The Neil Jones Food Company is an industry leader, processing superior quality fresh-packed, vine-ripened California tomatoes and Pacific Northwest fruit. Headquartered in Vancouver, Washington, NJFC has been providing our nation’s discerning foodservice, retail, industrial and institutional customers with the finest quality canned and pouched products for over 50 years. NJFC operates three production facilities: Northwest Packing in Vancouver, WA.; San Benito Foods, in Hollister, CA; and Toma-Tek in Firebaugh, CA.
We are seeking a Seamer Mechanic Class A to be responsible for rebuilding, timing, and adjusting vacuum syrupier and seamer and work on all the accessories (vacuum pumps, Waukesha feed pumps, juice heaters) that are used in the seamer area. This role will be responsible for maintaining an orderly work area and assisting inventory control as needed at our San Benito Foods plant in Hollister, CA.
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Key Responsibilities:
- Familiarity with and ability to and rebuild all the parts and components of the Vacuum Syrupier.
- Ability to perform machine adjustments to adjust lower turret bearing, seaming head sleeve for end play, flange of upper seaming chuck to seaming rolls, setting seaming rolls, setting lower chuck spring tension, setting lower chuck height.
- Ability to replace Valve and piston rollers as needed, identify uneven wear on the discharge and intake seats.
- Ability to install pistons, replace worn piston guide blocks, repair air cylinder hinge pins, and be able to blush or re-drill cylinder bracket if worn.
Requirements:
- High School Diploma or General Education Diploma GED) required.
- Requires demonstrable competences with diagnostics, maintenance and troubleshooting, algebra, and geometry, and reading of diagrams and schematics.
- Requires completion of a four-year mechanical apprenticeship program or 5 years of industrial mechanic – seamer experience; experience with installation and programming of PLC’s a plus.
- Requires the ability to read, write and comprehend English fluently; bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.
- Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screen and work extended schedule, weekends, and any assigned shift during the fresh pack season, typically July to early October.
Benefits:
- Medical, Dental, & Vision
- 401(k) with a match
- Company paid Life and AD&D insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Numerous other voluntary insurance products available
Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)
The Neil Jones Food Company participates in E-Verify
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We are an Equal Opportunity and Fair Chance Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, citizenship status, genetic information, military or veteran status, and other protected status under applicable law. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Skills Required
- High school diploma or GED
- Demonstrable competence in diagnostics, maintenance, and troubleshooting
- Competence in algebra and geometry
- Ability to read diagrams and schematics
- Completion of a four-year mechanical apprenticeship program or five years of industrial mechanic seamer experience
- Ability to read, write, and comprehend English fluently
- Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screen
- Ability to work extended schedules, weekends, and assigned shifts during the fresh-pack season
- Experience installing and programming PLCs
- Bilingual English and Spanish language skills
What We Do
The Neil Jones Food Company is a US food processor producing the finest quality conventional and organic California tomatoes, custom sauce blends, Pacific Northwest pears, cherries, plums, cranberry sauces and juice concentrates. We are a privately owned, family-run corporation based in Vancouver, WA, comprised of three processing facilities, all of which operate on the tradition of excellence and high quality standards. Northwest Packing Company is located alongside our Corporate office in Vancouver, WA. Here we process a wide variety of canned fruit, tomatoes, and fruit juice concentrates. Our San Benito Foods cannery in Hollister, CA produces fresh-packed, California tomato products, sourced from the very best San Joaquin valley & Santa Clara valley farms. As a foodservice supplier, we fresh-pack our California tomatoes in #10 cans. Tomatek, located in Firebaugh, CA, is our state-of-the-art production facility that produces fresh-packed, California tomato products in #10 equivalent hot fill pouches and industrial bins and drums. We are an important supplier to the retail, foodservice and industrial segments of the food industry, exporting globally. In addition to shipping directly from our processing facilities, we replenish over 18 forwarding warehouses across North America to enhance service to our customer base. Product packaging includes cans in all key sizes, 55 gallon drums, pails, 300 gallon bins, and various hot fill pouches. We are under continuous USDA inspection, are Kosher & Halal certified, hold CCOF & USDA Organic and Food Alliance certifications, and are EDI capable. Our company has a culture that is open, respectful and professional. We are resilient and focused. We are diverse and down-to-earth. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We are an Equal Opportunity & Fair Chance Employer, and we participate in E-Verify.
