Maintenance Technician

About the role

The Maintenance Technician keeps our fresh food production running safely, reliably, and efficiently by troubleshooting and repairing mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic equipment across our fresh-cut fruit, vegetable, and meal solutions lines. This role matters because equipment uptime and reliability directly determine our ability to deliver safe, high-quality product to customers across North America every day. The ideal candidate is an experienced industrial maintenance technician who enjoys solving mechanical and electrical problems, thrives in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment, and partners closely with Operations to maximize reliability while upholding the highest food safety standards.

What you'll own

• Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic equipment to minimize downtime
• Perform preventive and predictive maintenance to maximize equipment reliability
• Respond quickly to equipment failures and identify root causes to prevent repeat issues
• Inspect production equipment and recommend improvements that increase reliability and efficiency
• Support startup activities and ensure production equipment is ready for daily operations
• Install, align, modify, and relocate manufacturing equipment using blueprints, schematics, and technical drawings
• Repair and maintain conveyors, pumps, motors, gearboxes, pneumatic systems, hydraulics, and automated production equipment, including installing and troubleshooting sensors and drives
• Perform equipment changeovers, support production line improvements, and document all maintenance activity using Redzone
• Perform all work in compliance with GMPs, HACCP, OSHA regulations, and Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), partnering with Production, Sanitation, Quality, and Engineering to maximize equipment performance and drive continuous improvement

What you bring

• 3+ years of related Maintenance Technician/Mechanical repair work in a related industry
• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent education
• An Associates or higher degree, vocational education, apprenticeship program, certificates or training related to the trades, mechanics or engineering is preferred
• 2+ years of experience with automated conveyor systems and controls, the repair of material handling equipment, electro/mechanical equipment and principles
• Experience conducting predictive and preventative maintenance procedures
• 1+ year of blueprint and electrical schematic reading
• Experience with a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
• Required to apply advanced working knowledge of technical field/area of specialization
• Exercises general application of principles, theories and concepts, and proposes a course of action
• Performs advance shop floor competencies
• Experience working in a chilled food factory or related environment is preferred
• Good knowledge and understanding of Safe work practices common to the trades
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) helpful

Physical demands

While performing the duties of this job, work is primarily performed in a chilled environment or maintenance shop. Regularly required to stand, walk, squat, stoop, bend, reach, talk or hear. Required to use hands and fingers to finger, handle, lift, feel, push or pull objects. Exerting up to 50 lbs of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 lbs of force frequently. Often required to lift and carry 10 lbs force constantly to move objects. Exposed to chilled or warm temperatures within the operation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.