Industrial Maintenance Technician: PLC, Electrical & Troubleshooting

The Coca-Cola Company; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 52,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Coca-Cola Company is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Technician to keep our syrup production, packaging, and facility systems safe and reliable. You will troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and control-system issues across multiple process areas and perform preventive maintenance to minimize downtime.

Ideal candidates will read schematics, work with BPM and CMMS systems, and have shift flexibility to support 24/7 operations in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Experience troubleshooting and repairing mechanical/electrical equipment.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and mechanical drawings.
• Familiarity with preventive maintenance practices.
• Flexibility to work assigned shifts and overtime as needed.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and control-system problems affecting production.
• Support syrup batching, processing, filling, packaging, conveying, palletizing, and material-handling equipment.
• Diagnose equipment failures, determine root causes, and complete repairs that restore safe and reliable operation.
• Perform preventive and predictive maintenance on production equipment, plant utilities, and facility systems.
• Inspect, adjust, repair, and replace components such as motors, gearboxes, bearings, chains, sprockets, pumps, valves, sensors, cylinders, conveyors, and electrical devices.
• Troubleshoot electrical circuits, motor controls, VFDs, instrumentation, sensors, and PLC-controlled equipment.
• Read and use electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, equipment manuals, and technical documentation.
• Implement equipment alignments, lubrication, fabrication, installation, and modification work as assigned.
• Support plant utility and facility systems, which may include boilers, chillers, compressed air, water treatment, wastewater, and building systems.
• Respond to production calls, communicate with operators and supervisors, and prioritize work based on safety, quality, and production impact.
• Assist production personnel with equipment setup, adjustment, and proper operation.
• Document troubleshooting findings, repairs, labor, parts usage in CMMS.
• Identify recurring failures and recommend corrective actions or improvements.
• Follow safety, GMP, and lockout/tagout requirements.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Mechanical knowledge

Electrical knowledge

Reading schematics

Industrial maintenance

Shift flexibility

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

SAP

CMMS

Job description

The Coca-Cola Company is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Technician to keep our syrup production, packaging, and facility systems safe and reliable. You will troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and control-system issues across multiple process areas and perform preventive maintenance to minimize downtime.

Ideal candidates will read schematics, work with BPM and CMMS systems, and have shift flexibility to support 24/7 operations in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.