Maintenance Mechanic – Food Processing Plant Upkeep

Kettle Cuisine; Savage (MD); On-site; USD 45,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Kettle Cuisine is seeking a Maintenance Mechanic for the Savage, MD plant. The role involves preventive maintenance and troubleshooting of all production equipment, and performing installations and replacements using power and hand tools.

The position emphasizes safety, quality, and regulatory compliance to support continuous production and food safety standards. Responsibilities include maintaining records, planning work, coordinating with operations, and ensuring downtime is minimized.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of general plumbing, electrical, and HVAC repair.
• Ability to read blueprints, building plans, and repair manuals.
• Ability to use hand tools and power tools.
• Ability to follow instructions.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Efficiently operate equipment in a safe manner in accordance with OEM guidelines.
• Completes schedule Preventative Maintenance Task as assigned.
• Maintains equipment records and inspections.
• Troubleshoots and repairs malfunctioning and non-functioning equipment.
• Maintains Maintenance Shop, Electrical Room, Parts Room, and Production Floor as it relates to maintenance in a clean and organized manner.
• Installs new equipment and move existing equipment.
• Plans own work by organizing job site, specifying OEM parts, communicating the plan to affected personnel, and staging appropriate tools.
• Maintains effective communication between maintenance and operations and provides accurate information to the operations team about maintenance issues.
• Assures safety accountability and reports compliance issues.
• Assists in GSTD investigations and lubrication rounds per OEM guidelines.
• Inspects equipment and consults blueprints to identify solutions.
• Work with heights using PPE and access equipment as needed.
• Performs other maintenance tasks as assigned.

Skills

General plumbing

Electrical repair

HVAC repair

Blueprints reading

Tool usage

Time management

Problem solving

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

CMMS

Control Systems

Job description

Kettle Cuisine is seeking a Maintenance Mechanic for the Savage, MD plant. The role involves preventive maintenance and troubleshooting of all production equipment, and performing installations and replacements using power and hand tools.

The position emphasizes safety, quality, and regulatory compliance to support continuous production and food safety standards. Responsibilities include maintaining records, planning work, coordinating with operations, and ensuring downtime is minimized.