2nd Shift - Industrial Maintenance Technician - Reno, NV

Nordic Cold Chain; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Nordic Cold Chain in Reno, NV seeks an experienced maintenance technician to sustain safe, reliable production. You will perform preventive maintenance on form-fill-seal equipment, conveyors, and refrigeration systems, diagnose faults from schematics, and coordinate repairs with qualified vendors.

Reporting to the Engineering Director with a strong plant-management liaison, you will document actions in CMMS, coach operators on routine care, and help prevent unplanned downtime while working on

Qualifications

• 3+ years in industrial maintenance preferred; technical training and hands-on capability considered.
• Ability to read schematics and safely use 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.
• Basic computer and CMMS skills, dependable attendance, clear communication, and collaboration with production teams.
• Second shift: troubleshoot independently and manage multiple breakdowns without on-site backup.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic faults using schematics, OEM manuals, measurements, and troubleshooting processes.
• Maintain packaging film tracking, registration, sealing and cutting systems, machine timing, heaters, thermocouples, temperature controls, pumps, valves, bearings, belts, chains, gearboxes, and drives.
• Troubleshoot motor circuits, control wiring, relays, contactors, sensors, VFDs, PLC I/O, and HMI alarms; support 480V equipment as qualified.
• Maintain automated freezer handling equipment, including conveyors, tower drives, actuators, sensors, and safety interlocks; coordinate refrigeration work with providers.
• Execute scheduled inspections, lubrication, calibrations, and preventive maintenance; identify deteriorating conditions and recommend corrective work.
• Investigate recurring failures and verify repairs restore safe operation and production speeds.
• Document work orders, failure causes, corrective actions, parts usage, and labor time in the CMMS; flag shortages.
• Coach operators in routine equipment care and early identification of abnormal conditions.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Mechanical skills

Electrical skills

Reading schematics

CMMS

Education

High school diploma or GED

Industrial training

Tools

PLCs

CMMS

VFDs

HVAC/R equipment

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 escalation 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.

2nd Shift M-Th 3:15pm - 1:45am