Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Mechanic

The Maintenance Technician maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs production equipment used in high-volume food-processing operations. This role requires strong mechanical aptitude, solid electrical knowledge, and experience with automated systems to keep equipment running safely, efficiently, and with minimal downtime.

• Perform preventive maintenance and emergency repairs on processing equipment, bottle filling machines, and plastic blow molding equipment to minimize production downtime.
• Troubleshoot mechanical issues on packaging and bottling equipment, including identifying root causes such as failed sensors and understanding how they affect machine performance.
• Carry out light electrical troubleshooting, including changing motors and wiring, and working with 480V and 240V single- and three-phase systems.
• Inspect, maintain, and repair conveyors, gear boxes, limit switches, lasers, PC pumps, drives, and contractors to ensure reliable operation.
• Service and repair positive displacement pumps, centrifugal pumps, and PC pumps used throughout the production and bottling processes.
• Maintain and repair conveyor systems, chains, sprockets, hydraulics cylinders, and related mechanical components.
• Troubleshoot pneumatic valves and maintain pneumatic and hydraulic systems to support automated equipment performance.
• Perform MIG welding on stainless steel and carbon steel components as needed for equipment repair and fabrication.
• Use hand tools such as grinders and drills, and operate forklifts when required to support maintenance tasks.
• Support maintenance activities across multiple departments, including juice extraction, processing, filling, and plastics, with a focus on bottle filling and bottle molding machines.
• Comply with OSHA health and safety rules and follow all site safety procedures and guidelines.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area, including sweeping, cleaning up, and general organization of tools and equipment.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support smooth and safe production operations.

• Mechanically inclined with 2+ years of experience in mechanical maintenance within a food production environment.
• Hands-on experience with preventive maintenance and emergency repair of processing equipment, bottle filling machines, and plastic blow molding equipment.
• Strong mechanical troubleshooting skills, including the ability to diagnose issues related to sensors, mechanical components, and automated systems.
• Basic electrical troubleshooting skills, including changing motors and wiring and working with 480V and 240V single- and three-phase systems.
• Experience working with packaging equipment, bottling lines, and blow molding equipment.
• Proficiency with MIG welding on stainless steel and carbon steel components.
• Ability to work with hydraulics and pneumatics, including hydraulic cylinders and pneumatic valves.
• Experience with centrifugal and positive displacement pumps and PC pumps in a production environment.
• Familiarity with conveyor systems, gear boxes, chains, sprockets, limit switches, lasers, drives, and contractors.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Buttonwillow, CA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $25.00 - $25.50/hr individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Buttonwillow, CA.

Final date to receive applications

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 23, 2026.