Maintenance Technician

Summary

The General Maintenance Worker will perform general maintenance and repairs for assigned equipment and facilities, including plumbing, electrical, basic carpentry, heating and cooling, and other building systems.

• Read and interpret equipment manuals, drawings, schematics, blueprints, and work orders to perform required maintenance.
• Provide emergency repairs on production equipment to keep lines operational at all times.
• Perform scheduled maintenance and repairs of production equipment, including replacement of failed components such as bearings, belts, motors and power/control lines.
• Diagnose problems and failures and repair or replace parts as required.
• Disassemble/assemble defective machines and equipment and install new or repaired parts, using specifications and/or blueprints, precision measuring instruments and hand tools.
• Adjust various types of devices and control systems.
• Understand facilities, systems, and component functions and relationships, and troubleshoot and repair accordingly.
• Install, troubleshoot and repair electrical systems, including 480 V and below, and control voltage/systems.
• Perform basic hydraulics/pneumatics tasks; experience preferred.
• Ammonia refrigeration experience preferred.
• Work in a fast‑paced, cold, wet production environment.
• Collaborate well with production line workers and supervisors, with a strong customer service mindset.

• Minimum five years of experience in an industrial maintenance capacity; food or medical plant experience preferred.
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Processes (GMP) and food manufacturing best practices.
• Mandatory ability to speak, understand, read and write in English.
• Ability to apply mathematical concepts to practical situations.
• Reasoning ability: interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form and make decisions on routine matters.
• Computer literate, intermediate skills in Excel.
• Advanced knowledge/skills with forklifts and electric pallet jacks.

Regularly required to move within the facility; standing/walking on concrete floors up to 12 hours per day, 6 days per week; lift/carry up to 50 pounds. Requires hand‑to‑finger coordination, vision abilities (close, distance, peripheral, depth perception), standing, stooping, walking, bending, climbing.

Working near moving mechanical parts; exposed to wet, cold and/or humid conditions indoors and outdoors. Noise levels typically require OSHA‑required hearing protection.

Hours and days established by departmental needs; must be available to work scheduled weekends and holidays.

Daily’s Premium Meats is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity, equity, and inclusion. All qualified people will be considered for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other basis protected by law.