2nd Shift Maintenance Technician – Food Plant

Griffith Foods Inc.; Georgia; On-site; USD 50,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Rx, Dental, Vision

401(k) Plan with Company Match

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Griffith Foods Inc. is seeking a Maintenance Technician for our Lithonia, GA site, on first shift. You will install, maintain, and repair machinery, electrical systems and structures to support high‑quality food production while following safety standards.

Responsibilities include inspecting equipment, troubleshooting, performing preventive maintenance, and documenting work in the CMMS. OSHA and NFPA 70 rules apply; on‑site work with potential overtime required.

Qualifications

• Associates degree or 2-year certificate in Electrical/Mechatronics or equivalent program.
• High school diploma with 3 years of experience in electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and PLC programming.
• Experience with food production equipment including mixers, fillers, packaging lines, palletizing systems.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and read/write/speak English fluently.

Responsibilities

• Visually inspect and test machinery and equipment.
• Troubleshoot and repair equipment by identifying issues.
• Document work orders using CMMS.
• Clean and lubricate shafts, bearings, gears and other parts.
• Repair and replace gauges, valves, pressure regulators and related equipment.
• Set up and operate machine tools and fabricate parts.
• Perform preventive and predictive maintenance; support autonomous maintenance.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

PLC programming

RedZone software

CMMS

Reading & writing English

Forklift operation

Education

Associate degree or 2-year certificate in Electrical/Mechatronics

High school diploma with 3 years related experience

Tools

CMMS

RedZone software

Job description

Griffith Foods Inc. is seeking a Maintenance Technician for our Lithonia, GA site, on first shift. You will install, maintain, and repair machinery, electrical systems and structures to support high‑quality food production while following safety standards.

Responsibilities include inspecting equipment, troubleshooting, performing preventive maintenance, and documenting work in the CMMS. OSHA and NFPA 70 rules apply; on‑site work with potential overtime required.