Brewery Maintenance Technician
Anheuser-Busch · Houston, TX
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Preferred
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Food & beverage
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level reliability role at Anheuser-Busch (food & beverage) in Houston, TX. Troubleshoot, maintain, and repair equipment, disassembling and reassembling of machinery, overhaul gearboxes, and replace bearings, bushings, etc.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree preferred
- Tools it names
- Machining, Welding
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How this role compares
Against 119 other live reliability postings in Texas.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 4+)
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 61%
- PLC 37%
- ✓ Welding 34%
- Root cause 26%
- EHS / safety 23%
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This plant: Anheuser-Busch in Houston
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Full description from Anheuser-BuschAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆Work in a team or autonomously to complete work orders and provide maintenance support in a high-speed manufacturing environment
- ◆Troubleshoot, maintain, and repair equipment, disassembling and reassembling of machinery, overhaul gearboxes, and replace bearings, bushings, etc.
- ◆Perform mechanical work e.g., bearing and chain replacement, motor/gearbox replacements, valve and pump maintenance, hydraulics, and lube routes
- ◆Knowledge of major brewing equipment preferred e.g., Decanters, Yeast Separators, Malt/Rice Mills, K-filters, Lauter Tubs
- ◆Interpret schematics and equipment manuals
- ◆Adhere to plant safety and sanitation requirements; Complete assigned work efficiently and per Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's)
- ◆Be part of an effective work planning process that utilizes work order, planners, and part staging
- ◆Assist with process improvement and initiate change
- ◆Analyze knowledge & process data and make decisions on equipment maintenance and improvement activities
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Qualifications
- ✓High School Diploma or GED required
- ✓3 year industrial mechanical experience or two-year technical degree preferred
- ✓Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment with people of varying skills and backgrounds
- ✓Knowledge of safety policies and procedures is required (e.g. lock out / tag out, confined space entry)
- ✓Must be able to continuously stand, bend, and twist. Must be able to lift items up to 50 lbs.
- ✓Precision machining skills and welding ability preferred
- ✓Strong computer skills required; Microsoft Office Excel proficiency as well as Computerized Maintenance Management Systems experience preferred
- ✓Ability to work off shifts (afternoons and midnights) and overtime as necessary. Must be able to work in varying temperatures and climates
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Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?
SALARY: $40.10/hr.
- •Overtime rates where applicable
- •Advanced pay raise after 2 years
- •Premium pay on weekends
SHIFT: 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM or 11:00 PM - 7:00 AM
Company
We are home to the nation’s most iconic beer and beyond beer brands, including Michelob ULTRA – America’s #1 top-selling beer – as well as Busch Light, Budweiser, Bud Light, Stella Artois, Cutwater Spirits, and industry-leading craft brands. From our longstanding efforts to support American farmers, military, veterans, and first responders, to emergency drinking water donations and responsible drinking programs, we are guided by our commitment to the communities we call home and the 65,000 hardworking Americans who bring our beer to life. We are powered by a team that shares our passion to create a future with more cheers. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?
Role summary
Our Supply group is responsible for brewing, packaging, and shipping the famous Budweiser beer. They also oversee aluminum can manufacturing, barley fields, hop farms, and a rice mill. Life in the brewery is non-stop action with high-speed lines, tight production schedules, and astonishingly high-quality standards. This is a place where we measure efficiency in seconds, not hours, days, or weeks. Paramount in all of this is a dedication to safety above all else and social responsibility. 99.8% of everything that enters our breweries is either completely used in the process or recycled. We also dedicate those big, high-speed lines to help our communities during times of disaster by packaging cans of emergency drinking water. Our customers expect the best and the Supply team provides it.
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Why anheuser-busch
At Anheuser-Busch, our purpose is to create a future with more cheers. For more than 165 years as a leading American manufacturer, Anheuser-Busch has delivered a legacy of brewing great-tasting, high-quality beers that have satisfied beer drinkers for generations. As the nation’s top brewer, one of the fastest growing spirits companies, and an insurgent force in energy drinks, we drive economic prosperity nationwide through investments in our people, facilities, and communities. We are the only alcohol company that invests in the U.S. at this scale .
Benefits
- •Health benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Wellness and Tax-Advantaged Savings and Spending Accounts
- •Life Insurance and Disability Income Protection
- •401(k) Retirement Savings options with a company matching contribution
- •Pension contribution for all hours worked
- •Tools provided by company
- •Unionized facility
- •Free Beer!