What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Technician (Swing Shift) position at Alphia?
Join Our Team as a Maintenance Technician!
Are you mechanically inclined, safety-focused, and enjoy working hands-on with equipment? We’re looking for a Maintenance Technician to help keep our production equipment running efficiently and safely in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
In this role, you’ll play a key part in maintaining and troubleshooting equipment, supporting production operations, and ensuring our facility meets high standards for safety, quality, and reliability. If you take pride in problem-solving and keeping things running smoothly, this is a great opportunity to grow your skills and make an impact.
Objective of the Position:
Service and maintain equipment to support manufacturing operations while ensuring compliance with food safety, quality, and operational standards.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Perform preventive maintenance on equipment, including greasing, oiling, and inspecting chains, belts, and conveying systems
- Inspect and maintain bearings, fluid levels, chain/belt tension, sprockets, gears, pins, and guards
- Evaluate condition of brackets, rollers, welds, and structural components
- Maintain working knowledge of plant operations, including unloading, processing, and packaging systems
- Use hand tools and power tools to perform maintenance and repair work
- Perform basic fabrication using welders, torches, and related tools
- Safely handle and dispense maintenance, cleaning, and sanitation chemicals
- Troubleshoot equipment issues and perform basic operational repairs
- Operate forklift or pallet jack (as trained)
- Follow all work instructions, SOPs, and maintenance procedures
- Support production and other departments as directed by leadership
- Maintain flexibility to work day or night shifts and adjust schedule as needed to support business demands
Food Quality:
- Monitor equipment to ensure proper operation and minimize production defects
- Perform routine preventive maintenance checks
- Report quality concerns or equipment-related issues to FS/QA or leadership
Food Safety:
- Follow all company cGMP requirements
- Perform and support HIP (High-Pressure or related) operations as required
- Follow sanitation procedures during and after maintenance activities
- Report any food safety concerns immediately
Occupational Safety:
- Follow all safety policies, procedures, and lockout/tagout requirements
- Identify and report unsafe conditions or risks to leadership
Physical Demands:
Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs regularly. Position requires lifting, bending, crawling, kneeling, standing for extended periods, reaching, frequent walking, climbing ladders, and working in hot and/or dusty environments.
Immediate Supervisor: Maintenance Manager
Substitute: Additional trained mechanics
Pay: From $25.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $25