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Electro Mechanical Technician

Nestlé
Fort Smith, AR Full Time
POSTED ON 6/25/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/1/2026
As the world leader in nutrition, health and wellness for children from birth to preschool, Gerber Products Company is committed to creating a strong future. We joined the Nestlé Nutrition family in 2007, and have been a partner in parenthood ever since. Our Anything for Baby team works closely with experts to create products that enrich and establish healthy habits for children, and are good for the planet as well. A career at Gerber provides meaningful opportunities to develop professionally, and nurture generations to come. Now is the time to define your future, and ours too.

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POSITION SUMMARY:

Multi-skilled individual with primary responsibility to maintain equipment in a proactive safe manner; identify, troubleshoot and repair both mechanical and electrical abnormalities on all factory equipment. Perform all preventative maintenance as scheduled to drive down performance losses and increase equipment reliability. Build operator technical skills and capability.

In alignment with Act 593(B), this position is considered safety sensitive as this employee responsible for repairing and maintaining all machinery.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Responsible for startup activities of: actively participating in pre-shift meeting, receiving PM’s and work orders and getting tools ready for the day ahead. Utilize digital tools and tablets to input data into SAP and other online tools including Digital Manufacturing Operations (DMO)
  • Employee must maintain operations by: answering calls on equipment, identifying defects, executing preventative and predictive maintenance plans. Requires ability to work independently toward general results. Must originate, plan, adapt, invent and contrive to accomplish tasks. Job requires close attention to detail with work pace generally well above normal. Review maintenance plans and optimize to drive reliability of equipment. Coach operator skills with adjustment/changeover improvements in existing process.
  • Must create & maintain various forms of paperwork such as notifications, work orders, breakdown work orders as well as checking tasks and entering time in SAP. Participate in Problem Solving for line improvements, deviations, Safety and Quality failures
  • Maintain housekeeping in work area through sweeping, cleaning tools and shop equipment after being used and keeping work area clean. Review required spare parts to ensure accurate bill of materials. Build technical procedures. Use, validate and redline engineering drawings (electrical and mechanical).

Must communicate to next shift by handing-off breakdown work to on-coming shifts so those employees can know what has been completed and what is left to be completed. Employee must also enter his/her time in SAP and put tools away. All partially completed and completed work must documented correctly in SAP and as per SOPs.

EXPERIENCE:

Position requires more than one-year experience on this job or related jobs in the plant or elsewhere. Incumbent is preferred to have 3 years of Journeyman experience maintaining, repairing and trouble-shooting the following: Complex manufacturing equipment, hydraulic/pneumatic drive systems, mechanical drive systems, packaging equipment, basic electrical knowledge, welding and fabrication, basic machining skills, basic computer skills as well as being able to read blue-prints (P&ID) and operate CMM (SAP/EL) computer maintenance manager.

It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.

To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlé. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestlé seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you’ll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlé home.

The Nestlé Companies are equal employment opportunity employers. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Contact us at accommodations@nestle.com or please dial 711 and provide this number to the operator: 1-800-321-6467.

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

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