Maintenance Tech

Job Description

Job Description

Production Maintenance

Shift: 11PM - 7AM

Monday - Friday

Every other weekend required. 1.5x after 40 and double time on Sundays

Job Description Summary:

The Production Maintenance position is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and improving production-related machinery and equipment in a food manufacturing environment, with a strong focus on aseptic processing and packaging operations. This role helps ensure safe, sanitary, reliable, and efficient production while supporting customer requirements, production schedules, and the company’s responsibilities to the customer.

• Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair food manufacturing production equipment, aseptic processing systems, packaging equipment, fillers, conveyors, coding systems, and related support equipment to support safety, quality, productivity, and customer service expectations.
• Complete preventative maintenance on production and aseptic packaging equipment to maximize uptime, reduce unplanned downtime, protect food safety, and keep equipment operating according to production schedules and customer demand.

• Support company safety and food safety objectives by maintaining production equipment in a sanitary and safe operating condition while following GMPs, food safety procedures, lockout/tagout, sanitation, allergen, and workplace safety requirements.

• Collaborate with Operations, Quality, Food Safety, and production employees to identify equipment issues, complete repairs, support aseptic processing and packaging reliability, and keep production assets available to meet customer schedules.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and control-related issues on production machinery, aseptic processing systems, packaging equipment, and related food manufacturing equipment.
• Perform repairs, adjustments, changeovers, and equipment set-ups to support product quality, food safety, aseptic integrity, and production schedules.
• Complete preventative and corrective maintenance tasks, including inspections, lubrication, parts replacement, equipment checks, verification of guards and safety devices, and documentation required for food manufacturing operations.
• Support the existing preventative maintenance program by completing assigned PM work orders, inspections, equipment checks, lubrication, adjustments, and documentation accurately and on schedule.
• Respond to equipment breakdowns during production and work quickly to restore equipment to safe, sanitary, and reliable operation while minimizing downtime and customer service impact.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, work orders, checklists, and documentation for completed repairs, preventative maintenance, food safety-related maintenance activities, and customer or audit requirements.
• Maintain spare parts, tools, and maintenance supplies in an organized manner to support timely repairs and reliable production start-ups.
• Maintain work areas in compliance with applicable food handling, GMP, sanitation, aseptic processing, and worker safety standards.
• Communicate equipment status, repair needs, downtime concerns, and risks to customer orders with Production, Quality, Sanitation, Engineering, supervisors, and management.
• Keep maintenance areas, toolboxes, tools, and assigned equipment clean, organized, and ready for use in a food manufacturing environment.
• Support daily production goals by improving equipment reliability, machine performance, aseptic packaging performance, and timely resolution of maintenance issues.
• Perform routine equipment checks to verify proper machine operation, product flow, filling, sealing, packaging integrity, coding, gluing, cap placement, and other process-related functions as applicable.
• Support line changeovers, customer-specific packaging requirements, and production schedule changes while maintaining quality and food safety expectations.
• Support facility maintenance projects as needed when they affect production operations, aseptic systems, utilities, sanitation, or equipment reliability.
• Identify opportunities to improve quality, safety, food safety, equipment reliability, customer service, and production efficiency.
• Perform other tasks as assigned.
• Work all shifts as maintenance needs and customer production schedules require.

Requirements:

• Experience maintaining, troubleshooting, or repairing production machinery, packaging equipment, processing equipment, aseptic systems, or similar food manufacturing equipment preferred.
• Basic mechanical aptitude required; electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, welding, fabrication, and PLC troubleshooting experience preferred.
• Experience in food manufacturing, aseptic processing, packaging, sanitation, or another regulated production environment preferred.
• Understanding of, or willingness to learn, GMPs, food safety requirements, sanitation practices, allergen controls, lockout/tagout, and customer or audit expectations.
• Ability to use hand tools, power tools, meters, and other maintenance equipment safely and effectively in a production environment.
• Ability to climb ladders and become certified to use a man lift as required.
• Ability to stand for extended periods and work in a food manufacturing production environment.
• Strong communication and documentation skills, including the ability to accurately record maintenance work for production, food safety, and audit purposes.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to bend, reach, kneel, and work on the floor as needed.
• Ability to operate, or become certified to operate, a forklift.

Key Skills and Certifications:

• Technical Skills: Mechanical troubleshooting, electrical troubleshooting, pneumatic and hydraulic systems, basic PLC and controls troubleshooting, preventative maintenance, equipment set-up and changeover, root cause problem solving, sanitary maintenance practices, GMP compliance, lockout/tagout, accurate documentation, and effective communication with Production and Quality teams.
• Food Manufacturing Skills: Knowledge of food safety practices, aseptic processing and packaging support, sanitation awareness, allergen control awareness, packaging integrity, line start-up support, and the ability to work in a regulated co-packing environment where customer requirements and production schedules must be met.
• Preferred Certifications: Forklift certification, man lift certification, OSHA 10 or OSHA 30, lockout/tagout training, GMP and food safety training, electrical safety training, and welding or fabrication certification, where applicable.

Attributes:

Successful candidates will be dependable, safety-focused, food safety-minded, mechanically inclined, organized, customer-focused, and willing to learn. This position requires strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, accurate documentation, a positive attitude, and the ability to work effectively as part of a team in a fast-paced co-packing environment.