PPi Technologies GROUP has developed and led the growth of stand-up pouches in North America and several export markets over the past 24 years. In addition, PPiTG is a company committed to developing health and wellness products and improving the quality of life of both humans and animals.

Our mission is to manufacture, contract pack, and market wellness products in pouches and recyclable materials that do not harm the environment and leave no carbon dioxide footprint behind.

PPiTG has been consistently recognized by Florida Trend Magazine and Sarasota Herald Tribune as a ‘Best Places to Work’ environment and honored as a Best and Brightest workplace by the National Association for Business Resources.

Apply now to join a team of motivated individuals committed to harnessing science to produce products that make a difference in the environment and quality of life!

Position Title: Boiler/Maintenance Technician (Penta 5)

Position Description:

The Boiler/Maintenance Technician (Penta5) maintains the company’s boiler and pasteurization systems, oversees their maintenance, and implements related safety protocols.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Performs routine maintenance on the boiler and pasteurization systems and related equipment.
• Maintains service and repair logs and routine and preventive maintenance programs.
• Keeps equipment operating by troubleshooting breakdowns, completing repairs, and calling for service when appropriate.
• Determines proper chemicals and proportions to be added to the water to prevent corrosion and scale build-up.
• Documents service and installation actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records.
• Supports internal customers by analyzing work orders, investigating complaints, conducting tests, resolving problems.
• Establishes service by studying system requirements, ordering, and gathering components and parts, completing installation, performing acceptance tests.
• Maintains rapport with internal customers by examining complaints, identifying solutions, suggesting improved methods and techniques, recommending system improvements.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Experience with industrial hot water heaters, burners, piping, and related equipment.
• Experience working with ultra-high temperature pasteurization equipment preferred.
• Journeyman level experience preferred.
• Mechanical troubleshooting.
• Electrical troubleshooting.
• Analyzing information from multiple sources.
• Good judgment and safety practices.
• Equipment maintenance.
• Reporting skills.
• Confidentiality.

Competencies:

• Critical thinking and problem solving.
• Must possess an aptitude for mechanical techniques, processes, and equipment.
• Excellent organization skills.
• Ability to multi-task and coordinate several projects simultaneously.
• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• Effective and diplomatic communication to vendors, customers, and teammates.
• Adaptability.

Physical Requirements:

Must have the ability to:

• Work longer hours than the typical 8 hours workday.
• Regularly stand, walk, use hands to fingers, lift, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, kneel, climb, crouch or crawl.
• Lift up to 50 lbs. when necessary.
• Exert up to 50 lbs. of force when moving boxes and other goods.
• Demonstrate good manual dexterity for the use of common office equipment such as computers, calculators and various machines.
• Wear personal protective equipment correctly during the day as needed.
• Work in a variety of environments both in a shop or outside in heat or cold temperatures.
• Drive a vehicle with a State issued driver’s license.
• Communicate with others both verbally and written.
• Tolerate a moderate stress level.

PPiTG is a drug-free workplace that participates in pre-employment and random drug testing.