Process Equipment Maintenance Specialist (GMP/Food)

Roskam Foods; Kentwood (MI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Roskam Foods is seeking a Maintenance Technician II to perform mid-level preventive maintenance and repairs on food processing equipment in Kentwood, MI.

You will work on conveyors, ovens, freezers, pumps, motors, and packaging assets, uphold GMPs and sanitation protocols, and document work in the CMMS.

The role requires strong diagnostic skills, teamwork with production and sanitation, and commitment to safety and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Execute mid-level PMs and repairs on conveyors, ovens, freezers, pumps, motors, and packaging assets.
• Diagnose mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic issues independently.
• Lead or support equipment changeovers while meeting sanitation protocols and minimizing downtime.
• Calibrate sensors, scales, and automated systems to uphold product quality.
• Record work accurately in the CMMS; report trends, repeat faults, and risks.
• Train and mentor Maintenance Technician I colleagues.
• Drive root cause analysis and continuous improvement.
• Comply with GMPs, HACCP, SQF, and all safety requirements, including LOTO, confined space entry, and PPE.

Job description

Are you the troubleshooter everyone calls first?Do mechanical puzzles, electrical diagnostics, and tight changeover windows energize you? In this role, you’ll keep food processing and packaging equipment safe, accurate, and ready—every shift.Picture this scenarioA wrapper drifts out of tolerance after a format swap. You verify sanitation sign-off, lock out the line, trace a pneumatic leak, adjust sensor offsets, recalibrate the scale, and document everything in the CMMS. Before restart, you confirm tooling is accounted for, sanitize your work area, and brief production and sanitation on the fix.What you’ll doExecute mid-level PMs and repairs on conveyors, ovens, freezers, pumps, motors, and packaging assets.Diagnose mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic issues independently.Lead or support equipment changeovers while meeting sanitation protocols and minimizing downtime.Calibrate sensors, scales, and automated systems to uphold product quality.Record work accurately in the CMMS; report trends, repeat faults, and risks.Train and mentor Maintenance Technician I colleagues.Work with the parts room to keep critical spare parts on hand.Drive root cause analysis and continuous improvement.Comply with GMPs, HACCP, SQF, and all safety requirements, including LOTO, confined space entry, and PPE.Maintain clean, organized maintenance spaces and tools; prevent allergen carryover through proper clothing and practices.Partner with production and sanitation to ensure reliable startups and steady operation.Where you’ll apply your expertiseAdvanced troubleshooting: conveyors, ovens, freezers, baggers, wrappers, pumps, motors, gearboxes, compressors, ammonia systems.Calibration/diagnostics: packaging and palletizing equipment.Utility support: compressed air and refrigeration.Quality, safety, and audit readinessEnforce plant food safety expectations; sanitize tools/equipment after each job and ensure tool accountability.Apply knowledge of GMPs, OSHA standards, and food-industry regulatory needs.Perform preventive, predictive, and emergency work to keep lines in proper order.Assist production and sanitation with customer complaint issues and corrective actions.Collaborate with the Business Unit Manager and Quality Technical Manager to identify quality, food safety, or regulatory issues.Help ensure the facility is prepared for third-party and customer inspections.Additional tasks may be assigned by the Maintenance Manager or Maintenance Supervisor as needed.