Electro-Mechanical Maintenance Trainee - Hands-On Plant Start

Campbell Soup Company; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Campbell Soup Company is seeking a Technical School Maintenance Trainee in Charlotte, NC. The role focuses on applying school-taught skills to maintain equipment and facilities, supporting production reliability and continuous improvement in a snack-food plant.

Responsibilities include safety, GMP adherence, PPE usage, CMMS data entry, electrical/mechanical work orders, RCA/BDA learning, and ongoing training.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Must be enrolled in a Technical School with an applicable curriculum.
• Forklift certification or ability to obtain forklift and aerial lifts certification.

Responsibilities

• Follows safety procedures including Lock‑Out‑Tag‑Out; Arc Flash; Hot Work; Confined Space.
• Maintains GMPs for area assigned.
• Uses PPE per OSHA and food safety before/after equipment inspection and repair.
• Attends trainings to maintain skills.
• Assists in improving and optimizing maintenance programs.
• Executes and documents planned/unplanned work in CMMS.
• Assists with electrical and mechanical work orders.
• Learns RCA and BDA methodologies.
• Reads and interprets diagrams (SLD, P&ID, schematics).
• Applies autonomous maintenance concepts (CIL).
• May perform other duties as required.

Skills

Safety procedures adherence

GMP knowledge

OSHA PPE awareness

Written communication

CMMS data entry

Electrical & mechanical basics

Root cause analysis (RCA)

P&ID reading

Team collaboration

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Enrolled in a Technical School

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Campbell Soup Company is seeking a Technical School Maintenance Trainee in Charlotte, NC. The role focuses on applying school-taught skills to maintain equipment and facilities, supporting production reliability and continuous improvement in a snack-food plant.

Responsibilities include safety, GMP adherence, PPE usage, CMMS data entry, electrical/mechanical work orders, RCA/BDA learning, and ongoing training.