Multi Craft Maintenance Technician
Job Description
Job Description
Job Overview
We are seeking an experienced Industrial Maintenance Technician to join a fast-paced food manufacturing operation in Winston-Salem, NC.
The ideal candidate has strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills, experience maintaining automated production equipment, and a solid understanding of preventive maintenance.
This is a hands-on position responsible for keeping production equipment operating efficiently, minimizing downtime, and supporting a safe, reliable manufacturing environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Troubleshoot, diagnose, repair, and maintain industrial manufacturing and packaging equipment.
- Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on automated production lines.
- Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and control system failures.
- Work with PLCs, variable frequency drives (VFDs), sensors, motors, pumps, and automated control systems.
- Maintain and repair conveyor systems, packaging machinery, and production equipment.
- Read and interpret electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, equipment manuals, and P&IDs.
- Diagnose and repair industrial pumps, including centrifugal and positive displacement pumps.
- Support equipment changeovers, adjustments, and production troubleshooting.
- Identify root causes of recurring equipment failures and recommend improvements.
- Document maintenance activities, repairs, and work orders using a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
- Work closely with production and maintenance leadership to minimize downtime.
- Follow OSHA, Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), GMP, and food safety procedures.
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED.
- Previous industrial maintenance experience in a food processing or manufacturing environment.
- Hands-on experience troubleshooting and repairing production equipment with automated controls.
- Strong mechanical troubleshooting and repair skills.
- Knowledge of electrical, pneumatic, and industrial control systems.
- Experience working with production machinery, conveyors, pumps, and automated equipment.
- Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, schematics, and equipment documentation.
- Understanding of industrial safety procedures, including Lockout/Tagout.
- Ability to work independently and collaborate with production teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience troubleshooting PLC-controlled equipment.
- Familiarity with VFDs, sensors, pressure transmitters, flow meters, and automated control systems.
- Experience maintaining packaging equipment, robotics, or automated conveyor systems.
- Working knowledge of industrial electrical principles and preventive maintenance.
- Familiarity with CMMS software, preferably Limble.
- Experience in food manufacturing environments following GMP, HACCP, SQF, or FDA standards.
- Technical certifications in industrial maintenance, electrical systems, PLCs, HVAC, robotics, or related fields.
Physical Requirements & Work Environment
- Ability to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, crouch, climb, and reach during assigned shifts.
- Comfortable working in a wet, non-climate-controlled manufacturing environment.
- Willingness to work assigned shifts, weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed.
- Ability to follow required PPE, machine guarding, and workplace safety procedures.
Who We're Looking For
We're looking for a dependable, hands-on maintenance professional who enjoys troubleshooting complex industrial equipment and solving problems in a production environment.
Ideal candidates have experience with:
- Industrial Electrical & Mechanical Maintenance
- PLC Troubleshooting & Automated Controls
- Pneumatic Systems & VFDs
- Packaging Machinery & Conveyor Systems
- Industrial Pumps & Motors
- Preventive Maintenance & Equipment Reliability
- Food Processing & Manufacturing Equipment