Food Plant Maintenance Technician II

Sysco; Hampshire Township (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysco Northeast RDC in Illinois is seeking a Production Technician II to support the operations team by troubleshooting equipment issues and performing preventive maintenance across production assets. The role emphasizes safety and reliability, with involvement in 5S and Lean activities.

You will learn leading maintenance practices to improve equipment uptime, safety, and performance while working with limited supervision in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Three (3) plus years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing setting.
• Experience troubleshooting mechanical systems, electrical components, hydraulics, pneumatics, pumps, material handling equipment, etc.

Responsibilities

• Support company and industry standard safety policies and procedures - OSHA, NEC, NFPA, USDA, FDA, etc.
• Perform inspections and complete preventive/predictive maintenance tasks on production and process utility equipment to increase quality, safety, and overall equipment reliability.
• Diagnose and repair production and process utility equipment deficiencies and failures; to include, but not limited to mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic equipment. May include facility repairs as needed.
• Learn and use continuous improvements tools and methods to improve equipment reliability, may include root cause analysis (RCA), failure mode analysis (FMA) and make recommendations to prevent recurrence.
• Work and train with OEM technicians during production equipment rebuilds, line moves, installations, setups, calibrations, and emergency repairs
• Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.
• Responsible for effectively managing assigned planned work, unplanned failures, and work orders in a high-paced, fluid work environment.
• Responsible for accurately and concisely logging work orders in computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) to properly track maintenance and equipment performance metrics; to include labor, equipment uptime, preventive maintenance compliance, MTTR, MTBF, part usage, etc.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Troubleshooting

Electrical systems

Pneumatic systems

Hydraulic systems

Preventive maintenance

Safety procedures

Root cause analysis

Lockout tagout

PLC/VFD knowledge

Forklift operation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Multimeter

Infrared thermometer

Diagnostic tools

Electrical testing equipment

Job description

Sysco Northeast RDC in Illinois is seeking a Production Technician II to support the operations team by troubleshooting equipment issues and performing preventive maintenance across production assets. The role emphasizes safety and reliability, with involvement in 5S and Lean activities.

You will learn leading maintenance practices to improve equipment uptime, safety, and performance while working with limited supervision in a fast-paced environment.