1st Shift - Industrial Maintenance Technician - Reno, NV

Nordic Cold Chain Solutions; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Nordic Cold Chain Solutions in Reno, NV is seeking a maintenance technician to support safe production and preventive maintenance across packaging, filling, conveyors, and refrigeration systems.

You will diagnose faults from schematics, perform inspections, and document actions in CMMS. The role includes diagnosing and repairing electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic faults, with emphasis on reliability improvements and collaboration with operations.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; 3+ years in industrial maintenance preferred.
• Mechanical and electrical troubleshooting using schematics and diagnostic tools.
• Experience maintaining automated manufacturing machinery including motors, sensors, and drives.
• Ability to distinguish equipment faults from process or material issues; good communication.
• Basic CMMS skills and dependable attendance; team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic faults.
• Maintain packaging and filling systems, conveyors, and related equipment.
• Troubleshoot motor circuits, VFDs, PLC inputs/outputs, and HMI alarms.
• Coordinate with qualified service providers for specialized refrigeration work.
• Document work orders, parts usage, and labor time in CMMS.
• Coach operators in routine equipment care and early abnormal condition detection.

Skills

Mechanical troubleshooting

Electrical troubleshooting

Reading schematics

CMMS software

PLC/automation basics

Education

High school diploma or GED

Equivalent technical training

Tools

CMMS

Diagnostic instruments

Job description

Description

Position overview

Maintain safe, reliable production through preventive maintenance, systematic troubleshooting, and durable repairs. Support Matrix and All Fill vertical form fill seal equipment, roll stock horizontal form fill seal equipment used to manufacture brick products, and related mixing, pumping, conveying, and automated freezer handling systems.

Reports directly to the Director of Engineering, with a strong dotted line to the local Plant Manager. The Director of Engineering provides technical direction, maintenance standards, and performance oversight. Coordinate daily priorities and production support with the Plant Manager; elevate conflicting priorities promptly.

Core responsibilities

• Diagnose and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and applicable hydraulic faults using schematics, OEM manuals, measurements, and a logical troubleshooting process.
• Maintain packaging film tracking, registration, sealing and cutting systems, machine timing, heaters, thermocouples, temperature controls, pumps, valves, bearings, belts, chains, gearboxes, and drives.
• Troubleshoot single-phase and three-phase motor circuits, control wiring, relays, contactors, sensors, VFDs, PLC inputs and outputs, and HMI alarms. Support 480V equipment only within demonstrated qualification and company authorization.
• Maintain automated freezer handling equipment, including conveyors, tower drives, actuators, sensors, and safety interlocks. Coordinate specialized refrigeration work with qualified service providers.
• Execute scheduled inspections, lubrication, calibrations, and preventive maintenance. Identify deteriorating conditions and recommend corrective work before failures occur.
• Investigate recurring failures and verify repairs restore safe operation, product quality, and established production speeds.
• Document work orders, failure causes, corrective actions, parts usage, and labor time in the CMMS. Flag critical spare-parts shortages and support reliability improvements.
• Coach operators in approved routine equipment care and early identification of abnormal conditions.

Safety and work practices

• Apply lockout/tagout and verify isolation of applicable electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, gravity, and stored-energy hazards before servicing.
• Follow guarding, electrical safety, PPE, work-at-height, hot-work, and confined-space procedures where applicable. Never bypass guards or interlocks to maintain production.
• Stop and elevate work that exceeds personal qualification, requires unavailable qualified assistance, or cannot be completed safely.
• Verify guards and safety devices are restored and coordinate a controlled return to service after maintenance.

Requirements

Required qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; demonstrated industrial production-equipment maintenance capability. Three or more years of relevant experience preferred; equivalent technical training and hands‑on capability considered.
• Practical mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills, including reading schematics and safely using appropriate diagnostic instruments.
• Experience maintaining automated manufacturing machinery, including motors, drives, sensors, and pneumatic systems.
• Ability to distinguish equipment faults from setup, material, or process problems and verify the underlying cause.
• Basic computer and CMMS skills, dependable attendance, clear communication, and effective collaboration with production teams.
• For second shift: Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot independently, manage competing breakdowns, and make sound repair-versus-escalation decisions without another maintenance technician on site.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with VFFS or HFFS packaging equipment; Matrix, All Fill, or comparable automated packaging systems. Exact-brand experience is preferred, not required.
• Industrial electrical or controls troubleshooting, including tracing PLC inputs and outputs or reading ladder logic for diagnosis. Advanced PLC programming is not a core requirement.
• Industrial refrigeration or HVAC‑R experience, particularly low-temperature production systems. These are industrial maintenance positions; HVAC‑R certification is not required for selection.
• Technical diploma, industrial maintenance certificate, or relevant trade apprenticeship; experience with root‑cause analysis and preventive maintenance improvement.

Work environment and physical requirements

Work in a manufacturing environment with moving equipment, noise, and varying temperatures, including cold areas as assigned. Essential tasks may require standing, walking, bending, kneeling, climbing, and safely handling items up to 50 pounds using appropriate assistance or lifting equipment. Essential functions may be performed with reasonable accommodation. Work at heights or in confined spaces only when assigned, trained, and authorized.

1st Shift M-Th 5am - 3:30pm