.00/Hr.

Compensation Maximum

USD $26.00/Hr.

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