Maintenance Tech II

Maintenance Tech II

Salary Range $32.00 - $36.00 Hourly Position Type Full Time Job Shift Day Category Installation - Maint - Repair

About Adams Group

Adams Group is a fifth-generation, family-owned specialty food company built on over 110 years of a simple but powerful belief: good food starts with good people. Founded on the principle of doing the right thing, we've grown to become the most trusted provider of high-quality specialty grains, oils, and seeds—delivering quality ingredients from seed to shelf.

Rooted in trusted farmer partnerships and vertically integrated operations, we combine agricultural expertise with intentional innovation to deliver specialty at scale. Our commitment to quality, sustainability, and integrity isn't just what we do—it's who we are.

Our Legacy of Innovation

While we stay true to our values, our success across five generations comes from our entrepreneurial spirit and ability to adapt to the needs of a changing food landscape. Embodying the spirit of California, we push boundaries, pioneer new standards, and create better-for-all alternatives that nourish people from infancy to adulthood.

More Than a Job—A Purpose

At Adams Group, we offer more than careers; we offer the opportunity to be part of something meaningful. Whether you're producing high-quality ingredients, supporting sustainable practices, or building trusted relationships across our global network, your work helps nourish lives and communities across generations.

We care deeply for our people, build strong relationships with our partners, deliver consistently for our customers, and enrich the communities we serve. Together, we're elevating industry standards and making a lasting impact on the world.

Join Our Story

Come be part of a legacy where good starts with you. At Adams Group, you don't just have a career—you have a legacy.

Our Core Values

At Adams Group, we live by five core values that guide everything we do:

• Quality in all we do
• Doing the right thing
• Building relationships for shared success
• Adapting to change
• Leaving the world better than we found it

Position Summary:

To assist in all functions of plant maintenance. Primary responsibilities for support are assisting in preventative and predictive maintenance, troubleshooting, repairs, installation of plant equipment, machinery, and buildings in a safe and professional manner. Work within the guidelines of good manufacturing practices at all times.

Key Responsibilities:

• Diagnose mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic equipment failures using troubleshooting methods and diagnostic tools.
• Perform corrective and preventive maintenance on conveyors, bucket elevators, motors, gearboxes, bearings, and other plant equipment.
• Install replacement components including motors, reducers, belts, chains, sprockets.
• Document maintenance activities, parts usage, and findings accurately in the CMMS.
• Execute planned work orders and preventive maintenance tasks according to established schedules.
• Fabricate parts and perform welding, cutting, drilling, and fitting as required.
• Follow all safety procedures including lockout/tagout, confined space, and electrical safety requirements.
• Communicate equipment issues, repair status, and improvement opportunities to supervisors and team members.
• Ensure compliance with company food safety, procedures, policies, and cleanliness of the shop and work areas
• Perform any other duties as assigned by supervision or management

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma Minimum.
• 3–5 years of industrial maintenance experience or equivalent combination of experience and technical training
• Basic electrical troubleshooting skills

Skills and Competencies:

• Excellent mechanical aptitude
• Good computer skills
• Ability to become qualified various types of forklifts and ariel equipment.
• Must possess a valid unrestricted driver's license.
• Excellent communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with conveyors, bucket elevators, motors, gearboxes, and bulk material handling equipment
• Advanced welding and fabrication skills
• Experience working on ariel lifts

Working Conditions:

• Capable to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
• Able to work in all weather conditions
• Must be able to access equipment for repair and maintenance (may require crawling, bending, lying underneath equipment.
• Ability to climb stairs and ladders and work at heights up to 80 ft