Headquartered in Cordova, TN, Stratas Foods is a 50/50 joint venture formed in October 2008 between ACH Food Companies and Archer Daniels Midland Company. Stratas Foods is built on the combined strengths and expertise of these two great parent companies, laid down over the course of over 200 years of combined experience.  Stratas will continue to build on this foundation of excellence by providing value added, branded and custom formulated fats and oils solutions to the Food Service, Food Ingredient and Retail sectors.  At Stratas Foods we are committed to being the most valued supplier of fats, oils, dressings, mayonnaise and salad dressings to the private label retail bottled oils market in the United States. 

Manufacturing facilities are located in Dallas and Houston, TX; Decatur and Quincy, IL; Englewood, NJ; Hillside, NJ; Fresno, CA; Nashville, TN; and Valdosta, GA.  Corporate offices are located in Memphis, TN.  We are committed to maintaining a progressive workplace by utilizing the ideas, skills and talents of all of our employees.  We strive to make Stratas Foods a great place to work and are building a team capable of meeting our business goals.

• Responsible for supporting the plant's food safety culture and complying with all food safety, quality, and regulatory requirements applicable to the position. 

• Installs, maintains, troubleshoots, temperature/ pressure and flow devices for both field indicators and sending devices to PLC’s.  

• Ability to modify PLC logic for process changes and improvements.  

• Ability to read, understand, and create corrective action work orders when required. 

• Utilize, respond, and document all scheduled and unscheduled work orders in the DirectLine CMMS system. 

• Installs, maintains, and troubleshoots electrical distribution and protection circuits up to 480VAC.  

• Executes work in a safe and expedient manner according to priorities. 

• Performs emergency corrective maintenance daily and call-ins. 

• Execution of capital and maintenance projects.  

• Audit preventive/ predictive maintenance. 

• Routine corrective maintenance. 

• Provides practical solutions to operations problems.  

• Inspecting & testing elements of electrical systems to locate and diagnose faults. 

• Performing required repairs through replacement of inoperative parts or re-wiring of circuits in accordance with industry codes. 

• If certified, safely operates, monitors, and performs basic troubleshooting of high-pressure black seal boiler system in accordance with applicable regulations. 

• Scopes, estimates and executes small capital / maintenance projects along with maintenance manager/ project director/ operations, etc.    

• Responsible for analyzing test results for irregularities and documenting irregularities in maintenance log. 

• Trains other employees considering their needs and company needs.   

• Reduces the likelihood of an interruption of electrical power to critical operations by monitoring and repairing regulated power supplies to computer systems and equipment requiring constant voltage with minimal fluctuation. 

• Oversee the work by contractors as required on site to ensure safe and quality performance. 

• Promotes preventative maintenance as a strategy in maintaining electronic test equipment and mechanical tools by keeping accurate records. 

• Looks for opportunities to help work get done safer, faster, and more cost effective.  

• Performing routine preventative maintenance and repairs to manufacturing equipment as needed.

• Work Hours 1:30PM - 10PM - Mon - Fri 

• Minimum of 5 years’ electrical experience in a manufacturing environment. 

• Possession of a high-pressure black seal boiler operator license is preferred. 

• Technical education in trade, project planning, and management. 

• Ability to interpret wiring diagrams, blueprints, and electrical schematics. 

• Knowledge of effective troubleshooting skills in mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical systems. 

• Proficient in reading schematics and using basic electrical measuring devices. 

• Strong problem solving and math skills. 

• 2 – 3 years of related experience in oil, chemical, pharmaceutical, food, or process manufacturing facility. 

• Computer literacy is required. 

• High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED). 

Physical: Must be able to walk throughout the plant, to include walking and climbing up/downstairs and ladders (portable, fixed).  Must have be ability to lift up to 50 pounds occasionally is required.

Sensory: Must have the appropriate level of sensory acuity (visual, hearing, speaking, smell and touch) to be able to identify and react to normal, abnormal and alarm conditions (chemicals, temperature, etc.)

Mental/Reasoning: Must be able to logically and methodically work through and break down complex problems and processes to enable effective communication with all levels of the organization.

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision

Stratas Foods is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee in any manner prohibited by law, including but not limited to, on the basis of race or color, religion, gender, age, genetic information, national origin/ancestry, mental or physical disability, family status/marital status, military/veteran status, and any other legally protected status.

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision-The Employer will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Employer’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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