Maintenance Engineer(Bilingual)-5pm5:30am

Who We Are

At Pittston Co-Packers, we are a team of hardworking individuals driven by a shared purpose: delivering the highest quality beverages through innovation, precision, and pride in our craft. From our production lines to our support teams, we believe in keeping things simple, empowering each other to take ownership, and working together to achieve excellence.

We’re not just growing;
we’re setting a new standard in beverage manufacturing. Our culture is built on trust, collaboration, and a strong commitment to doing things the right way. If you’re looking for a workplace where your contributions are valued, your ideas are welcomed, and your growth is supported, you’ll feel right at home with us.

Job Summary:

The Maintenance Engineer supports the reliability, operation, and continuous improvement of plant utility and process equipment within Pittston Co-Packers’ beverage manufacturing facility. This position will focus primarily on plant utility systems, equipment BEC activities, and technical troubleshooting in partnership with the Maintenance team.

The Maintenance Engineer will also support HTST (High-Temperature Short-Time) processing systems. Prior hands-on HTST experience is not required;
however, candidates must have a basic understanding of HTST processing principles and be able to develop deeper technical knowledge through training and hands-on experience.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Plant Utilities & Equipment

• Support the operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and improvement of plant utility and process equipment, including boilers, water treatment systems, reverse osmosis systems, chillers, compressed air systems, CIP systems, and HTST equipment.
• Perform and support BEC activities for utility and process equipment, including boilers, water treatment systems, and HTST systems.
• Monitor equipment performance and identify reliability, operating, and maintenance issues.
• Review equipment manuals, P&IDs, technical drawings, operating parameters, and other technical documentation.
• Work with equipment manufacturers, vendors, contractors, and internal technical teams as needed to resolve equipment issues.
• Support startup, commissioning, validation, and modification of utility and process equipment.

Maintenance & Troubleshooting

• Work directly with the Maintenance team to troubleshoot equipment and process-related issues.
• Participate in root cause analysis (RCA) for equipment failures, recurring downtime, and process abnormalities.
• Assist Maintenance technicians with identifying mechanical, electrical, controls, and process-related causes of equipment problems.
• Develop and recommend corrective and preventive actions to improve equipment reliability.
• Support preventive and predictive maintenance activities and help identify opportunities to reduce unplanned downtime.
• Assist in developing and updating SOPs, work instructions, troubleshooting guides, and equipment documentation.

HTST & Process Support

• Develop a strong working knowledge of the facility’s HTST systems and associated processing equipment.
• Understand the basic principles of HTST processing, including heating, holding, cooling, flow control, temperature control, and food safety considerations.
• Support troubleshooting of HTST equipment and process deviations in coordination with Maintenance, Production, and Quality.
• Monitor critical process parameters and assist with identifying equipment or process conditions that may affect system performance.
• Support equipment training and knowledge transfer related to HTST and other process systems.

Engineering & Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability, utility efficiency, and maintenance effectiveness.
• Support engineering and maintenance improvement projects from planning through implementation.
• Coordinate with Production, Maintenance, Quality, Sanitation, OEMs, and contractors on equipment-related projects.
• Maintain and update P&IDs, process flow diagrams, equipment documentation, and other engineering records.
• Support technical evaluations and improvement projects involving plant utility and process systems.

Quality & Food Safety

• Ensure engineering and maintenance activities support compliance with GMPs, HACCP, FDA requirements, and company quality standards.
• Support Quality and Production teams during investigations involving utility or process equipment.
• Participate in audits, corrective actions, and equipment-related food safety activities as required.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related engineering field.
• New graduates with relevant coursework, internships, co-op experience, or hands-on technical experience are encouraged to apply.

Experience

• 0–3 years of engineering, maintenance, manufacturing, utility, or process-related experience preferred.
• Beverage, food, pharmaceutical, or consumer packaged goods manufacturing experience is preferred but not required.
• Experience with industrial utility or process equipment is preferred.

Required Skills

• Basic understanding of HTST processing principles is required;
  prior hands-on HTST experience is not required.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and interest in industrial equipment and troubleshooting.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, P&IDs, equipment manuals, and technical documentation.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively with Maintenance technicians, Production, Quality, OEMs, vendors, and contractors.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and the ability to learn manufacturing and maintenance software systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to boilers, water treatment, RO, chillers, compressed air, CIP, or other industrial utility systems.
• Exposure to HTST, pasteurization, aseptic processing, or other food/beverage processing systems.
• Experience with startup, commissioning, equipment validation, or equipment qualification.
• Familiarity with PLC/SCADA systems, including Allen-Bradley/Rockwell, Siemens, FactoryTalk, Ignition, or Wonderware.
• Familiarity with preventive maintenance, reliability engineering, RCA, or continuous improvement methodologies.

Pittston Co-Packers is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.