Predictive Maintenance Technician
Link Snacks
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Link Snacks in Perry, GA is seeking a Predictive Maintenance (PdM) Technician to lead our condition-based maintenance program across manufacturing, packaging, utilities, and support systems. You will perform vibration analysis, thermography, ultrasound, and motor testing while partnering with the Reliability Engineer and Operations leadership to prevent failures.
The role emphasizes TPM deployment, data analysis, and continuous improvement, with a focus on equipment reliability, cost reduction,
Qualifications
- Minimum 3 years of industrial maintenance experience.
- Minimum 2 years of condition monitoring experience preferred.
- Manufacturing experience required; food manufacturing preferred.
Responsibilities
- Establish PdM routes for critical assets.
- Complete baseline equipment health assessments and condition reports.
- Perform vibration analysis, thermography, ultrasound inspections, and oil analysis.
- Monitor equipment health indicators and maintain PdM records.
- Provide condition-based maintenance recommendations and assist with work prioritization.
- Support TPM implementation and continuous improvement initiatives.
Skills
Education
Job description
At Link Snacks, we show up hungry, roll up our sleeves, plaid or otherwise, and dive straight into the hard work. We don’t hide from challenges; we hunt them down. We push harder, move faster, and take the kinds of big swings that built this business in the North Woods of Wisconsin four decades ago.
We’re everyday people who deliver extraordinary results. Innovation, creativity, and urgency aren’t buzzwords, they’re expectations. And just like the real protein snacks we make across our global house of brands—Jack Link’s®, Lorissa’s Kitchen®, Golden Island®, BiFi®, and Peperami® and KOOEE!® to name a few—there’s nothing artificial about us. What you see is exactly what you get: humble, gritty, passionate people who show up every day ready to not just be a participate in the meat snack industry that the Link Family created, but to move faster, innovate harder and keep raising the bar so high, the rest of the world needs a ladder just to see it.
Dominating this space across the world takes a team. A team that runs together, succeeds together, and celebrates together. A team that’s full of relentless energy and spirit that can only be fueled by one thing: a fist full of our delicious meat snacks.
Real Meat Protein. Real People. Real Results. THAT is Link Snacks.
At Link Snacks, we show up hungry, roll up our sleeves, plaid or otherwise, and dive straight into the hard work. We don’t hide from challenges; we hunt them down. We push harder, move faster, and take the kinds of big swings that built this business in the North Woods of Wisconsin four decades ago.
We’re everyday people who deliver extraordinary results. Innovation, creativity, and urgency aren’t buzzwords, they’re expectations. And just like the real protein snacks we make across our global house of brands—Jack Link’s®, Lorissa’s Kitchen®, Golden Island®, BiFi®, and Peperami® and KOOEE!® to name a few—there’s nothing artificial about us. What you see is exactly what you get: humble, gritty, passionate people who show up every day ready to not just be a participate in the meat snack industry that the Link Family created, but to move faster, innovate harder and keep raising the bar so high, the rest of the world needs a ladder just to see it.
Dominating this space across the world takes a team. A team that runs together, succeeds together, and celebrates together. A team that’s full of relentless energy and spirit that can only be fueled by one thing: a fist full of our delicious meat snacks.
Real Meat Protein. Real People. Real Results. THAT is Link Snacks.
The Predictive Maintenance (PdM) Technician is responsible for executing Perry's condition-based maintenance program to improve equipment reliability, reduce unplanned downtime, extend asset life, and lower maintenance costs. This position performs vibration analysis, thermography, ultrasound inspections, motor testing, and condition monitoring activities across the facility's manufacturing, packaging, utilities, refrigeration, and support systems.
The PdM Technician partners closely with the Reliability Engineer, Maintenance Supervisors, Asset Reliability Planner, Controls Engineering team, and Operations leadership to identify equipment failures before they occur and drive proactive maintenance actions.
The position plays a critical role in supporting Perry's reliability strategy, TPM deployment, and 2027 operational growth objectives.
- Conduct scheduled vibration analysis routes on critical rotating equipment.
- Perform infrared thermography inspections of electrical and mechanical assets.
- Execute airborne and structure-borne ultrasound inspections.
- Collect oil and lubricant samples for analysis.
- Conduct motor circuit testing and electrical condition assessments.
- Monitor equipment condition using predictive maintenance technologies.
- Maintain condition monitoring databases and historical equipment records.
- Identify developing equipment failures before breakdown occurs.
- Generate work requests based on PdM findings.
- Recommend corrective actions to maintenance and reliability teams.
- Assist with asset criticality reviews.
- Support bad actor equipment analysis.
- Participate in root cause failure investigations.
- Assist in reducing repetitive equipment failures.
- Review vibration, thermal, oil analysis, and ultrasound results.
- Document findings and communicate risks to the Reliability Engineer.
- Develop equipment condition reports and maintenance recommendations.
- Maintain accurate PdM inspection records.
- Track equipment health indicators and reliability trends.
- Provide condition-based maintenance recommendations.
- Assist Asset Reliability Planner with work prioritization.
- Help define repair scopes based on inspection findings.
- Identify equipment requiring immediate intervention.
- Support planned shutdown activities.
- Support TPM implementation initiatives.
- Participate in focused improvement teams.
- Assist in developing operator asset-care programs.
- Support reliability-driven cost reduction projects.
- Recommend improvements to maintenance effectiveness and asset performance.
- Follow all food safety, GMP, HACCP, and sanitation requirements.
- Adhere to Lockout/Tagout procedures.
- Comply with all safety, environmental, and facility regulations.
- Maintain equipment access procedures that protect product integrity.
- Multivac systems
- Thermoformers
- Packaging conveyors
- Labelers
- Checkweighers
- Metal detectors
- Vacuum systems
- Mixers
- Grinders
- Pumps
- Stuffers
- Conveying systems
- Air compressors
- Boilers
- Water systems
- Refrigeration systems
- HVAC systems
- Motors
- Gearboxes
- Bearings
- Fans
- Electrical distribution equipment
- Reduction in unplanned downtime
- Increase in Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF)
- Reduction in emergency work orders
- PdM route completion rate (>95%)
- PdM findings converted to planned work
- Defect identification rate
- Condition-monitoring compliance
- Reduction in reactive maintenance
- Reduction in maintenance overtime
- Increased planned maintenance percentage
- Reduction in repeat failures
- Downtime cost avoidance
- Maintenance cost avoidance
- Reduced contractor spending
- Reduced emergency repair costs
One of the following:
- Associate degree in Industrial Maintenance Technology, Engineering Technology, or related field; OR
- Technical certification in Predictive Maintenance Technology; OR
- Equivalent industrial experience
- Minimum 3 years of industrial maintenance experience.
- Minimum 2 years of condition monitoring experience preferred.
- Manufacturing experience required.
- Food manufacturing experience preferred.
Preferred certifications include:
- Vibration Analysis Category I or II
- Infrared Thermography Certification
- Ultrasound Inspection Certification
- Machinery Lubrication Technician (MLT)
- Certified Maintenance & Reliability Technician (CMRT)
- Vibration analysis
- Root cause problem solving
- Mechanical troubleshooting
- Industrial maintenance practices
- CMMS systems
- Microsoft Excel
- SKF vibration systems
- Emerson AMS
- Fluke reliability tools
- Infrared cameras
- Motor circuit analysis equipment
- SAP PM
- Maintenance Connection
- Fiix CMMS
- Ability to work in manufacturing environments.
- Ability to climb stairs and ladders.
- Ability to work in refrigerated areas.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to stand and walk for extended periods.
- Ability to wear required PPE.
The successful PdM Technician will:
- Establish PdM routes for critical assets.
- Complete baseline equipment health assessments.
- Develop asset condition reports.
- Achieve >95% route completion.
- Identify top reliability risks within Perry.
- Support reduction of maintenance emergency work.
- Reduce unplanned downtime on critical packaging assets.
- Contribute to lowering maintenance overtime from 12.9% toward <8%.
- Improve equipment reliability across packaging, utilities, and refrigeration systems.
- Support Perry's reliability strategy supporting 21MM+ pounds of annual production.
The PdM Technician is a key component of Perry's Reliability Organization and serves as the primary execution resource for the facility's predictive maintenance program. The role exists to transition Perry from a reactive maintenance environment toward a predictive, reliability-centered maintenance culture capable of supporting future growth, reducing maintenance costs, increasing equipment uptime, and improving overall plant performance.
The pay range for this role is $29 -$34 (Hourly). Actual wage will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, and candidate skill set and experience. Base pay is just one component of Link Snacks Total Rewards package for Team Members. Other rewards may include annual incentive and program-specific awards. Link Snacks provides a variety of benefits to eligible Team Members, including medical, dental and vision benefits, life and disability insurance, 401k participation, paid holidays, and paid time off.
- Medical benefits
- Dental and vision benefits
- Life and disability insurance
- 401k participation
- Paid holidays
- Paid time off
- Annual incentive
- Program-specific awards
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The work environment is a plant / office setting with varying degrees of temperatures and noise levels. Exposure to manufacturing equipment movement and wet / slippery floors. Travel may be required.
Link Snacks is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Link Snacks is participant in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For information about the E-Verify program, please visit: http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/employees
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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