Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician

The Maintenance Technician works on a wide range of industrial baking and packaging equipment, performing both preventative maintenance and emergency repairs to keep production lines running safely and efficiently. This role combines electrical, mechanical, and automation troubleshooting, including work on mixers, ovens, chillers, conveyors, vertical baggers, cartoners, compressors, and bulk flour systems.

• Perform preventative maintenance on mixers, ovens, chillers, conveyors, packaging equipment, baggers, servo motors, transfer systems, compressors, and related industrial baking equipment according to the maintenance schedule.
• Respond to and resolve equipment breakdowns, diagnosing root causes and completing timely repairs to minimize production downtime.
• Utilize volt meters to detect and troubleshoot electrical issues on equipment operating at low voltage and 120–480 VAC, including starters, motors, VFDs, sensors, controllers, and photo-eyes.
• Read, interpret, and reset HMI panels to detect, diagnose, and resolve production line faults and equipment issues.
• Read and interpret VFDs to identify and correct performance and control problems.
• Tear down machinery and reassemble it as needed for repairs, upgrades, or preventative maintenance tasks.
• Work with three-phase motors, including swapping, rewiring, repairing, and installing motors for various equipment.
• Document all work performed in maintenance logs, daily log reports, emergency breakdown reports, and work orders, ensuring accurate and complete records.
• Communicate effectively with incoming shifts to provide clear handoffs, status updates, and information about ongoing issues and repairs.
• Perform electrical work on HMIs, VFDs, and PLCs, including basic troubleshooting and repairs.
• Carry out mechanical repairs involving sprockets, gears, shafts, bearings, and other mechanical components.
• Maintain and troubleshoot automation systems, including sensors, photo-eyes, and related control devices.
• Work on vertical baggers (such as Hayssen and Matrix), cartoners (such as Tanney and Langdon), inkjet printers, and other packaging equipment to ensure proper operation.
• Apply knowledge of bulk flour systems, including transfer blowers, air-locks, diverter valves, sifters, and related components, to perform maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Maintain and repair industrial ovens, proofers, conveyors, dryers, and other process equipment used in baking operations.
• Install, debug, and stabilize plant equipment as required to support production and reliability improvements.
• Read schematics and blueprints to interpret, diagnose, and troubleshoot electrical issues, ensuring repairs are performed safely and correctly.
• Perform repairs and upgrades on machinery and equipment to improve performance, reliability, and safety.
• Support the installation, analysis, and acceptance testing of new electro-mechanical equipment brought into the facility.
• Repair and calibrate hydraulic and pneumatic assemblies, metal detectors, and scales to maintain accurate and reliable operation.
• Test the performance of electro-mechanical assemblies using appropriate test instruments and make adjustments or repairs as needed.
• Fabricate guards and other safety components using measuring devices, cutting tools, and welding equipment (stick and TIG) when required.
• Install electronic parts and hardware using soldering equipment and hand tools in accordance with specifications and safety standards.
• Operate, test, and maintain robotic and automated systems associated with the production lines.
• Apply PLC troubleshooting skills to identify and resolve control issues, and support PLC programming and advanced diagnostics when applicable.
• Ensure compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) during all maintenance activities, maintaining cleanliness and food safety standards in all work areas.
• Follow all safety procedures and guidelines while working with electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and automated systems.

• 3–5 years of combined electrical and mechanical maintenance experience in an industrial environment.
• Strong ability to read and interpret electrical…