Maintenance Technician

Job Description

Job Description

**Key Responsibilities: **

• Perform intermediate-level preventive maintenance and repairs on production equipment, including conveyors, ovens, freezers, pumps, motors, and packaging systems.

• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic systems with minimal supervision.

• Support and lead equipment changeovers, ensuring minimal downtime and compliance with sanitation protocols.

• Calibrate and adjust sensors, scales, and automated systems to maintain product quality.

• Maintain accurate maintenance records in the CMMS and report recurring issues or potential failures.

• Assist in training and mentoring Maintenance Technician I team members.

• Assist with parts room to maintaining key equipment spare parts inventory.

• Participate in root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Ensure compliance with GMPs, HACCP, SQF, and all safety protocols including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), confined space entry, and PPE usage.

• Collaborate with production and sanitation teams to ensure equipment readiness and reliability.

• Maintain cleanliness and organization of maintenance areas and tools.

• Other duties as identified or assigned by Maintenance Manager or Maintenance Supervisor.

Equipment Exposure:

• Advanced troubleshooting of conveyors, ovens, freezers, baggers, wrappers, pumps, motors, gearboxes, compressors, and ammonia systems.

• Calibration and diagnostics of packaging and palletizing equipment.

• Support for utilities systems, including compressed air and refrigeration.

• The Maintenance Technician shall

• Enforce that all elements of food Safety within the plant are being met.

• Ensure that all tools and equipment used is accounted for when completing a task

• Ensure that clothing worn does not become contaminated causing possible carrying of ingredients, especially allergens, to other areas

• Ensure the cleaning and sanitizing of tools and equipment when tasks are completed

• Knowledge of GMP’s and other legal requirements for the food industry.

• Perform preventive, predictive, and emergency repairs on your line to ensure your equipment is in proper order.

• Assist production and sanitation with customer complaint issues.

• Assist parts room personnel to maintaining key equipment spare parts inventory.

• Must have a strong working relationship with production and sanitation.

• Knowledge of OSHA standards.

• Work with the Business Unit Manager and Quality Technical Manager in identifying quality, food safety or regulation issues at assigned facilities.

• Ensure that the facility is ready for the 3rd party or customer inspections.

Other duties as identified or assigned by Maintenance Manager or Maintenance Supervisor.