Maintenance Technician

Nestlé Purina is seeking a Maintenance Technician to keep our St. Louis manufacturing operations running safely and efficiently. In this role, you'll perform preventive and corrective maintenance on production and packaging equipment, troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic issues, and support changeovers and installations. You'll work on-site in a pet-centric, collaborative environment focused on safety, quality, and continuous improvement, helping us deliver innovative nutrition that improves the lives of pets and their owners worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on production and packaging equipment to minimize downtime.
• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic issues safely and efficiently.
• Inspect, adjust, and replace parts to keep lines running at target performance and quality.
• Document work in maintenance systems and communicate status to supervisors and operators.
• Support equipment changeovers, installations, and continuous improvement projects.
• Follow LOTO and all Nestlé Purina and OSHA safety procedures and standards.

Required Skills

• Industrial equipment maintenance
• Mechanical troubleshooting
• Electrical systems basics
• Preventive maintenance
• PLC familiarity
• Hydraulic and pneumatic systems
• Welding and fabrication basics
• Safety and lockout/tagout (LOTO)
• CMMS or maintenance logging
• Reading technical schematics