Maintenance Technician

La Terra Fina; Union City (CA); On-site; USD 58,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

La Terra Fina in Union City, CA is seeking an Electro-Mechanical Maintenance Technician for a swing shift (2:30pm–2:30am). You will repair, maintain, and install production machinery emphasizing electrical/electronic and mechanical systems in a food processing environment.

This role requires strong troubleshooting, blueprint interpretation, PLC and servo drive knowledge, and the ability to fabricate small parts to minimize downtime.

Qualifications

• High school degree and technical/vocational certification are required.
• Minimum five years of electrical and mechanical systems maintenance in food manufacturing experience required.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, repairs, and installation of production machinery.
• Diagnose problems using electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
• Apply PLC, servo drives, and servo motor knowledge to resolve errors.
• Read blueprints and manuals to ensure correct installation and operation.
• Identify root causes by observing equipment and using precision tools.
• Fabricate small parts to minimize downtime.
• Coordinate with production to meet uptime targets and share issue details.
• Maintain safety, GMP, and OSHA standards on site.
• Collaborate with engineering to optimize new machinery integration.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

PLC

Servo drives/motors

Mechanical systems

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Sanitary fabrication

Food safety & GMP

Workshop tools (milling, welding, lat

Preventive maintenance

Education

High school diploma

Technical/vocational certification

Tools

Welding equipment

Lathe

Milling machine

Job description

La Terra Fina is looking for an Electro-Mechanical Maintenance Technician to join our growing Maintenance team.

In this swing shift role you will repair, maintain, and install production machinery, solving complex problems primarily on electrical/electronic and Mechanical systems. This is a swing shift position, 2:30pm to 2:30am located in Union City, CA.

Responsibilities

• You will perform preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, repairs, installation of machinery relating to food processing equipment, physical structures, mechanical and electrical systems.
• Performs a wide variety of diagnostic activities, methods, procedures and techniques to layout, install, align, repair, overhaul and maintain various types of machines, including mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical systems and operations.
• Applies knowledge of PLC, servo drives and servo motors errors.
• Studies blueprints and manufacturer’s manuals to determine correct installation and operation of machinery.
• Locates sources of problems by observing mechanical devices in operation, listening for problems and using precision measuring and testing instruments.
• Fabricates small parts as needed to minimize downtime.
• Executes on preventive maintenance schedules to ensure uptime/downtime targets are achieved.
• Controls downtime by partnering with production and scheduling teams to exchange information on mechanical issues.
• Ensures effective communication between shifts and teams by following documentation procedures and standards.
• Ensures all maintenance activities are in compliance with federal, state and local laws and codes, as well as company policies which govern safety, food safety.
• Observes good manufacturing practices.
• Understands and applies safety practices, and works to develop a basic understanding of OSHA.
• Ensures that safety is given top priority in work execution, including Arc/Shock Hazard safety, confined spaces, lockdowns, hazardous materials, hard tools safety, etc.
• Partners with engineering team to align on operation of new machinery.
• Works with broader engineering team to discuss machine operations, repairs, etc., to ensure optimal maintenance schedules and outcomes.

Qualifications

• High school degree and technical/vocational certification is required.
• A minimum of five years of electrical and mechanical systems maintenance in food manufacturing is required.

Required Skills

• Strong electrical troubleshooting skills, including basic PLC, servo driver and servo motor errors are required.
• Must have experience in electrical, mechanical, plumbing, hydraulics, pneumatics and computer control skills are required.
• Must have sanitary fabrication skills.
• Must be familiar with food safety and good manufacturing practices.
• Ability to use a wide variety of workshop tools, including milling, welding and lathe.
• Ability to effectively execute on preventive maintenance tasks and schedules.

Pay range and compensation package

$42.00 to $55.00 per hour

Equal Opportunity Statement

This description is not intended to be a complete list of duties or tasks, but instead is to provide a guideline of fundamental responsibilities, tasks and duties. La Terra Fina reserves the right to make edits and changes to this role description as business needs require.