Maintenance Tech

DecoPac, Inc.; Fife (WA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

DecoPac, Inc. is seeking an experienced maintenance technician to ensure reliability of machinery, equipment, and systems in a food production environment. You will perform preventive maintenance, calibrations, and repairs to support continuous production.

You will work Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, and may be required to cover graveyard or weekend hours. The role involves reading blueprints, welding, hydraulics, pneumatics, and electrical work, with a focus on safety and quality.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of relevant experience in a food production environment.
• Ability to read blueprints and wiring diagrams.
• Familiarity with safety procedures and lockout/tagout.
• Must have a valid driver''s license.
• Willingness to work graveyard and weekend hours if needed.

Responsibilities

• Set up production equipment in accordance with GMP and SOPs.
• Calibrate or adjust equipment to ensure quality production using calipers, micrometers, height gauges, and other tools.
• Keep production logs and provide progress or changeover reports to shift supervisors.
• Set up and verify the functionality of safety equipment; start up and shut down processing equipment.
• Adhere to health, safety, and environmental regulations; perform routine maintenance and inspections.
• Duties may involve piping, welding, machining, and repairing electrical or mechanical equipment.
• Order parts and supplies as needed; maintain a clean and safe work environment.

Skills

Machine shop safety

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

Blueprint reading

Electrical work

Welding

Forklift certification

Basic math & measurements

Basic computer skills

Shift flexibility

Job description

Primary Function

Involves checking, repairing and servicing machinery, equipment, systems and infrastructures. Ensure that industrial machinery and equipment runs smoothly and reliably, including preventative maintenance.

Schedule

Monday - Friday 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM

Responsibilities and Duties

This information is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. Team member may perform other duties as assigned.

• Set up production equipment in accordance with current good manufacturing practices and standard operating procedures
• Assist engineers in developing, building, or testing prototypes or new products, processes, or procedures
• Calibrate or adjust equipment to ensure quality production, using tools such as calipers, micrometers, height gauges, protractors, or ring gauges
• Keep production logs
• Provide production, progress, or changeover reports to shift supervisors
• Set up and verify the functionality of safety equipment
• Start up and shut down processing equipment
• Adhere to all applicable regulations, policies, and procedures for health, safety, and environmental compliance
• Duties may involve piping fitting; insulating; welding; machining; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning and balancing new equipment.
• Perform routine maintenance, such as inspecting dive, motors, or belts, checking fluid level, replacing filters, or doing other preventive maintenance actions.
• Assemble, install, or repair wiring, electrical or electronic components.
• Orders parts and supplies from catalogs or suppliers as needed
• Requests feedback from production team members on the operation of production machinery
• Identify and correct safety issues on all equipment
• Prioritize work orders and maintenance projects
• Maintains a clean and safe work environment

Level of Supervision Responsibility

None.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of relevant experience required, within a food production environment preferred
• Machine shop safety
• Machine shop skills as in welding, fabrication and construction
• Understanding pneumatics, different types of controls, hydraulics, vacuum systems, refrigeration
• Experience with general plumbing and building repair
• Industrial electrical work: single and three-phase motor controls
• Ability to read blueprints and wiring diagrams
• Manage safety devices: lockout, tagout procedures
• Forklift, manlift or electric scissor lift certification(s) desired
• Articlating boom electric lift, Telescopic boom gas lift preferred
• Requires telephone communications skills, basic math skills, basic reading and writing skills
• Must have basic computer skills and internet search skills
• Must be available to work any shifts including graveyard and weekend hours if needed
• Must have a valid driver's license

Physical Activities

Requires mobility. Physical setting may be in office, plant, or warehouse. Requires fine and gross motor control and coordination. Requires working with a variety of machine shop tools, power and hand tools. Requires mobility and some crawling, bending, twisting and climbing. Requires lifting 40 pounds or more occasionally and frequently lifting 20 to 30 pounds. Requires ability to drive between the two manufacturing plants. Involves sitting, standing, walking, and communication abilities. Environment may be loud and dusty at times and may be subject to temperature changes. Physical setting is in the plant or warehouse.

All full time employees working an average of thirty (30) hours or more will be eligible to enroll in a comprehensive benefit package.

DecoPac, Inc. is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees according to all applicable laws, directives and regulations of federal, state, and local governing bodies and agencies. In keeping with this commitment, DecoPac, Inc. will recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles, without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including factors related to pregnancy or child birth), national origin, age, marital status, familial status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity status with regard to public assistance, employment status, local human rights commission activity, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, or any other protected category.