Food Manufacturing Maintenance Technician – Growth Path

Jaspen's Inc.; Monroe (WA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

401(k)

Employee discounts

Opportunity for advancement

Dental insurance

Job summary

Jaspen’s Inc. in Monroe, WA is seeking a dependable Maintenance Technician to support our food manufacturing operation. This hands-on role focuses on preventive maintenance, equipment troubleshooting, repairs, and daily production support to keep lines running safely and efficiently.

We value proactive problem-solving, strong mechanical aptitude, and reliability. Join a growing family-owned snack producer committed to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Strong mechanical aptitude and hands on troubleshooting skills.
• Experience maintaining and/or repairing machinery, equipment, vehicles, forklift or similar mechanical systems.
• Comfortable using hand and power tools.
• Basic knowledge of mechanical systems such as motors, bearings, belts, chains, pumps, and pneumatic components.
• Manufacturing experience preferred; food manufacturing experience is a plus.
• Basic electrical, welding, or fabrication experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support Production with daily startup activities to help ensure equipment is safe, operational, and ready for production.
• Respond promptly when Production needs maintenance assistance or equipment support.
• Perform scheduled preventive maintenance on production and packaging equipment.
• Inspect equipment and identify potential problems before breakdowns occur.
• Troubleshoot and repair mechanical equipment issues.
• Replace and repair common components such as bearings, belts, chains, sprockets, motors, sensors, pumps, valves, and pneumatic components.
• Perform basic electrical troubleshooting within training and qualifications.
• Respond promptly to equipment breakdowns during production.
• Assist with equipment adjustments, installations, and improvement projects.
• Perform general facility and warehouse maintenance.
• Maintain maintenance tools, spare parts, and supplies in an organized manner.
• Document preventive maintenance, repairs, and follow-up work.
• Follow Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), OSHA, GMP, SQF, food safety, and company safety requirements.
• Ensure maintenance work does not create a food safety or contamination risk.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Troubleshooting

Hand tools

Power tools

Motors/bearings/pumps

Electrical basics

Tools

Forklift operation

Job description

Jaspen’s Inc. in Monroe, WA is seeking a dependable Maintenance Technician to support our food manufacturing operation. This hands-on role focuses on preventive maintenance, equipment troubleshooting, repairs, and daily production support to keep lines running safely and efficiently.

We value proactive problem-solving, strong mechanical aptitude, and reliability. Join a growing family-owned snack producer committed to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.