Food Plant Maintenance Technician - First Shift

Griffith Foods Inc.; Oswego Township (IL); On-site; USD 72,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

PTO & holidays

Job summary

Custom Culinary, a Griffith Foods company, is seeking a Maintenance Technician for first shift at Oswego, IL. The role focuses on installing, maintaining and repairing machinery, electrical systems, and building structures to support high-quality food production.

Candidate should have 3–5 years of multi-craft experience, PLC experience, welding certification, and USDA/food industry exposure. Onsite work with potential Saturday overtime and safety compliance required.

Qualifications

• Associates degree or 2‑year certificate in Electrical Maintenance Technician or Mechatronics, or equivalent.
• Or high school diploma with 3 years of electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and PLC programming experience.
• Experience with food production equipment and OSHA safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Visually inspect and test machinery and equipment.
• Troubleshoot and repair equipment by identifying issues with machines.
• Document work orders using CMMS.
• Clean and lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts.
• Repair gauges, valves, pressure regulators, and related equipment.
• Maintain building structures and equipment.
• Set up machine tools and fabricate parts as needed.
• Perform PMs and PD.M and follow up with repairs.
• Support autonomous maintenance and SOPs for equipment.
• May operate forklift or PIE as required.
• Follow NFPA 70, LOTO and OSHA safety rules.
• Ensure BRC protocols are implemented and audited.

Skills

Electrical & Mechanical experience

PLC programming

Welding certification

Reading/writing English

CMMS usage

Forklift operation

Mechatronics

Technical troubleshooting

Education

Associates degree/equivalent in Electrical/Mechatronics

High school diploma + 3 years electrical/mechanical experience

Tools

CMMS

RedZone software

Job description

Custom Culinary, a Griffith Foods company, is seeking a Maintenance Technician for first shift at Oswego, IL. The role focuses on installing, maintaining and repairing machinery, electrical systems, and building structures to support high-quality food production.

Candidate should have 3–5 years of multi-craft experience, PLC experience, welding certification, and USDA/food industry exposure. Onsite work with potential Saturday overtime and safety compliance required.