Production Maintenance Technician I - nights

SunOpta, Inc.

Alexandria (MN)

On-site

USD 52,000 - 72,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Paid Family leave

Paid maternity leave

401(k) with Match

Voluntary Life, Accident, Critical Ill

Hospital indemnity

Paid Holidays

Tuition assistance

Short-term and Long-term Disability

Job summary

SunOpta, Inc. is seeking a Production Maintenance Technician I for night shifts at the Alexandria, MN facility.

The role focuses on efficient maintenance and repair of extraction, mix-blend, processing, filling, and production equipment to support continuous operations. You will perform planned, corrective, and unplanned maintenance, troubleshoot with available documentation, and uphold safety and quality standards while maintaining an organized work area and coordinating with the maintenance

Qualifications

Requires high school diploma or GED; two+ years related experience in a food-grade facility.
Mechatronics / Aseptic processing and high-speed form/fill/seal packaging preferred.
Knowledge of HMIs, PLCs, and manufacturing controls.
Must be able to work flexible hours.

Responsibilities

Performs planned, corrective and unplanned maintenance on specified equipment.
Troubleshoots and repairs equipment using available documentation.
Ensures safety in the workplace and maintains a clean, organized area.
Supports Quality Systems.
Executes the preventive maintenance program as directed by the supervisor.
Inspects machines and equipment for conformance with standards.

Skills

Technical ability

Detail Orientation

Planning/Organizing

Professionalism

Quality

Adaptability

Dependability

Initiative

Innovation

Education

High school diploma or GED

Mechatronics / Aseptic processing

Two+ years in a food-grade facility

Tools

HMIs

PLCs

Manufacturing controls

Job description

Production Maintenance Technician I - nights

Alex Minnesota St Facility, 3915 Minnesota Street, Alexandria, Minnesota, United States of America

Job Description

Posted Tuesday, August 11, 2026 at 5:00 AM

About SunOpta

SunOpta delivers customized supply chain solutions and innovation for top brands, retailers, and foodservice providers across a broad portfolio of beverages, broths, and better-for-you snacks. With over 50 years of expertise, SunOpta fuels customers’ growth with high-quality, sustainability-forward solutions distributed through retail, club, foodservice, and e-commerce channels across North America.

Job Summary:

Production Maintenance Technician is responsible for providing efficient maintenance and repair of all extraction, mix-blend, processing, filling and production equipment. Conducts preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and assisting with other projects as assigned reporting to the Maintenance Manager.

Essential Functions of the Job:

Performs planned, corrective and unplanned maintenance on specified equipment.
Uses available documentation for equipment to troubleshoot and repair equipment.
Ensure safety in the workplace by eliminating unsafe conditions.
Maintain a clean and organized work area.
Supports Quality Systems.
Protect Company assets by the direct intervention of any condition resulting in the abuse of equipment or buildings.
Executes the preventive maintenance program as directed by the Maintenance Supervisor.
Inspects operating machines and equipment for conformance with operational standards.
Maintains communication (oral and written) within the maintenance team to ensure smooth shift transitions.
Other duties as assigned or required.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None

Key Accountabilities:

Technical ability – understand manufacturing equipment and processes.
Detail Orientation – breaks large tasks into small parts and understands the small parts that make up the whole.
Business Acumen- aligns work with plant goals.
Judgment- Exhibits sound and accurate judgment.
Motivation- Sets and achieves challenging goals; demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; measures self against standard of excellence; takes calculated risks to accomplish.
Planning/Organizing- Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently.
Professionalism- Approaches others in a tactful manner, treats others with respect and consideration, accepts responsibility for own actions; follows through on commitments.
Quality- Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; looks for ways to improve and promote quality; applies feedback to improve performance; monitors own work to ensure quality.
Adaptability- Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands, changes approach or method to best fit the situation, able to deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events.
Dependability- Follow instructions, responds to management direction, takes responsibility for own actions; keeps commitments; commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals. Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
Initiative- Volunteers readily; undertakes self-development activities; seeks increased responsibilities; asks for and offers help when needed.
Innovation- Displays original thinking and creativity; meets challenges with resourcefulness; generates suggestions for improving work.

Qualification s:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/ Experience:

High school diploma, or GED; two or more years related experience in a food grade facility. Mechatronics / Aseptic processing and high-speed form/fill/seal packaging preferred.

Knowledge and Skills:

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.

Math Skills

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems and the ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral diagram or schedule form.

Computer Skills

To perform in this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of business software, and manufacturing software (HMIs, PLCs, and manufacturing controls).

Other Qualifications

Must be able to work flexible hours

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Boiler License and/or Electrician’s License is a plus.

Other Skills and Abilities.

Strong leadership and interpersonal skills critical

Other Qualifications

Must be able to work flexible hours.

Travel Requirements:

Travel to other facilities and training may be required

Work Environment/Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/ or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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