Maintenance Technician

Leoforce; Lenoir City (TN); On-site; USD 41,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

50% travel

Job summary

Leoforce is seeking a Maintenance Technician to perform corrective, preventive, and predictive maintenance across production lines in our Tennessee facilities. The role involves troubleshooting gearboxes, motors, HVAC, and pneumatics to minimize downtime and ensure food safety compliance.

You will read schematics, interpret PLC/HMI signals, and support equipment installations and startups. Overtime and weekend work may be required based on production needs.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• 3+ years of manufacturing equipment maintenance and repair experience with basic electrical knowledge.
• Strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting; able to assemble/dismantle machinery with hand/power tools.
• Experience with production and packaging automation, pneumatics, and vacuum systems.
• Ability to read schematics/diagrams; basic PLC/HMI signal interpretation.
• Familiarity with Allen-Bradley/Omron/Panasonic equipment.
• Overtime, weekends, holidays flexibility.
• Preferred certifications: Millwright/Industrial Electrician; MRP/spreadsheet skills; VFFS/HFFS packaging experience.
• Food/beverage manufacturing experience valuable.

Responsibilities

• Perform corrective, preventive, and predictive maintenance on production equipment and building systems.
• Troubleshoot and repair gearboxes, motors, vacuum pumps, blowers, roasters, grinders, conveyors, and packaging equipment.
• Perform basic maintenance on compressors and HVAC systems.
• Diagnose mechanical and electrical faults using schematics, diagrams, and PLC/HMI signals.
• Maintain pneumatic valves, positioning systems, and batching equipment.
• Service filling, sealing, conveying, wrapping, weighing, and batching equipment.
• Support equipment installations, startups, and shutdowns.
• Communicate parts usage and replenishment needs to the maintenance planner.
• Identify equipment bottlenecks and minimize downtime.
• Support process improvements and automation projects.
• Coordinate with production leadership, vendors, and contractors.
• Operate equipment and train operators in proper operation and autonomous maintenance.
• Follow food safety, quality, sanitation, and PPE practices.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Electrical knowledge

Mechanical aptitude

Reading schematics

Team coordination

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Allen-Bradley

Omron

Panasonic

PLC/HMI signals

Hand and power tools

Job description

Job Description

Maintenance Technician

Experience: Entry Level

Salary: $30 - $33 per hour

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Perform corrective, preventive, and predictive maintenance on production equipment and building systems.
• Troubleshoot and repair gearboxes, motors, vacuum pumps, blowers, roasters, grinders, conveyors, and packaging equipment.
• Perform basic maintenance on compressors and HVAC systems.
• Diagnose mechanical and electrical faults using schematics, diagrams, and basic PLC/HMI input/output signals.
• Maintain pneumatic valves, positioning systems, rotary airlocks, diverters, dust extraction equipment, screens, and shakers.
• Service filling, sealing, conveying, wrapping, weighing, and batching equipment.
• Support equipment installations, removals, commissioning, startups, and shutdowns.
• Select appropriate tools and replacement parts; communicate parts usage and replenishment needs to the maintenance planner.
• Identify equipment bottlenecks and make repairs or adjustments to maintain production flow and minimize downtime.
• Support process improvements, automation projects, and facility expansion.
• Coordinate with production leadership, maintenance colleagues, vendors, and contractors.
• Operate equipment when required and train operators in proper operation and autonomous maintenance.
• Follow food safety, quality, sanitation, and safety requirements, including BRC, HACCP, GMP, and PPE practices.

Needed

• High school diploma or GED.
• Minimum 3 years of manufacturing equipment maintenance and repair experience, including basic electrical knowledge.
• Strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills; ability to assemble and dismantle machinery using hand and power tools.
• Experience with production and packaging automation, machine shop equipment, pneumatics, and vacuum systems.
• Ability to read equipment schematics and diagrams.
• Basic ability to interpret PLC/HMI inputs, outputs, and signals; familiarity with Allen-Bradley, Omron, or Panasonic equipment.
• Experience with form-fill-seal baggers, dry-product fillers, can fillers, lid crimpers, and seamers.
• Familiarity with conveyors, carton/tray erectors, shrink tunnels, stretch wrappers, scales, load cells, and batching systems.
• Understanding of production processes, quality measurements, food safety, and safe maintenance practices.
• Availability for overtime, weekends, holidays, and changing schedules as business needs require.
• Basic reading, writing, and math skills; ability to prioritize repairs and report equipment concerns.
• Preferred: Millwright, Industrial Mechanic, or Industrial Electrician certification; spreadsheet/MRP experience; VFFS, HFFS, cartoner, or high-speed packaging experience.
• Especially valuable: Coffee roasting or food and beverage manufacturing experience.

A bit about us

Founded over 100 years ago and operating globally with facilities across multiple regions, we are a leading supplier of natural food and beverage ingredients serving manufacturers around the world. We combine deep agricultural roots with innovative processing technologies to deliver safe, high-quality, traceable ingredients while maintaining a strong commitment to food safety, sustainability, and operational excellence.

Why join us?

• Global Industry Leader: Join a well-established organization supplying ingredients to top food and beverage manufacturers worldwide
• Career Growth: Opportunities to develop technical expertise and advance within a large global organization
• Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and retirement programs
• Paid Time Off & Holidays
• Impactful Role: Own critical foreign material prevention systems that directly support food safety and customer quality standards
• Travel & Exposure: Work across multiple facilities with approximately 50% travel