Millwright, Maintenance I

Barry Callebaut Group; Eddystone (Delaware County); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

12 paid holidays

Birthday off

Workplace flexibility

Diversity & inclusion culture

Job summary

Barry Callebaut Group is seeking a Millwright, Maintenance I to perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on industrial equipment. The role focuses on fluid handling, pneumatic systems, valves, and associated devices, reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor on a day team supporting a 24/7 operation.

Key duties include troubleshooting mechanical failures, inspecting and repairing pumps, seals, and flow-control components, and ensuring timely CMMS documentation and collaboration

Qualifications

• Root cause problem-solving skills: troubleshoot recurring mechanical failures.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• 24/7 365 production facility readiness and overtime tolerance.
• Hands-on mechanical competency across pumps, seals, valves, and conveyors.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and troubleshoot recurring mechanical failures, perform inspections, and execute preventive and corrective maintenance.
• Inspect, troubleshoot, repair, rebuild, and verify operation of pumps, seals, couplings, bearings, and pneumatic systems.
• Maintain process flow-control equipment and related components, including valves and actuators.
• Support spare parts identification, PM improvements, and repair planning to reduce repeat failures.
• Document work performed and CMMS entries; coordinate with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Independent work

Mechanical competency

Pumps & seals

Pneumatic systems

Job description

About The Role

The Millwright, Maintenance I is a skilled mechanical maintenance craft position responsible for performing preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on industrial manufacturing equipment across the facility. The incumbent is expected to demonstrate journeyman-level mechanical aptitude and the ability to independently inspect, troubleshoot, repair, rebuild, and verify equipment readiness with limited supervision. While this role maintains broad responsibility to support plant equipment and the overall maintenance department, the position has a primary focus on fluid handling systems, pneumatic systems, automated valves, pumps, mechanical seals, process flow-control equipment, and related mechanical and instrumentation-adjacent devices.

This position is a member of the Maintenance organization, reports directly to the Maintenance Supervisor, and is assigned to the Monday through Friday day maintenance team. The role supports a continuous 24/7/365 manufacturing operation and may be required to support days, nights, weekends, holidays, overtime, planned outages, emergency repairs, and call-in work based on business needs.

Responsibilities

• Comply with company policies and procedures, including all safety, sanitation, and GMP work policies.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot recurring mechanical failures, perform equipment condition inspections, recommend corrective actions, and execute preventive and corrective mechanical maintenance on industrial manufacturing equipment across the facility.
• Inspect, troubleshoot, repair, rebuild, and verify operation of pumps, mechanical seals, couplings, bearings, pneumatic systems, automated valves, actuators, and related process equipment.
• Maintain and repair process flow-control and material handling equipment, including process valves, diverter valves, slide gates, dampers, pneumatic conveying valves, rotary valves/airlocks, and related components.
• Service pneumatic and valve-control components, including regulators, FRLs, solenoid valves, tubing, fittings, valve actuators, positioners, I/P converters, limit switches, proximity switches, and position indicators.
• Support spare parts identification, PM improvement, repair planning, and follow-up work needed to reduce repeat failures.
• Respond quickly to equipment breakdowns and production-related maintenance issues.
• Communicate effectively with production, maintenance, planning, reliability, engineering, electrical, and controls personnel to coordinate work and repair status.
• Document work performed, inspection findings, parts used, and follow-up recommendations in the CMMS.
• Support work outside primary focus areas as business needs require.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education & Skills

• Must be able to freely move around entire facility.
• Ability to work at high heights, ie. on roofs, aerial lifts, elevated platforms, up to 50 feet while wearing fall protection and proper PPE.
• Ability to stand on concrete floor for long periods of time.
• Ability to climb stairs, often.
• Bend, squat, stretch and reach frequently.
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 50lbs, often.
• Ability to work in and be exposed to heat.
• Ability to support a 24/7 365 production facility.
• Must be able to work overtime as needed.

About You

• Root cause problem-solving skills, demonstrated by the ability to troubleshoot recurring mechanical failures.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and verify the quality and completeness of maintenance work.
• Hands-on mechanical competency with pumps, mechanical seals, couplings, bearings, pneumatic systems, valve actuators, process valves, diverter valves, slide gates, dampers, pneumatic conveying valves, rotary valves/airlocks, and related flow-control equipment.
• Ability to adapt to changing work priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Effective communication skills with all levels of personnel, including management, production operators, and maintenance mechanics, for work coordination, repair updates, shift handoffs, and CMMS documentation.
• Strong personal accountability for safety, workmanship, equipment condition, and reliable return to service.
• Demonstrates commitment to Safety and Food Safety and other Company/Site procedures.
• Holds high standards for workmanship, equipment reliability, and safe return to service.
• Works independently while contributing positively to team objectives.
• Communicates clearly with production, maintenance, and supervision.
• Collaborates with both day maintenance and rotating shift maintenance personnel.
• Shares knowledge and supports other technicians to strengthen overall maintenance capability.
• Maintains a strong attendance record and consistently reports to work as scheduled.

What You Can Expect From Barry Callebaut

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
• 12 paid holidays, generous PTO, plus your birthday off
• Environment that welcomes workplace flexibility
• An atmosphere where diversity is embraced, and inclusivity is second nature. We call it #OneBC! Just ask our champions with the Americas Women’s Forum and the Racial Equality Forum!
• Ability to grow personally and professionally within an organization that values development and internal career growth
• Be part of our mission in making sustainability the norm through Forever Chocolate with priorities centered around prospering farmers, zero child labor, carbon and forest positive, and creating 100% sustainable ingredients in all of our products.

At Barry Callebaut, we are committed to Diversity & Inclusion. United by our strong values, we thrive on the diversity of who we are, where we come from, what we’ve experienced and how we think. We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where people can truly be themselves, grow to their full potential and feel they belong. #oneBC - Diverse People, Sustainable Growth.