Food Plant Reliability Mechanic (HVAC/Refrigeration & Utilities)
Southland Employment Services, Inc.
Job Description
Job Description
About the Opportunity
Join our client’s expanding maintenance team at a Bell Gardens, CA food manufacturing facility producing Chinese and other Asian foods. This second-shift position focuses on reliability, uptime, and safe operations across utilities and production assets.
What You’ll Tackle- Lead and collaborate with a team of mechanics to prioritize work and reduce unplanned downtime.
- Troubleshoot and repair HVAC, refrigeration, and industrial heating/cooling systems; perform freezer inspections and corrective actions.
- Interpret blueprints/schematics ; install and bend conduit; run PVC; verify sensor performance.
- Work confidently on electrical systems: 3-phase at 420 V and up to 480 V; AC/DC circuits; wire new motors into production lines.
- Maintain and repair mechanical equipment: conveyors, cutting machinery, punch presses, boilers, chillers, motors, rotors, shafts, bearings, gears, and blade installations.
- Service hydraulic and pneumatic systems for reliable operation.
- Perform forklift and reach truck maintenance, repair, and operation as needed.
- Handle facility maintenance tasks across the plant to support safe, efficient production.
- Apply MIG and stick welding skills when required.
- Uphold GMPs and excellent personal hygiene; adapt to the unique demands of a food production environment.
- 6+ years in industrial maintenance within food, beverage, or bottling environments.
- Demonstrated leadership and a team-first approach.
- Strong HVAC/refrigeration background and freezer troubleshooting/repair experience.
- Electrical competence at 420 V and up to 480 V, 3-phase; AC/DC circuits.
- Blueprint/schematic reading and hands-on skills with sensors, conduit, and PVC.
- Hydraulic/pneumatic troubleshooting and repair.
- Proficiency across plant mechanical systems and utilities.
- Forklift and reach truck maintenance, repair, and operation.
- MIG and stick welding experience is a plus.
Bell Gardens, CA — Second shift.
ImpactYour reliability mindset helps safeguard product quality, stabilize throughput, and empower a growing operation to meet demand without compromise.
Vacancy posted 3 days ago
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