Maintenance Worker 3rd Shift

About Kerry

Where You'll Work

Our Evansville, IN, location is part of our Coatings division, and creates various breading, batter, and coating blends for Kerry brands and customers. We feel good about our products that make our food taste better. Our employees care about their community, their team and the results we create every day. If you’re looking for a manufacturing facility where you can build a career and have fun while you do it, we might be the team for you! We are part of the Evansville Local Labor Union 561, and we are located at 1515 Park Street, Evansville, IN.

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What You'll Do

3rd Shift  Sun - Thurs 10 pm to 6:30 am

The Industrial Maintenance Worker is responsible for troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining production equipment, utilities, and facility infrastructure within a dry blending food manufacturing environment. This role ensures equipment reliability, supports efficient production operations, and upholds strict food safety and quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

Equipment Maintenance & Troubleshooting

Perform preventive, predictive, and reactive maintenance on blending systems, conveyors, packaging lines, mixers, baggers, dust collection systems, and other production equipment.

Diagnose mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic issues and complete repairs to minimize downtime.

Maintain and repair pumps, motors, gearboxes, bearings, belts, chains, and related components.

Food Safety & Compliance

Follow all food safety protocols including GMPs, allergen controls, sanitation standards, and HACCP guidelines.

Ensure maintenance activities do not compromise product safety or contaminate production lines.

Complete maintenance tasks in compliance with FDA, OSHA, and company safety requirements.

Documentation & CMMS

Record all maintenance activities, parts usage, and work order details in the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).

Assist in maintaining accurate equipment documentation, including manuals, schematics, and preventive maintenance schedules.

Continuous Improvement

Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability and support root-cause analysis for recurring issues.

Participate in installation, startup, and commissioning of new equipment and process upgrades.

Safety

Follow Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), confined space, hot work, and other required safety procedures.

Actively participate in safety audits, training, and incident investigations.

What You'll Need To Succeed

Qualifications Required

•  2+ years of industrial or manufacturing maintenance experience; food manufacturing experience preferred.


• Strong mechanical aptitude with experience repairing industrial equipment.


• Basic electrical knowledge, including working around 3-phase power, sensors, and control circuits.


• Ability to read blueprints, schematics, and technical manuals. Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and work in environments with dust, heights, and varying temperatures.


• Preferred Experience in dry blending, powdered food production, or similar processing environments. Familiarity with PLC systems, VFDs, and automated equipment.


• Welding and fabrication skills (MIG/TIG/stick). Maintenance certifications or vocational training.