Maintenance Technician |$2,000 Sign-on Bonus

About the role

The Maintenance Technician position is crucial for ensuring the smooth operation of beverage manufacturing and packaging equipment. This role requires a strong mechanical skills base, including knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, electrical, conveyor systems, and PLC usage.

Responsibilities

• Completes all work allocated to a high standard, adhering to all health and safety policies and procedures.
• Adheres to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and wears required personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Ensures adherence to food quality and safety standards, reporting problems to responsible managers.
• Performs and completes repair maintenance, preventive maintenance, and line changeovers.
• Trains other maintenance personnel and communicates effectively with production staff during downtime.
• Works collaboratively with adjacent teams to resolve issues and drive improvement.

Requirements

• Three (3) plus years experience in industrial manufacturing maintenance.
• Knowledge of GMPs and food safety requirements.
• Ability to read, understand, and work with machinery blueprints and parts manuals.
• Ability to work without supervision and make decisions independently.
• Ability to solve problems and analyze data.
• Ability to communicate effectively and work under own supervision.

Qualifications

• Obtain and maintain forklift certification.
• Strong interpersonal and developed communication skills.
• Data analysis and identification of trends.
• Internal customer focus with the ability to adapt to variable demands.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).

Skills

• Knowledge of GMPs.
• Understanding of food safety requirements.
• Ability to read and interpret documents.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide.
• Ability to troubleshoot machinery for malfunctions.
• Ability to perform maintenance on all production supporting equipment.
• Ability to use innovative thinking to minimize production downtime.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance.
• Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Life and AD&D Insurance, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Pet Insurance.
• Legal Benefits.
• 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match.
• 12 Paid Holidays.
• Vacation Days and Paid Sick Time Off Days.
• Well-being Benefit Discount and Total Reward Programs.

Pay

$33.22/hr w/ progression to $34.41/hr upon successful training period, plus applicable shift premiums.

Schedule

Flexible schedule based on business needs, including weekends, overnights, holidays, and potential 10- or 12-hour schedules depending on the position.

Relocation

Up to $5,000 in relocation assistance.

Sign-on Bonus

$2,000 sign-on bonus.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to occasionally lift and/or carry up to 100 pounds.
• Must be able to push and/or pull up to 25 pounds.
• Must be able to continuously stand and/or walk for extended periods of time on concrete surface.
• Able to repeatedly kneel, bend, crouch, reach, climb, and/or stoop throughout the shift as needed.