Senior Maintenance Mechanic

Senior Maintenance Mechanic/PLC Technician

Our client, a well-established food manufacturer, is seeking a hands-on Senior Maintenance Mechanic to maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and improve production equipment in a high-volume manufacturing facility. The ideal candidate will have strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills, working knowledge of PLC-controlled equipment, and experience in food manufacturing.

Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain production equipment including:
• molding machines
• foil wrapping and foil handling equipment
• packaging and cartoning machines
• conveyors and material handling systems
• pumps, gearboxes, motors, pneumatic and hydraulic systems
• Diagnose electrical and control system issues on PLC-controlled machinery.
• Perform preventative and predictive maintenance to maximize equipment uptime.
• Troubleshoot sensors, photo eyes, VFDs, relays, motor starters, and control circuits.
• Read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and mechanical drawings.
• Assist with PLC troubleshooting (Allen-Bradley, Siemens or similar) to identify faults and support production.
• Support machine changeovers and equipment setup.
• Work on both newer automated equipment and older European production machinery.
• Coordinate with production and engineering teams to minimize downtime.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and spare parts inventory.
• Ensure all work is performed safely while complying with food safety, GMP, OSHA, and company standards.

Qualifications:

• Industrial maintenance experience in a food, beverage, confectionery, pharmaceutical, or consumer packaged goods manufacturing environment.
• Strong mechanical aptitude with experience repairing complex production equipment.
• Working knowledge of PLC troubleshooting (ability to diagnose faults).
• Experience with electrical systems up to 480V.
• Ability to troubleshoot:
• motors
• VFDs
• sensors
• solenoids
• pneumatics
• hydraulics
• servo-driven equipment (preferred)
• Experience maintaining packaging equipment, wrappers, conveyors, or automated production machinery.
• Comfortable working on legacy European manufacturing equipment where replacement parts may require custom fabrication or creative troubleshooting.
• Food manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• PLC programming experience is a plus.

Preferred Experience:

• Chocolate, candy, bakery, snack food, or other food manufacturing.
• High-speed equipment.
• Molding, wrapping, and cartoning equipment.
• European OEM equipment.
• GMP, HACCP, and food safety standards.

What's in it for You:

• Competitive wage - $40 to $50/hr.
• Comprehensive benefit package.
• Advancement opportunities within.
• Working with modern equipment