Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician – 2nd Shift

This role is a 2nd shift Maintenance Technician position in an industrial dry food manufacturing environment. You maintain and repair high-speed food processing and packaging equipment with a strong focus on mechanical, hands-on work. You perform preventative maintenance, troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, and PLC issues, and support reliable, safe production operations across a multi-story facility.

Responsibilities

• Perform hands-on mechanical maintenance on dry food processing and packaging equipment, with approximately 80% of work focused on mechanical systems.
• Conduct preventative maintenance on all assigned equipment to minimize downtime and extend equipment life.
• Troubleshoot high-speed food processing and packaging machinery to quickly identify and resolve mechanical and electrical issues.
• Diagnose and resolve PLC-related problems, including basic PLC troubleshooting for control systems.
• Perform electrical troubleshooting on equipment and systems, excluding 3-phase 480V, to restore proper function.
• Carry out occasional welding and fabrication tasks to repair or modify equipment and components as needed.
• Read and interpret schematics, blueprints, and technical documentation to guide maintenance, repair, and installation activities.
• Maintain and repair motors, conveyors, and conveyor systems, including installation and alignment of mechanical and electrical components.
• Support industrial maintenance activities across multiple floors, ensuring conveyors and equipment between levels operate safely and efficiently.
• Follow established safety procedures and maintenance best practices while working in an industrial food manufacturing environment.
• Collaborate with production and maintenance team members to prioritize work orders and communicate equipment status.
• Document maintenance work performed, including repairs, parts used, and preventative maintenance tasks completed.

Essential Skills

• Proven experience as a maintenance technician in an industrial environment, with a strong emphasis on mechanical, hands-on maintenance (approximately 80% mechanical).
• Demonstrated background in preventative maintenance on production and packaging equipment.
• Experience maintaining, repairing, and troubleshooting high-speed food processing and packaging equipment.
• Mechanical troubleshooting skills, including hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Ability to read and work from schematics and blueprints for mechanical and electrical systems.
• PLC troubleshooting experience, particularly in industrial control applications.
• Electrical troubleshooting skills for industrial equipment, excluding 3-phase 480V systems.
• Experience with motors, conveyor systems, and industrial installations.
• Industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing setting.
• Ability to work 2nd shift, Monday through Thursday, from 4:00 PM to 2:30 AM, with possible overtime on Fridays.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with Allen-Bradley controls and related industrial automation components.
• Background in installation and repair of conveyor systems in multi-story facilities.
• Exposure to welding and fabrication techniques for equipment repair and modification.
• Comfort working with dry food processing equipment in an industrial environment.
• Willingness to participate in in-house training and ongoing skills development.

Why Work Here?

Employees benefit from a supportive culture that values growth, development, and teamwork. The organization offers vacation time, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement to encourage work-life balance and continued education. Team picnics and events foster a sense of community, while in-house training provides ongoing opportunities to build technical skills and advance within the maintenance function.

Work Environment

The role is based in a food manufacturing facility where you work as a Maintenance Technician on 2nd shift, Monday through Thursday from 4:00 PM to 2:30 AM, with potential overtime on Fridays. The facility spans four stories, with conveyors connecting each floor, and you regularly move between levels to service equipment. The building is air-conditioned but can be dusty due to dry food ingredients, so you should be comfortable working in an industrial environment with these conditions.

You work around high-speed processing and packaging equipment, motors, conveyors, and industrial control systems, following appropriate safety and cleanliness standards for food manufacturing.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position…