Maintenance Technician II

Job Description

Job Description

Employment Type: Full-time, Direct hire

Job Brief
Kable Workforce Solutions is hiring a Maintenance Technician II for our client. This job is responsible for troubleshooting and repairing mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and basic electrical faults on production and packaging equipment in a food manufacturing facility. Works independently to keep equipment running through the shift, perform changeovers, carry out preventive maintenance, and spot repeat failures that need a permanent fix.

What’s a Typical Day Like?

• Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and basic electrical faults on filling, sealing, labeling, case packing, palletizing, and conveying equipment.
• Diagnose faults using equipment manuals, schematics, electrical prints, and machine fault codes instead of replacing parts by trial and error.
• Replace bearings, gearboxes, drives, and seals using correct alignment, tensioning, and torque practices.
• Perform changeovers and centerline setups to specification, and confirm the line runs at standard rate before releasing it.
• Support clean in place, sanitation, and thermal processing equipment readiness as needed.
• Carry out the preventive maintenance program and recommend changes to tasks or frequency based on failure history.
• Keep accurate downtime and work order records so recurring problems can be identified.
• Identify repeat failures and bring them forward with supporting history.
• Take part in failure investigations with Operations, Quality, and Engineering.
• Flag critical spare parts gaps, obsolete components, and parts quality issues to the Maintenance Manager.
• Coach Technician I team members on technique, safety, and documentation.
• Teach operators what to watch for on their equipment, what they can fix themselves, and when to call maintenance.
• Provide clear shift handoffs on open issues, temporary repairs, and equipment being monitored.
• Follow lockout/tagout, confined space, elevated work, GMP, allergen, and food safety requirements at all times.
• Assist with additional duties as assigned.

What Are the Requirements of the Job?

• High school diploma or GED.
• Minimum 3 years of industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment, or equivalent experience including progression from Technician I.
• Ability to troubleshoot independently and find the actual cause of a fault.
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical, pneumatic, and electrical schematics.
• Working knowledge of power transmission, precision alignment, bearings, gearboxes, pneumatics, and hydraulics.
• Working knowledge of electrical safety, motor starters, sensors, and basic variable frequency drive (VFD) function.
• Experience using a maintenance management system for work orders, parts, and downtime.
• Ability to work off shifts, weekends, holidays, and emergency call-ins as required.
• Food, beverage, dairy, or other regulated manufacturing experience is a plus.
• Welding and fabrication skills are a plus.
• Ability to read PLC fault messages and use an operator interface for diagnostics is a plus.
• Familiarity with ammonia refrigeration and Process Safety Management (PSM) is a plus.
• Technical certificate or completed apprenticeship in industrial maintenance, mechatronics, or a related trade is a plus.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish is a plus.
• Ability to lift and move up to 50 lbs. Team lift required above 50 lbs.
• Ability to stand, walk, climb, bend, squat, kneel, and reach above shoulder on a regular basis.
• Ability to work around moving equipment, wet and slippery surfaces, cleaning chemicals, loud noise, and refrigerated or mixed temperature areas.
• Ability to work at elevation and in confined spaces, and to follow required personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements.

How to Apply  And Next Steps?
Please submit your resume in our application by clicking “apply now.” We look forward to reviewing your application and you will hear from us within 1 business day.

About Kable Workforce Solutions
For over 50 years, Kable Workforce Solutions   has been connecting skilled professionals with leading employers across the region. We’re dedicated to helping people build lasting careers and helping companies grow through quality, integrity, and partnership.

We believe in people first — empowering individuals to succeed and celebrating the work that drives our communities forward.

Kable Workforce Solutions   is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. Read our full diversity statement here.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive, and the employee will also perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and other management as required.