Food Processing Maintenance Technician

ApplicantPool; Burgaw (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

ApplicantPool is seeking a Maintenance Technician for a sweet potato processing plant in North Carolina. The role focuses on maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and improving processing, packaging, refrigeration, electrical, and mechanical equipment to ensure safe, reliable operations.

The ideal candidate is mechanically inclined, safety-minded, and able to diagnose and repair equipment in a fast-paced food-processing environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; technical training preferred.
• Experience in industrial maintenance or food-processing environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on processing equipment.
• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
• Repair conveyors, pumps, motors, and processing machinery.
• Assist with equipment installation, modification, and start-up.
• Maintain maintenance records and inventory.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Electrical troubleshooting

Diagnostics

Teamwork

Safety minded

Adaptability

Education

High school diploma or GED

Industrial maintenance cert

Tools

PLCs & VFDs

Pumps & motors

Welding & fabrication

Electrical panels

Conveyors & belts

Job description

ApplicantPool is seeking a Maintenance Technician for a sweet potato processing plant in North Carolina. The role focuses on maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and improving processing, packaging, refrigeration, electrical, and mechanical equipment to ensure safe, reliable operations.

The ideal candidate is mechanically inclined, safety-minded, and able to diagnose and repair equipment in a fast-paced food-processing environment.