Maintenance and Facilities Technician

Maintenance and Facilities Technician Essenhaus Foods Position Summary

Essenhaus Foods is looking for a hands‑on Maintenance and Facilities Technician to oversee and perform maintenance throughout our food manufacturing facility. This position is responsible for keeping our production equipment, packaging equipment, facility systems, tools, and critical spare parts organized, maintained, and ready to support daily operations.

This role is responsible for both performing hands‑on repairs and managing the day‑to‑day maintenance needs of the facility. The Maintenance and Facilities Technician will troubleshoot equipment issues, perform preventive maintenance, maintain parts inventory, order supplies and replacement parts, coordinate with outside service providers when needed, and help improve equipment reliability across the plant.

The ideal candidate is mechanically inclined, organized, dependable, safety‑minded, and comfortable taking ownership of maintenance in a hands‑on manufacturing environment.

• Take ownership of the day‑to‑day maintenance needs of the facility.
• Prioritize maintenance tasks based on safety, production needs, equipment reliability, and urgency.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and functional maintenance area.
• Help develop, improve, and follow preventive maintenance schedules.
• Keep management informed of equipment concerns, repair needs, upcoming maintenance, and potential downtime risks.
• Coordinate with production leadership to schedule maintenance work with minimal disruption to operations.
• Work independently while communicating clearly with management and production team members.

• Troubleshoot and repair production and packaging equipment.
• Respond to equipment issues during production to help reduce downtime.
• Maintain and repair conveyors, motors, bearings, belts, chains, rollers, gearboxes, sensors, switches, and other mechanical components.
• Assist with troubleshooting electrical, pneumatic, and control‑related issues.
• Work on packaging equipment such as weighers, baggers, conveyors, case sealers, tapers, and related systems.
• Support noodle production equipment, drying equipment, material handling equipment, and warehouse equipment.
• Make equipment adjustments to improve performance, reliability, and product flow.
• Assist with equipment setup, changeovers, and startup as needed.
• Coordinate with outside service technicians when specialized repairs or support are required.

• Work safely around industrial electrical systems and high‑voltage equipment.
• Troubleshoot electrical issues on production, packaging, and facility equipment.
• Read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, control drawings, and equipment manuals.
• Diagnose issues with motors, sensors, switches, relays, contractors, VFDs, control panels, and related electrical components.
• Use electrical testing equipment, including multimeters, to help identify faults and verify repairs.
• Assist with troubleshooting equipment controls, interlocks, safety circuits, and machine communication issues.
• Identify electrical components that need repaired, replaced, or ordered.
• Work with outside electricians, OEM technicians, or service providers when…