What are the responsibilities and job description for the Reliability and Maintenance Mechanic, Food Production position at Newly Weds Foods - USA?
Make reliability your craft
Join a maintenance team dedicated to uptime, safety, and product excellence. Your mission is simple: keep production moving and continuously improve equipment reliability and glove quality.
Your impact- Maintain and repair production equipment: large‑scale mixers, blenders, belt ovens, and conveyor belts.
- Provide forklift service and support for warehouse operations.
- Own preventive maintenance schedules across all production machinery.
- Install, commission, debug, and stabilize new and existing plant equipment.
- Partner with Production to resolve safety and quality concerns quickly.
- Log accurate maintenance data (work orders, time cards) as directed by the Maintenance Manager.
- Escalate equipment concerns to the Maintenance Manager early.
- Be available for overtime assignments as needed.
- Take on related duties that support the maintenance function.
- Associate degree in Maintenance Technology or equivalent education/experience/training.
- 1–5 years in a manufacturing environment preferred.
- Hands‑on experience with PLC and VFD troubleshooting (no programming necessary).
- Knowledge of maintenance best practices, OSHA safety standards, and industry jargon.
- Strong team player who communicates well on a busy plant floor.
- Working knowledge of GMP, OSHA, and production requirements in food manufacturing.
- PLC troubleshooting
- Electrical schematics
- Mechanical troubleshooting
- Food and beverage manufacturing
- Pneumatics
- Motor replacement/repair/maintenance
- Preventive maintenance and inspection
- Electrical troubleshooting
- Welding setups for production
- Lift truck repair and maintenance
- Mechanical assembly
- Equipment diagnostics and troubleshooting
- Machine setups for production runs
Salary : $85,000 - $120,000