Maintenance Technician

• Maintenance Technician II
• St. Joseph, MO
• 3rd shift: Sun, Mon, Tues and e/o Sat
• Food Production
• $24.95-$34.42/hour

We are working with an established food manufacturing company based in St. Joseph, MO. They are recruiting for a Maintenance Technician to join their team on the 3rd shift in return for an hourly rate of $24.95-$34.42, along with excellent employment benefits which include 401K, Healthcare, Vision and Dental, PTO, and Life Insurance.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Uses mechanical skills including but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic troubleshooting and repair of equipment in accordance with established GMP and safety procedures
• Provides emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production and performs scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service. Calls for back up and coordinates repairs with other mechanics
• Installs, repairs, overhauls, modifies and maintains electrical and mechanical systems, equipment, and machinery
• Performs required routine preventative maintenance and repair activities when not working on breakdowns
• Diagnoses and repairs or replaces faulty electrical, electronic, and mechanical components throughout the facility
• Responsible for following all food safety policies, procedures and regulatory criteria including the current SQF code, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), and the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and associated preventive controls
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications & Experience required:

• High School Diploma/GED or equivalent experience
• 3 years of experience working with and troubleshooting PLCs, AC/DC electrical troubleshooting on food packaging/processing equipment and production/processing machine repair

This position is commutable from; Saxton, Elwood, Country Club, Easton, Avenue City.

Relevant Job Title: Maintenance Mechanic, Industrial Maintenance, Industrial Maintenance Mechanic, Maintenance Technician, Industrial Technician, Mechanical Maintenance Technician, Machine Maintenance Technician

Applicants must have a proven background as a Maintenance Mechanic or Maintenance Technician working with a manufacturing company on production machinery to apply.

How To Apply

• Contact: Jack Graham - jack.graham@axionrecruitment.com
• 215-999-6430
• Job reference #1820
• "_Military Encouraged_" to apply for this position.

All applicants must live in the USA and be eligible to work and live in the USA. Please note, our client is unable to offer Sponsorship or Visa support for this role.

Due to the sheer volume of applications, we will only contact successful applications. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within 10 working days, please deem your application as unsuccessful.

Axion Recruitment is working as a recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $24.95 - $34.42 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• Night shift
• Weekends as needed

Work setting:

• In-person

Experience:

• Maintenance Technician: 3 years (Required)
• PLC Troubleshooting: 3 years (Required)
• Foods Processing: 3 years (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Saint Joseph, MO: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person