Maintenance Technician - Cold Storage

Job Description

Job Description

The Fresh Mark Cold Storage facility in Massillon, Ohio, is seeking an experienced Industrial Maintenance Technician for a 1st Shift position. This role is responsible for maintaining and repairing cold storage warehouse equipment, material handling systems, refrigeration support equipment, and facility utilities to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operations. The ideal candidate will have hands-on mechanical maintenance experience in an industrial, warehouse, cold storage, or manufacturing environment and possess strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

Must be hard working, detail oriented, and drug free. 

Wage and Benefits

• Starting labor rate of $28.95/hr.
• $300 sign-on bonus after three months

Key Accountabilities

• Adhere to all food safety, workplace safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain and support critical cold storage utility systems, including anhydrous ammonia refrigeration, HVAC, boilers, compressed air, chilled water, fire suppression, and other facility infrastructure systems.
• Troubleshoot, repair, and perform preventive maintenance on industrial mechanical and electrical equipment, including compressors, cooling towers, evaporative condensers, heat exchangers, pumps, motors, gearboxes, conveyors, dock equipment, pallet handling systems, and forklift equipment.
• Monitor refrigeration and utility system performance to ensure continuous operation and proper storage temperatures.
• Perform scheduled preventive and predictive maintenance tasks to maximize equipment reliability and minimize downtime.
• Diagnose equipment failures, determine root causes, and implement effective corrective actions.
• Report actual and potential food safety, equipment, environmental, and personal safety concerns to management immediately.
• Respond to routine maintenance requests and emergency breakdown situations in a timely and efficient manner.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and complete work orders in accordance with company procedures.

Minimum Requirements

• 1-3 years of industrial maintenance experience in a cold storage, warehouse, manufacturing, food processing, distribution, or similar industrial environment.
• Strong mechanical aptitude with experience troubleshooting and repairing industrial equipment and facility systems.
• Experience working with conveyors, motors, pumps, gearboxes, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and material handling equipment preferred.
• Basic electrical troubleshooting skills, including motors, controls, sensors, and industrial equipment.
• Experience working around refrigeration systems, ammonia refrigeration systems, or industrial utilities is preferred.
• Ability to work safely in a temperature-controlled cold storage environment.
• Ability to perform physical activities including lifting up to 75 lbs. unassisted, climbing ladders, bending, kneeling, standing, and walking for extended periods.
• Comfortable working at heights up to 30 feet utilizing appropriate fall protection equipment.
• Ability to safely use manual, power, and diagnostic tools common to industrial maintenance.
• Ability to handle chemicals and maintenance-related products in accordance with SOPs, SDS requirements, and safety regulations.

We invite you to be part of our exciting team and rapidly growing business. 

Fresh Mark provides an excellent work environment and comprehensive benefits including paid vacations and holidays, educational assistance and reimbursement, health care with low premiums and deductibles, vision, 401K with company match and more. 

About Fresh Mark, Inc.

At Fresh Mark, people come first. It’s not just a slogan, it is engrained in the fabric of who we are and what we work to achieve every day. The cornerstone of our culture is based on a foundation of taking care of all our employees on every level. As a team member here, you will be given the tools, leadership, and support to grow in your knowledge and career and as a leader yourself.

Owned and made in the USA for more than 100 years, Fresh Mark’s Sugardale brand takes a personal approach to making great tasting high quality meats. For a century, we’ve been dedicated to making the best products, the best way. Made with top quality ingredients and workmanship, Sugardale supplies bacon, ham, hot dogs, sliced lunch meats, pepperoni and salami and other specialty meat items with annual sales of more than $1 billion. 

Fresh Mark welcomes all interested people to apply for job opportunities in our company. We pride ourselves in being a diverse company and we consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, disability or any legally protected status.

All applicants applying for positions with Fresh Mark must accept the Employment Application Consent Form to continue their candidacy.  Please click HERE for instructions.

Fresh Mark is a drug free workplace.

#LI-DNI