Maintenance Mechanic / Leader

AppleOne Employment Services; Fresno (CA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services is recruiting a Maintenance Mechanic / Leader for a Fresno, CA-based food manufacturing facility. This direct-hire, full-time role targets a hands-on professional who will lead maintenance teams, improve equipment reliability, and support safe, efficient production operations.

The successful candidate will drive preventive maintenance programs, reduce downtime, and ensure compliance with OSHA, GMP, HACCP, SQF and other food safety standards, while developing

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Leadership experience guiding maintenance technicians.
• Experience with CMMS and preventive maintenance programs.
• Strong mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and PLC troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of OSHA, GMP, HACCP, SQF, and food safety standards.
• Ability to manage budgets and vendor relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance technicians and supervisors to promote safety and strong performance.
• Plan, prioritize, and oversee preventive, predictive, corrective, and emergency maintenance activities.
• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, automation, and PLC systems.
• Manage equipment installations, capital projects, vendor relationships, maintenance budgets, and spare parts inventory.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, GMP, HACCP, SQF, food safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to increase equipment reliability, reduce downtime, and improve production efficiency.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Troubleshooting

CMMS experience

Safety compliance

PLC knowledge

Education

Engineering/Industrial Maintenance degree

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Job Summary

A food manufacturing company in Fresno, CA is seeking a Maintenance Mechanic / Leader for a direct hire opportunity. This full-time role is ideal for a hands-on maintenance professional who can lead teams, improve equipment reliability, and support safe, efficient production operations. The Maintenance Mechanic / Leader will play a key role in reducing downtime, strengthening preventive maintenance programs, and supporting compliance with food safety, quality, and safety standards. This is a strong opportunity for a maintenance professional who enjoys leadership, problem-solving, and making a measurable impact in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The work environment offers a collaborative production culture, supportive leadership, and the opportunity to help develop maintenance technicians while driving continuous improvement, equipment performance, and long-term operational success.

Key Responsibilities

• - Lead, coach, and mentor maintenance technicians and supervisors to promote safety, accountability, and strong performance.
• - Plan, prioritize, and oversee preventive, predictive, corrective, and emergency maintenance activities.
• - Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, automation, and PLC-related equipment issues.
• - Manage equipment installations, capital projects, vendor relationships, maintenance budgets, and spare parts inventory.
• - Ensure compliance with OSHA, GMP, HACCP, SQF, food safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.
• - Drive continuous improvement initiatives to increase equipment reliability, reduce downtime, and improve production efficiency.

Compensation and Benefits

• - Pay range: $30 to $35 per hour.
• - Job type: Direct hire.
• - Schedule: Full-time.
• - Location: Fresno, CA.
• - Immediate need with interviews available for qualified candidates.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• - Lead maintenance operations and support technician development in a food manufacturing environment.
• - Oversee preventive maintenance, emergency repairs, equipment reliability, and production uptime initiatives.
• - Troubleshoot and support mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, automation, and PLC systems.
• - Manage maintenance projects, budgets, spare parts inventory, compliance requirements, and vendor coordination.
• - 5+ years of industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• - Strong mechanical troubleshooting, electrical troubleshooting, hydraulics, pneumatics, and PLC knowledge.
• - Experience using a Computerized Maintenance Management System, or CMMS.
• - Ability to manage maintenance budgets, project timelines, equipment installations, and compliance priorities.
• - Working knowledge of OSHA, GMP, HACCP, SQF, and food safety standards.
• - Strong leadership, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• - Flexibility to work weekends, holidays, and respond to after-hours maintenance emergencies as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• - Degree in Engineering, Industrial Maintenance, Manufacturing Technology, or a related field.
• - Experience in food, beverage, dairy, bakery, consumer packaged goods, or CPG manufacturing.
• - Familiarity with SQF, HACCP, GMP, and other food safety or quality systems.
• - Experience supporting capital projects, equipment upgrades, and continuous improvement initiatives.

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