Electro-Mechanical Maintenance Mechanic -- Food Processing

Job Description

Job Description

Why This Role Matters

Every on-time shipment, every safe startup, and every quality batch depends on reliable equipment. Join our team and turn your maintenance expertise into dependable uptime for a high-volume food processing environment.

• Tackle urgent production line calls, pinpoint faults, and update Production and Maintenance Leadership with clear repair timelines?
• Execute a thorough Preventive Maintenance Program—lubrication, inspections, and adjustments—to extend asset life and minimize downtime?
• Isolate and repair issues spanning mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and basic control systems?
• Disassemble, rebuild, align, and return machinery to service safely and efficiently?
• Verify replacement parts meet OEM specifications and manufacturer tolerances?
• Support utilities and infrastructure—HVAC, boilers, steam, plumbing, electrical systems, and building elements?
• Plan maintenance, repairs, and installations to avoid unnecessary production interruptions?
• Uphold safety, quality, GMP, and regulatory standards while maintaining clean tools, equipment, and workspaces?
• Ensure lines are free of tools and materials before any startup or restart after maintenance?
• Document work precisely in the EFCO work order ticketing system and keep accurate logs?
• Track parts usage and proactively notify Maintenance Leadership of material needs?
• Cross-train, share knowledge, and support Maintenance and Production teams as workloads shift?
• Flag unusual conditions, hazards, or potential facility damage immediately?

• Hands-on knowledge of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and basic controls in an industrial setting.
• Experience repairing production and facility equipment (conveyors, pumps, motors, gearboxes, packaging machinery).
• Understanding of industrial electrical systems from low-voltage (sensors, photo eyes, relays) to high-voltage (motors, panels, disconnects).
• Proficiency with preventive maintenance and lubrication routines.
• Baseline knowledge of HVAC, boilers, steam lines, and plant utilities.
• Ability to tear down, inspect, adjust, and reassemble equipment safely.
• Foundational welding, fabrication, and hand-tool skills.
• Comfort with work orders, safety directives, and SOPs.
• Strong communication with Maintenance and Production partners.
• Self-direction with minimal supervision and disciplined escalation.
• Capability to operate diagnostic tools, test equipment, and forklifts (with training/certification).

• Standing and walking for full shifts; work in cold and freezer zones when required.
• Frequent bending, crouching, kneeling, reaching, and lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Stamina, strength, and dexterity to complete essential duties safely.

• PLC Troubleshooting Skills
• Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
• CNC Machine Repair
• Boiler Troubleshooting
• Industrial Electrical Experience
• Industrial Electrical Systems
• Troubleshooting CNC Machines

• Circular Saw
• Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM)
• Conveyor Systems

Bring your curiosity and craftsmanship. You’ll leverage the EFCO work order ticketing system to build a record of results, cross-train with seasoned techs, and help shape a reliability-first culture.