Maintenance Foreman
Listed on 2026-09-18
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Trades / Skilled Labor
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, HVAC Tech / Heating Engineer
Job Details
Job Location:
Main Plant - Tempe, AZ 85282. Position Type:
Full Time. Salary Range: $35.00 - $40.00 Hourly. Job Shift: DAY (12hr) - 6:00am-6:00pm.
The Maintenance Working Foreman role involves strategic planning, management, and execution of escalated maintenance tasks, spanning mechanical and electrical repairs across UDA plants and facilities. This entails overseeing a team of technicians, managing schedules, tasks, and projects, while also actively participating in safety efforts. The role necessitates expertise in mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and refrigeration troubleshooting, as well as industrial pneumatic diagnostics and repairs.
The Maintenance Working Foreman must efficiently prioritize tasks, develop effective diagnostic procedures, and ensure meticulous documentation in the CMMS system. Specialized skills in pump mechanics are essential, along with a commitment to upholding food safety and quality standards. This multifaceted role epitomizes technical proficiency, leadership, and operational diligence.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Plan, manage, and direct escalated maintenance issues by performing preventive, reactive, and predictive mechanical and electrical repairs for all UDA plants, warehouses, and facilities
- Track, log, and report all escalated maintenance issues to UDA leadership
- Manage team of maintenance technicians including scheduling, shift coverage, assigning tasks, projects, mentoring, and corrective actions
- Plan and direct the maintenance of all plant equipment with minimum cost and high reliability
- Actively participate in plant safety efforts including conducting incident reports, mitigation of project risks, and technician safety
- Regularly provide prompt and detailed technical guidance for a variety of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and refrigeration conditions
- Perform a variety of industrial pneumatic diagnostics and repairs to valves, banks, and fittings
- Perform various electrical maintenance, troubleshooting, installation, and repairs including, but not limited to 3-phase motors, contactor relays, blown fuses, overload starters, VFD’s, motors, and PLC’s
- Perform a variety of plumbing repairs to PVC, copper, and stainless-steel fittings
- Manage multiple simultaneous projects and prioritize maintenance requests by level of impact
- Develop effective procedure to diagnose, troubleshoot and validate quality solutions
- Document, log, and report repairs into CMMS system and provide regular updates to maintenance team
- Perform pump mechanical works and maintain and sustain pump programs
- Maintain a clean and organized work area
- Always maintain food safety and quality standards, resolving and/or reporting compliance issues immediately.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Travel RequirementsNone
Minimal
Moderate
High
QualificationsGeneral Skills & Abilities needed to complete job successfully:
- Expert knowledge and applied understanding of:
Industrial electrical, pneumatic, boiler, refrigeration systems, motor, compressors, gearboxes, and pumps - Detail oriented with the ability to effectively diagnose, troubleshoot, and conduct complex repairs
- Expert knowledge of equipment systems troubleshooting and repair
- Make decisions based on general mechanical and electrical principals with minimal guidance and supervision
- Proficient knowledge of lubrication principles and techniques including bearing types and usage
- Prior experience conducting utility and HVAC/R maintenance and repairs
- Ability to manage equipment orders, shipments, and inventory within department budget
- Ability to comprehend and utilize technical prints, schematics, and diagrams
- Ability to operate equipment including a…
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