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Maintenance Technician

Pilgrim's
Gainesville, GA Full Time
POSTED ON 8/4/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/2/2026
Description

Maintenance Technician

At Pilgrim’s, Safety IsACondition, which means the safety of our team members comes first - always.

Purpose & Scope: 

The maintenance technician positionis responsible forperforming highly diversified duties to install, troubleshoot,repairandmaintainproduction and facility equipment according to safety, predictive and productive maintenancesystemsand processes to support the achievement of thefacility’s business goals andobjectives. Including, installation, repairs, adjustments and maintenance of all equipment and machinerywith inthe facility.

Principle Responsibilities

Perform highly diversified duties to install andmaintainproduction machines and thefacility’s

equipment.

  • Provide emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production and performs scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service.
  • Perform simple machinist duties and responsibilities.
  • Perform mechanic skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic and troubleshooting and repair of production machines.
  • Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.
  • Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, test andmake adjustments.
  • Perform regular preventive maintenance on machines,equipmentand plant facilities.
  • Perform a variety of plumbing maintenance and carpentry functions.
  • Use a variety of hand and power tools, electricmetersand material handling equipment in performing duties.
  • Detectfaulty operations, defective material and report those and any unusual situations to proper supervision.
  • Complywith safety regulations andmaintainclean and orderly work areas.
  • Performtasks asassigned by theMaintenanceManager or Supervisor.         

WhatYou’llNeed

  • Education:High School Diploma/GED preferred.
  • Experience:Poultry or food maintenance/industry experience is a plus.
  • Skills:Ability to multitask and work quickly,havegood communicationskills, ability tocomprehendsimple instructions and apply common sense, andmust be a team player and be willing to work close to other employees at some stations. (Less than 3 feet apart.)
  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
  • Physical requirements:Ability to work in cool temperatures (around 40 degrees), ability to stand and use hands for 8-11 hours perday andlift50bs or more.

Why Work for Pilgrim’s?

  • Schedule:Monday-Friday with weekend workrequired;
  • Benefits: Vision, Medical, and Dental coverage begin after60 daysof employment;
  • Paid Time Off:Sick leave, vacation, companyobservedholidays or, any other statutorilyrequiredpaid leave.
  • 401(k):company match begins after the first year of service and follows the company vesting schedule;
  • Basehourlysalaryrateof$ 20.20with a $1.50 shift differentialfor 2ndand 3rdshift.
  • Perfect attendance incentiveof $2.00 extra per hour for perfectattendancefor day shift.
  • Perfect attendance incentiveof $3.00 extra per hour for perfectattendancefor second and third shift.
  • Career Development:Our company is dedicated to supporting professional growth by offering continuous learning opportunities and a focus on career growth through various learning anddevelopment programs;

Better Futures

The Company is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our team members and visitors. Toassistin achieving that goal, we conduct drug, alcohol, and background checks for all new team members post-offer and prior to the start of employment. The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new employees by the end of the third day of work.

About us:Pilgrim’s is a leading global food company with more than 62,000 team members worldwide. The company processes, prepares, packages, and delivers fresh, frozen, and value-added food products for customers in more than 100 countries. Pilgrim’soperatesprotein processing plants and prepared foods facilities in 14 states, Puerto Rico, Mexico, the U.K,the Republic of Irelandand continental Europe.

Our mission:To be the best in all that we do, completely focused on our business, ensuring the best products and services to our customers, a relationship of trust with our suppliers, profitability for our shareholders and the opportunity of a better future forall ofour team members.

Our core valuesareAvailability, Determination, Discipline, Humility, Ownership, Simplicity, Sincerity

EOE, including disability/vets

Unsolicited Assistance:JBS and its companies do not accept unsolicitedassistancefrom any recruitment vendors for any of our open jobs. All resumes or candidate profilessubmittedby recruitment vendors or headhunters to any employee at JBS and its companies or via the applicant tracking system, in any form without a valid written request and search agreement previously approved by HR, will be solely owned by JBS and its companies. No fees will be paid should the candidate be hired by JBS and its companies because of an unsolicited referral.

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