Maintenance Mechanic - Beverage Canning Line

Lazarus Naturals; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Five weeks PTO

Employee discount program

Fully stocked kitchen

Job summary

Lazarus Naturals in Portland, OR is seeking a skilled Maintenance Mechanic to support beverage canning and packaging equipment, troubleshoot mechanical and electrical issues, and drive preventive maintenance. You will collaborate with Production and Quality teams to keep lines running safely and within specification, assist with equipment install and changeovers, and maintain logs and parts inventory.

This on-site role requires 5+ years in food/beverage maintenance and hands-on experience with

Qualifications

• 5+ years of maintenance experience in food, beverage or packaging environments.
• Experience working with canning lines, fillers, seamers, conveyors, pumps, or packaging equipment.
• Strong mechanical troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to safely troubleshoot and repair electrical, pneumatic, chilling and steam systems.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced production environment with shifting priorities.
• Strong attention to detail, communication, and problem solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventative maintenance and repairs on beverage canning, filling, packaging, labeling, and conveyor equipment.
• Troubleshoot and resolve mechanical, pneumatic, plumbing, and basic electrical issues to minimize production downtime.
• Respond quickly to line stoppages and production equipment failures.
• Inspect equipment regularly and identify wear, damage, or potential failure points before breakdowns occur.
• Support equipment changeovers, startups, shutdowns, and line adjustments.
• Maintain accurate maintenance logs, repair records, and parts inventory documentation.
• Work closely with Production and Quality teams to ensure equipment is operating safely and producing within specification.
• Assist in the maintenance of facilities equipment to support the line, such as a steam boiler, chillers, air compressors, water distribution and CO2 systems.
• Assist with the installation, setup, and commissioning of new equipment or line improvements.
• Follow all safety, GMP, food safety, and lockout/tagout procedures.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe maintenance workspace.

Skills

Mechanical troubleshooting

Electrical troubleshooting

Pneumatic systems

Steam systems

Packaging equipment

Job description

Position: Maintenance Mechanic - Beverage Canning Line

Location: Portland, OR

Remote Status: On-Site

Job Id: 129

# of Openings: 1

Etz Hayim owns and operates the brands Cycling Frog and Lazarus Naturals, as well as a sprawling operation that spans from farming over 300 acres of hemp, extraction, chemical processing, packaging and warehousing to support both brands and private label customers.

Lazarus Naturals was founded in 2016 to provide safe and accessible CBD products for everyone who would benefit from them, regardless of their financial situation and ability to pay, which is why we provide a 60% Assistance Program to veterans and people with disabilities or low incomes. In order to maintain an affordable price point and our commitment to accessibility for all, we have built a vertically integrated business model, which allows us to walk our talk of developing quality, affordable products - from product inception, development, seed, farming, extraction, finished production formulation and packaging, and distribution.

Cycling Frog is normalizing the consumption of casual use THC products. We are on a mission to make THC convenient, affordable, and fun by making a sessionable THC beverage the same price as a beer or soda. We want to change the way THC is consumed and viewed by our society by focusing on lower potency, ready to drink beverages that can easily fit into anyone’s lifestyle. Under the Federal Farm Bill it is legal to sell these low potency THC products across all 50 states via the internet, and anywhere you can grab a beer.
This role will be based in Portland, OR.

Reports To: Director of Engineering

Summary: We are seeking a skilled and reliable Maintenance Mechanic to support the operation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of our beverage canning and packaging equipment. This hands‑on role is responsible for troubleshooting mechanical and electrical issues, performing preventative maintenance, minimizing downtime, and ensuring equipment operates safely and efficiently.

• Perform preventative maintenance and repairs on beverage canning, filling, packaging, labeling, and conveyor equipment.
• Troubleshoot and resolve mechanical, pneumatic, plumbing, and basic electrical issues to minimize production downtime.
• Respond quickly to line stoppages and production equipment failures.
• Inspect equipment regularly and identify wear, damage, or potential failure points before breakdowns occur.
• Support equipment changeovers, startups, shutdowns, and line adjustments.
• Maintain accurate maintenance logs, repair records, and parts inventory documentation.
• Work closely with Production and Quality teams to ensure equipment is operating safely and producing within specification.
• Assist in the maintenance of facilities equipment to support the line, such as a steam boiler, chillers, air compressors, water distribution and CO2 systems.
• Assist with the installation, setup, and commissioning of new equipment or line improvements.
• Follow all safety, GMP, food safety, and lockout/tagout procedures.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe maintenance workspace.

Requirements

• 5+ years of maintenance experience in food, beverage or packaging environments.
• Experience working with canning lines, fillers, seamers, conveyors, pumps, or packaging equipment.
• Strong mechanical troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to safely troubleshoot and repair electrical, pneumatic, chilling and steam systems.
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced production environment with shifting priorities.
• Strong attention to detail, communication, and problem solving skills

Physical/Functional Requirements and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk, balance, reach, lift, push, pull and stretch. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, climb or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, extreme heat and risk of electrical shock. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions and extreme cold. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits (medical, vision, and dental insurance, FSA/HSA for eligible plans, life insurance, EAP, and more)
• Five weeks PTO & three paid holidays per year
• Employee discount program
• Fully stocked kitchen

Veterans strongly encouraged to apply.

Etz Hayim Holdingsis proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

At Etz Hayim Holdings, S.P.C. we are committed to operating in alignment with our values of being a socially, economically and environmentally responsible enterprise.

Company Values and Mission

• Democratizing access to CBD and THC
• Normalizing Cannabis consumption in the United States
• Making effective natural medicines that are accessible and affordable to everyone within a broken health care system
• Building toward a fully circular and sustainable economy and supply chain