Maintenance Technician

HiFyve
  • Garden City, New York
    30+ days ago

    Job Description

    Maintenance Technician – Food Manufacturing

    Location: [City, State]

    Job Type: Full-Time

    Industry: Food Manufacturing / Processing

    Position Overview

    We are seeking a skilled Maintenance Technician to support production and packaging operations in a food manufacturing facility. This role is responsible for preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of manufacturing and packaging equipment to ensure safe, efficient, and compliant production.

    The ideal candidate has hands-on mechanical and basic electrical experience, understands food-grade environments, and can respond quickly to minimize downtime.

    Key Responsibilities

    • Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on food processing and packaging equipment
    • Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic issues
    • Maintain and repair conveyors, fillers, sealers, mixers, ovens, and packaging machinery
    • Respond to equipment breakdowns and production support calls
    • Perform machine setups, changeovers, and adjustments
    • Conduct equipment inspections to ensure reliability and safety
    • Read and interpret mechanical drawings and electrical schematics
    • Document maintenance activities using CMMS or work order systems
    • Follow GMP, HACCP, and food safety requirements
    • Adhere to all safety policies, including lockout/tagout procedures

    Qualifications

    • 2–5+ years of maintenance experience in a food, beverage, or consumer goods manufacturing environment
    • Strong mechanical troubleshooting skills
    • Basic electrical knowledge (motors, sensors, wiring, controls)
    • Experience with conveyors and packaging machinery
    • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
    • Willingness to work off-shifts, weekends, or on-call as needed

    Preferred Experience

    • Experience with high-speed packaging lines
    • Pneumatic and hydraulic system knowledge
    • PLC troubleshooting exposure (not programming-heavy)
    • Familiarity with FDA-regulated or GMP environments
    • Welding or fabrication experience


    Numbers & Facts

    LocationGarden City, New York

    Skills

    • Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)unmatched
    • Electrical Wiringunmatched
    • Electricityunmatched
    • FDA (Food and Drug Administration)unmatched
    • Food Productionunmatched
    • Food Safetyunmatched
    • Food and Beverage Industryunmatched
    • GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)unmatched
    • Hydraulic Engineeringunmatched
    • Identify Issuesunmatched
    • Maintenance Servicesunmatched
    • Manufacturingunmatched
    • Manufacturing Operationsunmatched
    • On Callunmatched
    • Preventative Maintenanceunmatched
    • Production Supportunmatched
    • Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)unmatched
    • Safety Trainingunmatched
    • Schematicsunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • Weldingunmatched

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