Industrial Maintenance Lead

As a leader and innovator in the snack food industry for over 50 years, J&J Snack Foods provides branded snack foods to foodservice and retail supermarket outlets across the U.S. Its products include such icons as SUPERPRETZEL, ICEE, and Dippin’ Dots along with other key brands like LUIGI’S Real Italian Ice, The Funnel Cake Factory Funnel Cakes, and Hola Churros. J&J also has a strong presence in bakery providing cakes, cookies, and pies to some of the largest grocery and convenience retailers in industry. Our company continues to deliver record sales led by a talented team and a commitment to “Fun Served Here”.

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, the Lead monitors the functions of all plant electrical and control equipment to ensure proper operation and performance of routine and specialized maintenance activities to maximize plant production and uptime. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:  

• Provides training and support to the maintenance team on Swing shift. 


• Installs power supply, wiring and conduit for newly installed machines and equipment such as robots, conveyors, and programmable controllers. 

• Connects power supply wires to machines and equipment and connects cables and wires between programmable controls, machines and equipment. 

• Diagnoses malfunctioning apparatus such as programmable controllers, transformers, motors, and lighting fixtures and replaces damaged or broken wires and cables. 

• Replaces faulty electrical components of machine such as relays, switches, motors, and positions sensing devices. 

• Diagnoses, repairs and/or replaces faulty electronic components. 

• Replaces electric motor bearings and rewires motors. 

• Operate and adjust machinery as directed to achieve desired line flow. 

• Assume personal responsibility for assigned tasks with respect to the timeliness and quality of work.  

• Perform troubleshooting, repair, removal, installation, disassembly and assembly; variable frequency drives, programmable controller hardware, data highway, recorders, operate interface device, standalone controller, valve positioners, metal detectors, electronic scale, transducer. 

• Responsibilities may include training employees; planning, assigning, and participating on the training committee to appraise performance / review relevant course curriculum and resolving problems.  

• Troubleshoots and modifies PLC’s, controls, meters, and sensor hardware.   

• Reads and understands electrical schematics and ladder logic.    

• Adheres to all applicable GMP policies and guidelines.  

• Assists in the identification of design enhancements to improve equipment reliability while working with vendors and engineering to implement these changes.  

• Practices lock out/tag out safety procedures and utilizes Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and adheres to all food safety and Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) policies and guidelines. 

• Documents work accurately and timely in the CMMS, as required, to meet all policies and procedures.  

• Assists in the installation of new machinery and equipment. 

• Reports broken/inoperable/unsafe equipment to the shift supervisor, Maintenance Manager, and/or Plant Engineer and takes immediate corrective action as appropriate. 

• Maintains ongoing necessary/required training, certifications, and education.    

• Comply with company rules and policies including GMP’s and PPE, and adherence to SOPs  

• Assist supervisors in after-hours maintenance calls as needed.  

• Maintains work area in a clean, orderly, and safe manner.  

Disclaimer: This position description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the team member. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

EEO Statement: J&J Snack Foods Corp.is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discriminatory employment actions against, and treatment of, employees and applicants for employment based on actual or perceived Federal, State and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, ethnicity, alienage, religion or creed, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, genetic disposition or characteristics, disability or veteran's status, sex offenses, prior record of arrest or conviction, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic, status as a victim or witness of domestic violence, sex offenses or stalking and unemployment status.