Maintenance Mechanic - Beverage Canning Line
Maintenance Mechanic - Beverage Canning Line
About the Role
We are seeking a skilled and reliable Maintenance Mechanic to support the operation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of our beverage canning and packaging equipment. This hands-on role is responsible for troubleshooting mechanical and electrical issues, performing preventative maintenance, minimizing downtime, and ensuring equipment operates safely and efficiently.
Responsibilities
- Perform preventative maintenance and repairs on beverage canning, filling, packaging, labeling, and conveyor equipment.
- Troubleshoot and resolve mechanical, pneumatic, plumbing, and basic electrical issues to minimize production downtime.
- Respond quickly to line stoppages and production equipment failures.
- Inspect equipment regularly and identify wear, damage, or potential failure points before breakdowns occur.
- Support equipment changeovers, startups, shutdowns, and line adjustments.
- Maintain accurate maintenance logs, repair records, and parts inventory documentation.
- Work closely with Production and Quality teams to ensure equipment is operating safely and producing within specification.
- Assist in the maintenance of facilities equipment to support the line, such as a steam boiler, chillers, air compressors, water distribution and CO2 systems.
- Assist with the installation, setup, and commissioning of new equipment or line improvements.
- Follow all safety, GMP, food safety, and lockout/tagout procedures.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe maintenance workspace.
Requirements
- 5+ years of maintenance experience in food, beverage or packaging environments.
- Experience working with canning lines, fillers, seamers, conveyors, pumps, or packaging equipment.
- Strong mechanical troubleshooting skills.
- Ability to safely troubleshoot and repair electrical, pneumatic, chilling and steam systems.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced production environment with shifting priorities.
- Strong attention to detail, communication, and problem solving skills.
Physical/Functional Requirements and Work Environment
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk, balance, reach, lift, push, pull and stretch. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, climb or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close 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 of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits (medical, vision, and dental insurance, FSA/HSA for eligible plans, life insurance, EAP, and more)
- Five weeks PTO & three paid holidays per year
- Employee discount program
- Fully stocked kitchen
- 401(k) plan
Pay Range
$30 - $35 per hour
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