Mechanical Maintenance Technician Food & Beverage Manufacturing

Overview

Join a fast-growing aseptic beverage manufacturing facility as a Mechanical Maintenance Technician. This is a hands-on, multi-skilled maintenance role supporting highly automated production equipment in a regulated, GMP-compliant environment.

You will be responsible for ensuring equipment reliability, minimizing downtime, and supporting continuous production through preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and mechanical repairs.

Candidates with experience in food, beverage, pharmaceutical, chemical, plastics, or other highly automated manufacturing environments are strongly preferred.

Schedule (Must be available for full rotation)

• Weekend Day Shift: 6:00 AM – 6:30 PM (12-hour shifts)
• Rotating Schedule:
• Week 1: Thursday – Sunday
• Week 2: Friday – Sunday

Candidates must be comfortable working extended 12-hour shifts, weekends, and occasional holidays.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform preventative and predictive maintenance on production equipment
• Troubleshoot and repair motors, pumps, valves, gearboxes, and mechanical systems
• Diagnose and resolve equipment failures to support production uptime
• Maintain accurate maintenance logs, documentation, and repair records
• Read and interpret equipment manuals, SOPs, and process diagrams (P&IDs a plus)
• Support root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives
• Follow all GMP, safety, sanitation, and environmental standards
• Assist with general facility maintenance and minor building repairs

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of industrial maintenance or mechanical technician experience
• Experience in a manufacturing or production environment
• Strong troubleshooting skills with industrial mechanical systems
• Ability to read technical manuals and follow structured procedures
• High School Diploma or equivalent

Preferred Experience

Experience in any of the following is highly desirable:

• Food or beverage manufacturing
• Pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, cosmetics, or chemical manufacturing
• GMP or other regulated production environments (sanitation/audit experience)
• Work with automated production lines

Additional exposure to:

• HVAC systems
• Boilers and compressors
• Refrigeration systems
• Welding or plumbing
• Wastewater systems
• Industrial electrical systems

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand, walk, bend, and kneel for extended periods
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs occasionally
• Ability to work in a production/industrial environment with noise and machinery
• Willingness to work overtime, weekends, and holidays as required

Compensation & Growth

• $60K–$70K base salary
• Quarterly production bonuses
• Scheduled overtime (~16 hours/month) with optional additional OT
• Pay increases are available upon successful training and skill development