Industrial Maintenance Technician (3rd Shift)

Red Boot Beverage; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Simple IRA

Dental insurance

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

Red Boot Beverage is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Technician for our third shift to troubleshoot, repair, and maintain equipment in a fast-paced beverage manufacturing setting. This on-site role requires strong knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems with a focus on safety and quality compliance.

Join a team dedicated to reliable operations, continuous improvement, and meeting production goals.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 3+ years of maintenance experience in food & beverage or related field.
• Knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems.
• Ability to read and interpret technical manuals, schematics, and blueprints; troubleshoot as needed.
• Capable of performing troubleshooting analysis and working independently or in a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide production support and emergency repairs to keep equipment running.
• Ensure food contact surfaces and production areas are cleaned and safe after maintenance.
• Perform preventive maintenance and daily rounds.
• Complete work orders and projects on schedule.
• Maintain housekeeping in maintenance and work areas.
• Assist in inventory of tools and parts.
• Document rounds, PMs, WO’s, breakdowns, root cause analyses.
• Set up, tear down, move, and changeover machinery as needed.
• Support production when maintenance work is caught up.
• Follow GMP and SQF requirements; participate in safety meetings.

Skills

Mechanical systems

Electrical systems

Hydraulic systems

Troubleshooting

Read schematics/manuals

Team communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Relevant maintenance certificate

Job description

On-site | Full-Time | U.S. Work Authorization Required

Position Summary

Join our third shift team and help keep our production equipment running safely and smoothly! We’re looking for a hands‑on Maintenance Technician who can troubleshoot, repair, and maintain machinery in a fast-paced beverage manufacturing environment.

Third Shift (11:30 pm to 7:00 am) – Shift Differential available

Position Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation, and perform other duties as assigned.

• Provides production support and provides emergency repairs and breakdown remedies.
• Ensures all food contact surfaces and production areas are returned to safe food production condition concluding maintenance activities.
• Performs preventive maintenance activities and daily rounds assigned.
• Completes work orders and projects assigned.
• Performs general housekeeping in maintenance and work areas.
• Participates in tool and part inventory.
• Completes daily paperwork including rounds, PM’s, WO’s, breakdown analysis, and root cause analysis.
• Regular set‑up, teardown, relocation, and changeover of machinery.
• Assists in regular production as needed once maintenance work is caught up.
• Performs general building maintenance.
• Meets all Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Safe Quality Food (SQF) requirements; participate in food safety meetings as required.
• Cultivates and promotes a strong safety culture and follows all safety policies, procedures and regulations; identifies and communicates workplace hazards and corrects or seeks assistance in correcting unsafe actions or conditions; participates in safety meetings as required.

Note: This job description is not exhaustive and may evolve over time.

Required Qualifications

• High School Degree or equivalent
• Three (3)+ years of experience as maintenance within food and beverage industry or related field
• Knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems
• Ability to read and interpret technical manuals, schematics, and blueprints; troubleshoot as needed
• Capable of performing troubleshooting analysis
• Ability to work effectively both independently as well as in a team environment to attain personal, team and company goals
• Ability to respond to production issues in a timely manner
• Ability to maintain good relations with production supervision and management
• Well‑organized and skilled in time management, prioritization, scheduling, and meeting deadlines
• Ability to learn and adapt to changing priorities.

Work Expectations

• Regular, full‑time, on‑site position.
• Must be available to work daily and extended hours as needed to support production and maintenance requirements.
• Work is performed primarily in a warehouse and manufacturing plant environment, with occasional outdoor tasks in adverse weather conditions.
• Exposure to conditions such as heat, cold, humidity, moving machinery, noise, close quarters, fumes, odors, dust, mists, and gases.
• Requires adherence to all safety procedures and the use of appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to talk, listen, and communicate effectively.
• Involves long periods of sitting, standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, climbing, and operating machinery.
• Must be able to lift and/or move 50+ pounds frequently and up to 100 pounds occasionally.
• Requires performance of essential functions at heights greater than 8 feet.
• Vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Travel

• This position requires up to 5% of local travel.

Why Join Red Boot Beverage

We take pride in maintaining a safe, reliable, and high‑performing operation. As a Maintenance Technician, your technical skill and problem‑solving will directly support our commitment to quality and efficiency. If you enjoy hands‑on work, continuous improvement, and making a real impact, we’d love to meet you.

Benefits

• SIMPLE IRA
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.

Note: We are not accepting third party solicitations from third party recruiting firms.