Industrial Maintenance Mechanic - Dairy Processing

Bellingham, United States | Posted on 07/21/2026

destination one Consulting is proud to exclusively partner with PMF Brands (Nanak Foods), who is hiring a Industrial Maintenance Mechanic (Dairy Processing) for their Bellingham, WA facility.

About Nanak Foods:

From modest beginnings, PMF Brands (Nanak Foods) is now North America’s largest processor of traditional dairy-based South Asian foods.

Established in 1997, Nanak Foods specializes in the manufacturing of paneer cheese, ghee(clarified butter), yogurt and various dairy-based appetizers and desserts.

Nanak Foods manufacturing facilities are CFIA, FDA and EU approved and have

Safe Quality Food (SQF) level 3 certification ensuring continual monitoring for quality, safety and legality.

Purpose of the job:

To assist the maintenance and production teams in the maintenance and repair of food process machinery and facility to ensure an effective and efficient daily operation.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Perform diagnostics, maintenance, repair, setup, start-up and troubleshooting of dairy processing and packaging equipment
• Adjusting,dismantling, installing, optimizing, and repairing dairy processing machinery and equipment
• Identifying,developing, assisting, and implementing improvements related to food processing equipment
• Perform routine inspections to ensure effective, efficient, and safe operations
• Perform preventive/regular maintenance on manufacturing equipment/ machinery
• Identify potential concerns and problems on equipment before failure
• Communicate and report to team about potential concerns/ problems
• Documenting and reporting work performed and issues found in compliance with Safe Quality Food (SQF) standards
• Responding tocalls and effectively prioritizing multiple tasks
• Must have
• Completing projects based off of work orders or otherwise assigned
• Communicate with teammates, supervisors and production staff regularly and concisely

• Performs thejob in a safe and professional manner
• Maintains/ensuresa clean, safe, and well-organized working environment
• Adheres tocompany policies
• Follow work standards of OSHA/LNI
• Follow work standards of the Safe Quality Foods (SQF) international standard
• Additional Duties as assigned/ required that are relevant to the “Essential Functions and Responsibilities” of the job

Required Skills:

• Ideally 2-3year experience with industrial maintenance in a factory/plant environment
• Skilled inusing windows computers for tasks like searching the web, using email,writing text documents, using spreadsheets, filling out forms, teams chat,keeping organized file systems.
• Fluency in the English language on technical topics
• Knowledge of mechanical/electrical troubleshooting and repair
• Knowledge of integrated automated systems
• Knowledge of occupational safety practices
• Ability toread, interpret, and understand mechanical/electrical drawings
• Ability towork: alone/ around others/ together with others
• Ability towork: effectively/efficiently by oneself and in teams
• Ability towork: in a fast-paced environment

• Lock out tag out (LOTO)
• Bearings and drives troubleshooting and repair
• AC motor troubleshooting andrepair
• Electrical troubleshooting(24v, 120v, 240v, 480v)
• PLC/VFD programming
• Scissor/boom lift certification
• Basic stainless steel TIGWelding
• General fabrication
• Pneumatic systems
• Fluid transmission systems
• Conversational ability in Spanish

• Requires carrying (up to 50 lb)/ lifting (up to 50 lb)
• Requires repetitive actions/ motions
• Requires bending/ climbing/ kneeling/ pulling/ pushing/ reaching/ twisting
• Requires standing (for extended periods of time)/ walking (for extended periods oftime)
• Ability toread faint/small text or diagrams in varying light conditions
• Ability towork and concentrate in a noisy/loud environment with proper hearing protection
• Ability toenter confined spaces with proper safety precautions
• Ability towork safely at moderate heights

The employee works in the food production factory and isexposed to an environment consisting of: chemicals, electrical/ mechanical power: equipment/tools, fluctuating hot/ cold temperatures, grease/ oils, hot/cold: objects/surfaces/substances, humid environment, loud noise level and outside weather, varying heights.

Job Type: Full-time hourly 40 hrs/week

Salary: $28.00 - $38.00 per hour DOE