Equipment Mechanic

EQUIPMENT MECHANIC

LOCATION:                 LAKE PARK, GA.

SHIFT:                       DAY

About the Opportunity: 

Grimmway Produce Group is seeking an Equipment Mechanic to perform highly diversified duties to troubleshoot, repair and maintain a wide variety of vehicles and farm machinery/equipment. Due to the variety of equipment/machinery this position must have a strong mechanical aptitude. At this level, this position should have a strong understanding for most all equipment/machinery.

Whether you are a current GPG team member looking to grow your career or a professional seeking a rewarding opportunity in agriculture, this position offers the chance to contribute to one of the world’s largest carrot and organic vegetable grower, packer, and shippers. At Grimmway, we take pride in delivering fresh, healthy, and safe products to communities while caring for the earth’s natural resources and investing in our family of employees—come grow with us! 

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What you will need:

• Five to seven years of mechanic experience. 
• Must be skilled in all manner of machine/equipment repair, to include mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, troubleshooting.  
• Must be able to perform preventative and routine maintenance or learn quickly for a wide variety of machinery or equipment.  
• Able to drain and replace fluids, grease parts, and adjust/replace parts such as starters, batteries, etc. While major rebuilds of things like engines and transmissions are generally handled by outside third-party providers, this position should be able to diagnose and recommend what is needed.  
• Skilled at a variety of hand and power tools, meters, diagnostic tools, etc.  
• Ability to remove defective parts by dismantling equipment/machinery; using hoists, cranes and hand/power tools.  
• Skilled at examining form and texture of parts to determine ware.  
• Skilled in operating in a collaborative manner with a team attitude, while executing sound judgement and professionalism with farm managers and various farm personnel.  
• Many specialized and common tools are supplied however, mechanics applying for this position should have many of their own tools.   
• Must have the ability to be flexible and operate under stressful situations, have initiative and be results driven in-order to prevent down time for the agriculture team.  
• Remote work not available for this position.  
• Must have a valid driver’s license and a clean DMV record. Must pass pre-placement drug/alcohol screen, physical, and functional capacity exam.  

What will set you apart:

• High School diploma or GED.
• Farm machinery/equipment experience.

Total Rewards:      DOE

• Actual compensation paid within the range will be determined by factors such as the education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.
• • Our competitive and comprehensive benefit package includes:
    • Vacation, sick, holiday pay, medical, dental, vision, 401k matching, FSA, tuition reimbursement, scholarship program, subsidized gym membership, free on-site personal training and other wellness-focused activities at company gym, Employee Vehicle Purchase/Lease Programs, discounted tickets to major theme parks throughout California, continued learning and development, family events, work life balance.