Sr. Maintenance Mechanic

The Judge Group, INC.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Judge Group, INC. is seeking a Senior Maintenance Mechanic / PLC Technician to support high-volume food production in Queens, NY. You will troubleshoot, repair, and maintain automated production and packaging equipment to minimize downtime.

The role requires strong mechanical and electrical skills, PLC diagnostics, reading electrical schematics and drawings, and experience with high-speed packaging equipment. Shift is 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST; compensation range is $80k–$100k.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industrial maintenance experience in food, beverage, pharmaceutical, or consumer goods manufacturing.
• Strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with PLC diagnostics and troubleshooting.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and mechanical drawings.
• Experience with packaging, conveying, and high-speed production equipment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and repair production and packaging equipment.
• Perform preventive and predictive maintenance.
• Diagnose electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and PLC-related issues.
• Support equipment reliability, uptime, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain compliance with safety and quality standards.

Skills

Industrial maintenance

Mechanical troubleshooting

Electrical troubleshooting

PLC diagnostics

Reading electrical schematics

Reading mechanical drawings

Packaging equipment knowledge

High-speed production equipment

Tools

PLC diagnostics tools

Job description

Overview

A leading food manufacturer is seeking a Senior Maintenance Mechanic / PLC Technician to support production operations in a high-volume manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining automated production and packaging equipment while minimizing downtime.

Location: Queens, NY Area

Industry: Food Manufacturing

Hours: 1:00 PM - 9:00 PM EST

Salary: $80,000 - $100,000

• 5+ years of industrial maintenance experience in food, beverage, pharmaceutical, or consumer goods manufacturing.


• Strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills.


• Experience with PLC diagnostics and troubleshooting.


• Working knowledge of motors, VFDs, sensors, pneumatics, hydraulics, and automated equipment.


• Ability to read electrical schematics and mechanical drawings.


• Experience with packaging, conveying, and high-speed production equipment preferred.

• Troubleshoot and repair production and packaging equipment.


• Perform preventive and predictive maintenance.


• Diagnose electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and PLC-related issues.


• Support equipment reliability, uptime, and continuous improvement initiatives.


• Maintain compliance with safety and quality standards.

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