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Maintenance Mechanic -1st Shift

Fair Oaks Foods, LLC
Davenport, IA Full Time
POSTED ON 10/8/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/5/2026
Maintenance Mechanic

Position Summary
Conducts machine setup, troubleshooting, repairs, and preventive maintenance service.

Responsibilities
  • Provides emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production and performs scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service.
  • Prepares and sets up machinery for scheduled production runs.
  • Performs mechanical skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic troubleshooting and repair of packaging and production machines.
  • Reads and interprets equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service
  • Diagnose problems, replace, or repair parts, test, and adjust.
  • Perform regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment, and plant facilities.
  • Perform a variety of plumbing maintenance and electrical functions.
  • Use a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters, and material handling equipment in performing duties.
  • Detect faulty operations, and defective material, and report those and any unusual situations to proper supervision.
  • Comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas.
  • Perform other duties as assigned or needed.
Qualifications
  • One-year certificate from college or technical school, six months to one-year related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Technical training; exposure to meat processing equipment
  • 2 years of related experience in food strongly preferred
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
Work is performed in an office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those individual encounters while performing the essential functions of this position.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or physical requirements. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.


Fair Oaks Foods assures equal employment opportunity in all its hiring and employment policies and practices, which include all aspects of employment, such as recruiting, hiring, promotions, transfers, demotions, layoffs or terminations, compensation, benefits, training, company-sponsored education, social and recreational programs or events, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment. These policies and practices are administered without regard to “legally protected categories” such as: race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation or sexual orientation, pregnancy status or medical conditions related to childbirth, and/or any other factor protected by law.


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