Maintenance Technician

Job Description

Join our client’s team as a Maintenance Technician in Oneida County, NY, supporting a food manufacturing plant. This multi-craft role covers mechanical, electrical, controls, and facilities maintenance to keep production, packaging, and utility systems running safely and efficiently. We are looking to hire 5 people in 2nd and 3rd shifts.


What you’ll do:

• Troubleshoot and repair automated equipment including packaging, metal detection, case packing, and palletizing
• Calibrate and document sensors and instrumentation critical to food safety compliance
• Operate and maintain ammonia refrigeration and glycol cooling systems
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance
• Ensure safety by following all company policies, including safety rules, procedures, Lock-out / Tag-out procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), personal safety standards, food safety standards as well as OSHA standards
• Participates in Continuous Improvement, also provides suggestions to improve processes, and participates in team projects
• Support facility maintenance including safe operation and maintenance of steam boilers, water chillers, cooling towers, well pumps, HVAC, and various other plant utility equipment

What we’re looking for:

• Industrial maintenance experience, preferably in food/beverage or sanitary environments, Class A Mechanic
• Strong skills with PLCs, VFDs, instrumentation, 480 VAC power, pneumatics, hydraulics, and schematic reading
• Work environment includes onsite conditions with temperature variations, noise, chemicals, and pressurized systems.
• Strong mechanical background in maintaining, troubleshooting, and installing bearings, seals, and gaskets.
• Strong mechanical background in a production setting; troubleshooting and repairing gearboxes, sprocket/chains, belts, clutches, bearings, and brakes.
• Strong plus if trained and experienced in compressed air systems, basic plumbing/piping, Boilers, and Hydraulics.

Why consider this opportunity?


You’ll play a key role in maintaining critical food manufacturing operations with a focus on safety and regulatory compliance. Ready to take the next step? Reach out to schedule a conversation and learn more about this exciting Maintenance Technician role! Alana Seddon, View email address on click.appcast.io


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All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations. GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.