Certified Maintenance Tech

Winland Foods•Medina, NY

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Winland Foods is hiring a full-time Certified Maintenance Tech for production maintenance at its Medina, New York location. The role supports the reliability, safety, and efficiency of production operations by maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, modifying, and rebuilding equipment and systems. The schedule is third shift, 10:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m., Monday through Friday, with occasional weekends. Pay is $38.80 per hour plus a $1.00 shift differential. The technician works with mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems and production equipment, including conveyors, motors, gearboxes, packaging machinery, and HVAC systems. Work includes preventive and predictive maintenance, advanced fabrication and welding, millwright activities, equipment installations and rebuilds, and response to emergencies, startups, and changeovers. The technician also supports spare-parts inventory, building upkeep, and equipment documentation. The position requires adherence to safety practices, lockout/tagout, confined-space and working-at-heights procedures, GMPs, OSHA regulations, and food-safety and quality standards. The technician collaborates with maintenance leadership, production teams, mechanics, and contractors; may lead root-cause analysis and improvement efforts; and may mentor or train coworkers. Maintenance records, work orders, equipment histories, parts inventory, and time tracking are maintained using CMMS, Kronos, and other software. The work is in a manufacturing environment and may involve wet or humid conditions, moving machinery, heights, fumes, airborne particles, extreme temperatures, electrical risks, and vibration. It requires extended standing and walking, frequent climbing and other physical tasks, and frequent lifting of up to 50 pounds.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
At least one year of work experience; manufacturing or food-production experience is preferred.
At least 18 years of age.
Mechanical aptitude and the ability to troubleshoot systems and equipment.
Ability to follow verbal and written instructions and perform accurate mathematical functions.
Knowledge of and ability to follow Safety Data Sheets and Good Manufacturing Practices.
Knowledge of GMPs, SQF, HACCP, FSMA, and other food-safety regulations.
Commitment to company safety policies and procedures, including lockout/tagout and safe-lifting techniques.
Ability to wear required personal protective equipment for the assigned work, including blue nitrile gloves in production Zone 1 areas.
Ability to communicate effectively in English at work, including understanding and responding to oral communications, understanding written and safety information, and communicating in writing as needed.
Ability to work mandatory overtime, including Saturdays and Sundays, as business needs require.
Ability to stand and walk for extended periods and frequently climb, pull, push, carry, grasp, reach, twist, turn, and stoop.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds frequently.
Good hand-eye coordination and motor skills; normal hearing and vision, with correction if needed, including the ability to distinguish colors used for color-coded production containers.
Ability to work in conditions that may include moisture, humidity, moving mechanical parts, heights, fumes, airborne particles, extreme temperatures, electrical risks, and vibration.
Dependability, reliability, accountability for work quality and attendance, problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to assume a leadership role and set a positive example for team members.

Nice To Haves

Forklift certification; required for Advanced Level. Candidates without certification must be willing to obtain it.
Experience working with manufacturing equipment.
Experience in manufacturing or food production.
Experience with advanced fabrication, welding, millwright work, predictive maintenance, or PLC-based automation systems.

Responsibilities

Troubleshoot, repair, and perform preventive, predictive, and proactive maintenance on mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
Install, maintain, modify, rebuild, and repair production and packaging equipment, including conveyors, motors, gearboxes, and HVAC systems.
Perform advanced fabrication, sanitary welding, millwright work, and equipment modifications, including cutting, grinding, welding, and fabrication.
Troubleshoot complex systems to the component level, including AC/DC, 230-volt, and 480-volt three-phase electrical systems and control-voltage issues.
Run conduit and wiring to NEC standards and follow blueprints, schematics, manuals, and equipment documentation.
Respond to emergency repairs, production startups, equipment changeovers, and downtime issues.
Support spare-parts organization, inventory, and requisition processes; identify parts needed for repairs.
Assist with building upkeep, including plumbing, HVAC, and water-treatment-system tasks.
Operate and maintain production equipment in assigned areas and support equipment monitoring.
Follow safety policies and procedures, including lockout/tagout, confined-space, working-at-heights, and safe-lifting practices; identify and mitigate hazards.
Follow GMPs, OSHA regulations, company policies, and food-safety and quality standards; report food-safety or quality issues promptly.
Maintain accurate work orders, preventive-maintenance records, equipment histories, parts inventory, and time records in CMMS, Kronos, and other systems.
Keep equipment documentation, schematics, and manuals current and accessible.
Collaborate with maintenance leadership, production teams, mechanics, contractors, and cross-functional teams to resolve equipment and operational challenges.
Lead or contribute to root-cause analysis and process-improvement initiatives; provide feedback to improve preventive-maintenance programs.
Mentor and train maintenance mechanics, production employees, and contractors as needed, and participate in on-the-job training.
Take ownership of work schedules and ensure equipment and supplies are ready for planned tasks.
Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work environment.