Senior Maintenance Technician

*Must be 18 years old to apply!*

About Us

Hughes Family Restaurants is a growing McDonalds Franchise operating 12 restaurant locations throughout the Mobile Alabama market. We are looking to hire an experienced Technician to support all locations with the maintenance and repairs of buildings and kitchen equipment.

Pay: $50,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year (Compensation is based upon experience)

Job Overview

We're looking for a skilled, self-sufficient Maintenance Technician who can serve as our go-to fix-it person across all locations — diagnosing and repairing commercial kitchen equipment, handling preventative maintenance, and keeping our facilities running at their best. This role is best suited for a technician who can work independently, diagnose issues quickly, and keep equipment running with minimal downtime. This is not a custodial role. You will be one of our primary points of contact for equipment repair and preventative maintenance across the organization. As such we need someone with real technical ability who can take ownership of equipment across our entire operation.

Responsibilities

Commercial Equipment Repair:

• Fryers and oil filtration systems
• Combi ovens, fryers, grills,Taylor & Garland
• Walk-in coolers and freezers
• Ice machines
• Dishwashers and small appliances
• Cooktops, stoves, and ovens
• Thermostats and control systems
• Gas lines, hoses, and fittings
• Water filtration systems

Preventative Maintenance:

• Execute scheduled preventative maintenance across all 12 locations
• Maintain refrigeration, ice machines, and fryer systems
• Identify issues before failure occurs
• Track repairs, parts usage, and recurring problems

Facilities Support:

• Perform light building repairs and general upkeep
• Handle floor care, drains, and pressure washing as needed
• Respond to emergency repair needs
• Order and manage parts inventory

Requirements

• 3 years experience in commercial kitchen equipment, HVAC, or refrigeration repair
• Ability to diagnose mechanical and electrical issues independently
• Valid driver’s license and a reliable vehicle. You must have the ability to travel between locations daily.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience repairing commercial kitchen or foodservice equipment
• Ability to diagnose mechanical, electrical, and refrigeration issues independently
• Experience with gas appliances, fittings, and supply lines (a strong plus)
• Comfortable traveling between multiple restaurant locations in southwest Alabama
• Reliable, organized, and able to manage your own schedule and parts procurement
• Strong communication skills — you'll coordinate directly with store managers
• Warranty repair experience or familiarity with OEM parts ordering is a plus

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Car allowance
• Free Food
• McDPerks discount program
• Advancement opportunities

Schedule

• Full-time
• Day shift with rotating on-call for emergency service
• Year-round, stable work (no seasonal layoffs)

Apply if you are:

• A self-starter who takes initiative
• Comfortable managing multiple locations and prioritizing work
• Looking for a stable, long-term role

Additional Information

This job posting is for a position in a restaurant owned and operated by an independent franchisee, not McDonald's Corporation or McDonald's USA, LLC. This means the independent franchisee, and not McDonald's Corporation or McDonald's USA, LLC, is alone responsible for all employment related matters in the restaurant including, among other things, setting any requirements for this job and all decisions concerning hiring, firing, discipline, supervisions, staffing and scheduling. McDonald's Corporation or McDonald's USA, LLC will not receive a copy of any application you submit for this job posting and will have no control over whether you receive an interview and/or are ultimately hired, does not control and is not responsible for the employment policies and practices of independent franchisees, and does not employ independent franchisees' employees. If you are hired for this job posting, the independent franchisee, and not McDonald's Corporation or McDonald's USA, LLC, will be your employer. This job posting contains some information about what it is like to work in a McDonald's restaurant, but it is not a complete job description. People who work in a McDonald's restaurant perform a number of different tasks every day, and this posting does not list all of the essential functions of this job.