Technician III – Food Manufacturing Maintenance

Position Summary

The Maintenance Technician III is a senior-level, hands-on maintenance professional responsible for diagnosing, repairing, and maintaining manufacturing equipment, utilities, and facility systems to ensure safe, reliable, and compliant operations. This role serves as a technical expert and escalation point for complex mechanical, electrical, and controls issues, while supporting preventive maintenance execution and reliability improvements across the site.

With a strong commitment to Grandma Quality, the Maintenance Technician III demonstrates pride in workmanship, accountability, and leadership by example. This role partners closely with Operations, FSQA, Sanitation, and Reliability to minimize downtime, support food safety, and ensure equipment and facility systems are production-ready at all times.

Technician III – Food Manufacturing Maintenance

Department: Maintenance
Reports To: Maintenance Manager
Location: Crown and T&L Facilities
Shift: Day Shift

Position Summary

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Technician III to join our Maintenance team in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.

The ideal candidate will be a strong multi-skilled maintenance technician who can independently troubleshoot, repair, and maintain industrial production equipment and facility systems. This position requires strong electrical and mechanical troubleshooting skills, experience with heating and cooling systems, welding/fabrication abilities, and the ability to communicate effectively with production teams and management.

The Technician III must be able to diagnose problems, determine the appropriate repair, document work, and help maintain an effective preventive maintenance program.

Key Responsibilities

Electrical & Controls

- Troubleshoot and repair 480V/240V/120V electrical systems and industrial equipment.

- Read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, control drawings, and equipment manuals .

- Troubleshoot motors, starters, contactors, relays, sensors, switches, solenoids, VFDs, and control circuits.

- Diagnose electrical faults using meters and other appropriate test equipment.

- Troubleshoot PLC-controlled equipment and work with controls/automation personnel or outside vendors when required.

- Perform electrical repairs safely and according to company procedures.

Mechanical & Equipment Maintenance

- Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain industrial food-processing and packaging equipment.

- Work with conveyors, pumps, gearboxes, bearings, belts, chains, motors, valves, pneumatic systems, and hydraulic systems.

- Perform equipment installations, modifications, adjustments, and rebuilds.

- Diagnose equipment failures and identify the root cause of recurring problems.

- Minimize equipment downtime while maintaining safety and product-quality standards.

Welding & Fabrication

- Perform MIG/TIG/stick welding and general metal fabrication as required.

- Repair and fabricate equipment guards, brackets, frames, platforms, supports, and other components.

- Safely use grinders, drills, saws, and other shop tools.

Heating, Cooling & Utilities

- Troubleshoot and perform maintenance on heating, refrigeration, HVAC, cooling, and facility systems .

- Troubleshoot gas-fired equipment, ovens, burners, heating systems, pumps, fans, and related components.

- Work with refrigeration/HVAC contractors when specialized repairs or service are required.

- Understand basic operation and troubleshooting of compressed air, water, steam, gas, and other facility utilities.

Communication & Teamwork

- Communicate clearly and professionally with Maintenance, Production, Quality, Sanitation, Safety, and Management.

- Provide accurate updates regarding equipment status, repairs, and downtime.

- Train and assist other maintenance technicians when needed.

- Take ownership of problems and follow repairs through to completion.

- Work independently while also being an effective member of the Maintenance team.

Required Qualifications

- 5+ years of industrial maintenance experience , preferably in a food manufacturing or similar production environment.

- Strong electrical troubleshooting experience.

- Ability to read and understand electrical schematics and wiring diagrams.

- Strong mechanical troubleshooting and repair skills.

- Welding and fabrication experience.

- Experience with heating, cooling, HVAC, refrigeration, or industrial utility systems.

- Experience troubleshooting motors, pumps, conveyors, pneumatic and hydraulic systems.

- Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with employees and contractors.

- Ability to diagnose problems independently and determine the appropriate course of action.

- Ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

- Ability to work safely around industrial machinery, electrical systems, chemicals, heat, cold, and food-processing equipment.

Preferred Qualifications

- Food manufacturing experience.

- Experience with packaging equipment and automated production machinery.

- PLC troubleshooting experience.

- VFD troubleshooting and programming experience.

- Experience with 480V three-phase electrical systems.

- Experience with industrial refrigeration and/or HVAC.

- Experience with natural gas systems and gas-fired equipment.

- Experience with compressed air, or other industrial utilities.

- OSHA, electrical, welding, HVAC, or other relevant technical certifications.

Physical Requirements

- Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, climb, and work in confined or difficult-to-access areas.

- Ability to lift and move maintenance parts and equipment as required.

- Ability to work in hot, cold, wet, and noisy manufacturing environments.

- Ability to work safely at heights when required.

- Ability to work flexible hours, weekends, overtime, and respond to equipment emergencies when necessary.

What We Are Looking For

The ideal candidate is more than a repair technician . We are looking for someone who can take ownership of a problem from beginning to end:

Identify the problem → Troubleshoot → Determine the repair → Obtain parts → Complete the repair → Document the work → Follow up to prevent the problem from returning.

The successful candidate will be a hands-on, highly skilled, dependable, safety-minded technician who can work independently, communicate effectively, and help keep our production operation running safely and efficiently.