Maintenance Technician I — 2nd Shift (Food Plant)

Maker's Pride; Wilmington (OH); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flex spending accounts

Short & long-term disability

Paid holidays and vacation

Bonus opportunities

Job summary

Maker's Pride is seeking a Plant Maintenance Technician to inspect, repair, and maintain facility and equipment in a food production environment. You will support production, perform preventative maintenance, and help ensure GMPs and food safety standards are met.

The role requires 1–3 years of maintenance experience, basic math, and the ability to read electrical prints. Training will be provided, with shift work on evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• High school degree required plus 1 to 3 years plant maintenance experience.
• A 2-year trades degree is preferred.
• Electrical print reading, motor controls experience, and welding/fabrication experience necessary.
• Experience with food/USDA facilities a plus.
• Must have basic math skills. Attention to detail.
• Legible record-keeping and data entry skills using a computer.
• Must be highly motivated, flexible, have creative problem-solving abilities, and able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose, troubleshoot, repair and maintain all equipment including, but not limited to refrigeration, production equipment and building equipment.
• Assist in training employees on operation of equipment.
• Provide continual support to production, assembly, packaging and warehouse.
• Maintain a PM program with supporting documentation
• Familiar with Continuous Improvement and continually trying to improve operations and eliminate downtime. Capable of developing/implementing improvements to daily operations.
• On floor time = 100 % (floor is inclusive of production floor, shop, outside of building, etc.)
• Must always work in a safe manner and use GMPs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Preventative maintenance

Mechanical aptitude

Electrical knowledge

Reading blueprints

Education

High school diploma

2-year trades degree preferred

Tools

Welding/fabrication

Electrical controls experience

HVAC/refrigeration basics

Job description

Maker's Pride is seeking a Plant Maintenance Technician to inspect, repair, and maintain facility and equipment in a food production environment. You will support production, perform preventative maintenance, and help ensure GMPs and food safety standards are met.

The role requires 1–3 years of maintenance experience, basic math, and the ability to read electrical prints. Training will be provided, with shift work on evenings and weekends.