Multi-Craft Maintenance Technician

Shifts and Working Conditions

Day Shift (6 AM – 6 PM) on a 2‑2‑3 schedule, alternating weekends. The facility has two zones: a warm/humid zone (78 °F) and a cold zone (35 °F). Employees must wear PPE provided by Aero Farms while working in GMP/food‑production areas.

• Maintain and troubleshoot motion‑controlled systems with integrated robotic work cell systems.
• Perform preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of industrial equipment and systems.
• Diagnose and repair electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
• Collaborate with production team members to identify and address maintenance issues.
• Maintain accurate records of maintenance activities and equipment performance using Computerized Maintenance Management Software (CMMS).
• Work with Packaging Technician and Farm Equipment Operators on establishing equipment home‑settings and maintaining baseline conditions.
• Print reading to include electrical, pneumatics, hydraulic, HVAC prints, and schematics.
• Troubleshoot, maintain, and repair mechanical equipment, AC/DC electrical systems, PLCs, HMIs, motors, controls, VFDs, servo and stepper‑controlled systems, weigh scales, ink‑jet printers, network devices, sensors, valves, LED lighting, pumps, environmental sensors, and automated packaging lines.
• Assist in developing plans to correct equipment deficiencies and determine long‑term solutions through root‑cause analysis for equipment issues to improve reliability.
• Complete other duties as assigned or necessary, including willingness to work overtime and various shifts.
• Maintain the condition and sanitation of all work tools.
• Adhere to all safety protocols and procedures.
• Exercise good judgment at all times and complete assigned tasks, including breakdown repairs without direct supervision. Manage multiple tasks and prioritize to ensure minimum interruption of the process.

• A two‑year associate degree in a technical discipline or a minimum of three years of industrial or electrical maintenance experience in an automated manufacturing facility.
• Knowledge of and prior experience with industrial robotic automation.
• Print reading skills, including electrical and hydraulic prints and schematics.

• Experience with industrial maintenance and robotics.
• Experience with AC/DC motors and drives, 110–480 Vac circuits, thermocouples, single‑ and three‑phase circuits, HVAC, reversing starters, and personnel computers.
• Troubleshooting, conduit threading, bending installation, wiring installation, electronic repair skills.
• CPVC installation and repair.
• Operation of equipment including a forklift, man lift, aerial lift, overhead cranes, and mobile cranes.
• Ability to troubleshoot and repair complex equipment breakdowns involving mechanical and electrical aspects of machinery.
• Ability to inspect and assess the functionality of production machines.
• Ability to perform preventive and corrective maintenance on assigned equipment.
• Calibration of all types of electrical equipment and knowledge of HVAC systems.
• Experience working in environments with temperatures ranging from extreme heat to moderate cold. Exposure to farm environments: 70–78 °F at 65 % RH in grow rooms and cold rooms at 33–36 °F, some areas wet, dirty, and with chemical exposure protected by PPE. Building maintenance with outside weather conditions up to 110 °F and as low as 10 °F.
• Understanding of fresh food/produce manufacturing.

• High degree of concentration required; attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize to ensure minimum interruption to the process.
• Ability to safely use general maintenance tools, power tools, and electrical testing equipment.
• Physical stamina for walking, climbing ladders and stairs, working in inclement weather, heavy lifting (50 lbs. or more), and working in high areas.
• Ability to operate MEWPs, aerial lifts, and PIT safely.
• Fanuc robotics experience is a plus.
• Strong communication skills, both verbally and in writing.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and analytical thinking.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.