Maintenance Technician — Fast-Paced Food Plant (Relocation)

Smithfield Foods; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 36,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement benefits

Education benefits

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Smithfield Foods is looking for a Maintenance Technician to keep our Lincoln plant running smoothly. You will troubleshoot and repair electrical and mechanical systems in a fast-paced food processing environment, bringing expertise in electrical controls, hydraulics, welding, and fabrication.

You’ll read blueprints, follow GMPs, and use SAP to manage work orders while performing preventive maintenance and improvements that keep production on track.

Qualifications

• Electrical controls, fluid power, mechanical systems, welding, and fabrication experience.
• Ability to read blueprints, schematics, wiring diagrams, and manuals.
• Strong troubleshooting and preventive maintenance skills in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work safely and follow GMP and LOCKOUT/TAGOUT procedures.

Responsibilities

• Review work orders in SAP and create work orders; respond to emergencies quickly.
• Monitor machinery, troubleshoot, disassemble, repair, and test components.
• Fabricate replacement parts using welding, cutting, and sheet metal work.
• Perform preventive maintenance on pumps, packaging and slicing equipment.
• Install and maintain electrical, piping, and utility systems as needed.
• Follow safety protocols to ensure a compliant, productive plant.

Skills

Electrical controls

Fluid power

Mechanical systems

Welding

Fabrication

Problem solving

Hand tools

Tools

SAP

Job description

Smithfield Foods is looking for a Maintenance Technician to keep our Lincoln plant running smoothly. You will troubleshoot and repair electrical and mechanical systems in a fast-paced food processing environment, bringing expertise in electrical controls, hydraulics, welding, and fabrication.

You’ll read blueprints, follow GMPs, and use SAP to manage work orders while performing preventive maintenance and improvements that keep production on track.