Advanced Maintenance Technician - Food Plant (2nd Shift)

WMFHA; Hazleton (Luzerne County); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness coverage

Paid time off

Life insurance

Retirement plans

Job summary

Aspire Bakeries is seeking a Maintenance Technician 3 for our Hazleton, PA bakery on 2nd shift (1:30pm–10:00pm). You will perform complex maintenance and repairs on production equipment, using advanced troubleshooting to minimize downtime and keep lines running.

This role requires 4+ years of industrial maintenance experience, familiarity with PLCs, instrumentation, and control systems, plus the ability to read P&IDs and schematics and to operate power tools, forklifts, and lifts safely.

Qualifications

• High school diploma with 4 years of relevant industrial maintenance experience, or 6 years of equivalent hands-on experience.
• Experience in instrumentation, measurement, control systems, and industrial mechanical and/or electrical maintenance.
• Ability to troubleshoot and repair complex equipment in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical, mechanical, and control system documentation (P&IDs, schematics, and layout drawings).

Responsibilities

• Perform complex repairs and preventative maintenance on bakery equipment across mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and computerized systems
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues involving PLCs, instrumentation, and automated control systems to minimize downtime
• Install, program, and maintain electronic, electrical, and pneumatic control systems and equipment
• Execute major equipment overhauls, validate repairs, and return systems to operational readiness
• Support production teams by diagnosing equipment malfunctions and maintaining uptime during scheduled operations
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and communicate updates using computerized maintenance management systems
• Ensure compliance with safety, GMPs, quality standards, and regulatory requirements while maintaining a clean and organized workspace

Skills

Instrumentation

Control systems

Electrical maintenance

Troubleshooting

PLC troubleshooting

Reading schematics

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Power tools

Forklifts

PLC programming

Job description

Aspire Bakeries is seeking a Maintenance Technician 3 for our Hazleton, PA bakery on 2nd shift (1:30pm–10:00pm). You will perform complex maintenance and repairs on production equipment, using advanced troubleshooting to minimize downtime and keep lines running.

This role requires 4+ years of industrial maintenance experience, familiarity with PLCs, instrumentation, and control systems, plus the ability to read P&IDs and schematics and to operate power tools, forklifts, and lifts safely.