Reliability and Maintenance Mechanic, Food Production

Newly Weds Foods - USA
  • Watertown, MA
    3 days ago

    Job Description

    Make reliability your craft

    Join a maintenance team dedicated to uptime, safety, and product excellence. Your mission is simple: keep production moving and continuously improve equipment reliability and glove quality.

    Your impact

    • Maintain and repair production equipment: large‑scale mixers, blenders, belt ovens, and conveyor belts.
    • Provide forklift service and support for warehouse operations.
    • Own preventive maintenance schedules across all production machinery.
    • Install, commission, debug, and stabilize new and existing plant equipment.
    • Partner with Production to resolve safety and quality concerns quickly.
    • Log accurate maintenance data (work orders, time cards) as directed by the Maintenance Manager.
    • Escalate equipment concerns to the Maintenance Manager early.
    • Be available for overtime assignments as needed.
    • Take on related duties that support the maintenance function.

    What you’ll bring

    • Associate degree in Maintenance Technology or equivalent education/experience/training.
    • 1–5 years in a manufacturing environment preferred.
    • Hands‑on experience with PLC and VFD troubleshooting (no programming necessary).
    • Knowledge of maintenance best practices, OSHA safety standards, and industry jargon.
    • Strong team player who communicates well on a busy plant floor.
    • Working knowledge of GMP, OSHA, and production requirements in food manufacturing.

    Technical toolkit

    • PLC troubleshooting
    • Electrical schematics
    • Mechanical troubleshooting
    • Food and beverage manufacturing
    • Pneumatics
    • Motor replacement/repair/maintenance
    • Preventive maintenance and inspection
    • Electrical troubleshooting
    • Welding setups for production
    • Lift truck repair and maintenance
    • Mechanical assembly
    • Equipment diagnostics and troubleshooting
    • Machine setups for production runs

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationWatertown, MA
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    Skills

    • Best Practicesunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Continuous Improvementunmatched
    • Conveyor Systemsunmatched
    • Debugging Skillsunmatched
    • Electricityunmatched
    • Food Productionunmatched
    • Food and Beverage Industryunmatched
    • Forkliftunmatched
    • GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)unmatched
    • Identify Issuesunmatched
    • Industry Standardsunmatched
    • Maintenance Servicesunmatched
    • Manufacturingunmatched
    • Manufacturing Equipment Maintenanceunmatched
    • Manufacturing Requirementsunmatched
    • Mechanical Assemblyunmatched
    • OSHAunmatched
    • Operational Supportunmatched
    • Preventative Maintenanceunmatched
    • Product Safetyunmatched
    • Production Machiningunmatched
    • Production Scheduleunmatched
    • Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)unmatched
    • Reliability Engineeringunmatched
    • Safety Standardsunmatched
    • Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
    • Schematicsunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • Variable Speed Drive (VSD)unmatched
    • Warehousingunmatched
    • Weldingunmatched

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