Maintenance Mechanic

La Mexicana is hiring an experienced Maintenance Mechanic for our tortilla and tortilla chip manufacturing facility in Renton.

Bilingual Spanish and English are highly preferred but not required. Spanish will help this person work effectively with our production team. Enough English is needed to understand manuals, safety instructions, and work orders and to communicate across departments.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and repair industrial production and packaging equipment.
• Perform preventive maintenance and equipment inspections.
• Diagnose mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic problems.
• Respond quickly to breakdowns and help Production resume safely.
• Identify recurring failures and help implement lasting solutions.
• Document repairs, parts used and required follow-up work.
• Support equipment installations, rebuilds and improvement projects.
• Follow lockout/tagout, GMP, SQF and food-safety requirements.
• Communicate closely with English- and Spanish-speaking production employees.

Qualifications

• Three or more years of industrial maintenance experience.
• Food or beverage manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Commercial bakery, tortilla, snack-food or packaging experience is especially valuable.
• Experience with conveyors, motors, bearings, gearboxes, sensors and pneumatic systems.
• Working knowledge of industrial electrical systems.
• PLC, VFD, oven, fryer, burner or packaging-equipment experience is a plus.
• Ability to work independently and remain calm during equipment breakdowns.
• Bilingual English and Spanish skills are highly preferred.

Opportunity to Grow

We are building a stronger and more proactive maintenance department. A mechanic who demonstrates technical ability, initiative, reliability and leadership potential will have opportunities to take on greater responsibility and grow into a future lead position.