Sanitation Associate

Westminster Cracker Company, I; Rutland (VT); On-site; USD 48,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Westminster Cracker Company in Rutland, VT is seeking a Maintenance Technician to keep ovens, mixers, and packaging equipment running. You may join as Level I or II, performing preventive maintenance, diagnosing mechanical/electrical issues, and following food-safety protocols.

Responsibilities include responding to production calls, applying lockout/tagout, and training newer staff as Level II. Overtime and weekend shifts may be required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent with technical maintenance training.
• Reading procedures, checklists, and equipment drawings.
• Willingness to work overtime and weekends when production requires.

Responsibilities

• Perform scheduled preventive maintenance and record results in the maintenance system.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and basic electrical failures.
• Respond to production calls and estimate restoration time.
• Apply lockout/tagout and follow food safety requirements for a food plant.
• Keep shop, tools, and critical spares organized.
• Level II: train newer technicians and participate in on-call rotation.

Skills

Hand and power tools usage

Reading procedures/drawings

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Technical training in industrial maintenance/mechanical/electrical systems

Job description

Westminster Cracker Company has been baking in Vermont since 1828. We're a small, established food manufacturer in Rutland, and we're adding a Maintenance Technician to the team that keeps our ovens, mixers, sheeting lines, and packaging equipment running.

You'll be part of a five-person maintenance crew reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor. Depending on your experience, you'll come in at Level I or Level II. Level I performs preventive maintenance and routine repairs while building qualification across the plant. Level II works independently, is the technician on duty for the shift, and decides whether equipment gets repaired, run around, or escalated.

What you'll do:

• Perform scheduled preventive maintenance — inspection, lubrication, adjustment, belt and bearing replacement — and record it in the maintenance system
• Diagnose and repair mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and basic electrical failures on production and packaging equipment
• Respond to production calls and communicate the expected time to restore to the Production Supervisor
• Apply lockout/tagout on every job and follow the food safety requirements that come with a food plant: food-grade lubricants, tool and parts control, post-repair cleanup
• Keep the shop, tools, and critical spares in order
• At Level II, train newer technicians and participate in the on-call rotation

What we're looking for:

• High school diploma or equivalent, plus technical training in industrial maintenance, mechanical, or electrical systems, or at least one year of industrial maintenance experience
• Ability to use hand and power tools safely and read procedures, checklists, and equipment drawings
• Willingness to stop work and speak up when something isn't safe
• Availability to work the assigned shift, including overtime and weekends when production requires
• 3+ years of industrial maintenance experience