Maintenance Technician (3rd Shift)
Disher · Kentwood, Michigan, United States · onsite
What you'll get to do:
- Perform preventive maintenance, inspections, and repairs on food manufacturing equipment — mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems — to minimize downtime and keep lines running.
- Troubleshoot emergency breakdowns and respond to production floor requests, prioritizing between scheduled PMs and reactive work orders.
- Follow and support GMP, Food Safety, Food Defense, BRC, and Food Quality policies, and assist in enforcing safety and GMP standards across the facility.
- Read and interpret electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic drawings, blueprints, schematics, and manufacturers' specifications to facilitate repairs and equipment installations.
- Perform equipment setup, start-up, adjustment, changeovers, and proper shutdowns per company standards, including start-of-shift walk-throughs and line start-up check sheets.
- Support Allen Bradley PLC troubleshooting and assist with equipment upgrades, installations, and project work as assigned.
- Train, mentor, and assist other maintenance techs and operators, and act as a contact point for contractors working in the facility.
- Coordinate with operators and maintenance/production leadership to keep lines running through breaks and communicate maintenance activities that impact line efficiency and product quality.
What will make you successful:
- Food manufacturing maintenance experience is strongly preferred — familiarity with GMPs, ovens, fryers, mixers, and food facility equipment.
- Strong mechanical aptitude (mechanical mindset valued over fabrication/shop tool experience); electrical, controls, or PLC exposure is a big plus.
- High school diploma or GED required; an associate's degree in industrial maintenance technology (or similar) is a plus, but demonstrated ability matters more than years — they care about how quickly you pick things up.
- A willingness to wear multiple hats and do more than one thing in a non-union environment.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and handle the physical demands of a production floor (standing, climbing, kneeling, working at heights).
- Computer literacy, excellent interpersonal skills, strong attendance, and above all — honesty.