Maintenance Mechanic

Responsibilities

• Safely install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair industrial machinery, production equipment, utilities, and mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and piping systems.
• Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance to maximize equipment reliability, uptime, safety, and production efficiency.
• Troubleshoot and repair conveyors, pumps, valves, motors, gearboxes, bearings, belts, controls, sensors, VFDs, and other production equipment.
• Perform equipment changeovers, adjustments, setups, timing changes, and centerline alignments.
• Troubleshoot electrical systems, including single- and three-phase power, low-voltage controls, motors, sensors, safety devices, and VFDs.
• Maintain and repair utility systems such as compressed air, water treatment, boilers, glycol, CO2, nitrogen, and CIP systems.
• Perform welding, fabrication, machining, piping, pump rebuilding, and other mechanical repairs as needed.
• Read and interpret blueprints, schematics, manuals, and technical documentation.
• Respond to equipment breakdowns and on-call maintenance needs to minimize downtime.
• Support equipment installations, rebuilds, upgrades, continuous improvement projects, and root cause analysis.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, SOPs, centerlines, and other technical documentation.
• Assist with training, preventive maintenance planning, parts coordination, and limited shift leadership as assigned.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area and follow all company policies and procedures.
• Work scheduled shifts, weekends, holidays, and extended hours as required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; technical training preferred.
• Two or more years of industrial maintenance experience, preferably in a high-volume manufacturing or production environment.
• Strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills.
• Knowledge of industrial equipment, controls, hydraulics, pneumatics, and electrical systems.
• Ability to troubleshoot motors, sensors, VFDs, conveyors, pumps, valves, and automated production equipment.
• Ability to read blueprints, schematics, and technical manuals.
• Experience with welding, fabrication, machining, and mechanical repair preferred.
• Familiarity with preventive and predictive maintenance practices.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong commitment to safety, quality, and productivity.
• Ability to work flexible shifts, weekends, holidays, extended hours, and on-call assignments as needed.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

You should be proficient in:

• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 120/208/240/480 Voltage Systems
• Pneumatics Troubleshooting
• Maintenance and Repair Skills
• Industrial Electrical Experience
• Hydraulic Systems & Components
• Mechanical Systems & Component Repair
• Experience in a Manufacturing Environment

Machines & technologies you'll use:

• Variable Frequency Drives (VFD)
• Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) (Allen Bradley, Siemens)
• Conveyor Systems