Maintenance Technician

Maintenance TechnicianWe're looking for a skilled Maintenance Technician to keep production equipment running safely and efficiently at a food and beverage manufacturing facility. You'll troubleshoot and repair equipment, carry out preventive maintenance, and work closely with production teams to cut downtime while meeting strict food safety and sanitation standards. This is a hands-on role for someone who takes pride in reliable equipment and safe, high-quality production.Key Responsibilities• Maintain, repair, and service production and packaging equipment, including conveyors, fillers, mixers, pumps, motors, and gearboxes.• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and plumbing problems and find root causes.• Carry out scheduled preventive and predictive maintenance and keep accurate records in the maintenance system.• Follow food safety, GMP, HACCP, and sanitation requirements during all maintenance work, including proper tool control and clean-up.• Work with production, quality, and sanitation teams to schedule repairs, support changeovers, and keep downtime low.• Follow all safety procedures, including lockout/tagout, and help keep the facility safe and organized.• Suggest and help carry out improvements to equipment reliability and performance.Required Qualifications• High school diploma or equivalent.• Experience in maintenance, industrial, or manufacturing settings.• Basic electrical, mechanical, and plumbing troubleshooting and repair skills.• Ability to read and understand schematics, blueprints, and technical manuals.• Comfortable with hand and power tools and test equipment such as multimeters.• Willingness to work different shifts, weekends, overtime, or on-call as needed.Preferred Qualifications• Experience in food and beverage manufacturing.• Relevant certifications, such as an industrial maintenance, electrical, or HVAC certificate, or an equivalent trade credential.• Associate degree or technical school training in industrial maintenance, electrical, mechatronics, or a related field.• Experience with PLCs, VFDs, and automated production lines.• Familiarity with a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).To ApplyThe company is actively interviewing and looking to hire immediately. For confidential consideration, please submit your resume to Shawn Ward at View email address on click.appcast.io.