Maintenance Technician-Injection

Niagara Water•Jacksonville, FL

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Beverage Maintenance Technician supports Niagara Bottling production by maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing high-speed beverage manufacturing equipment, packaging systems, plant utilities, and sanitation/CIP-related systems to maximize safety, food quality, reliability, OEE, and uptime.

Requirements

4 years of industrial , food/beverage, bottling, packaging, or manufacturing maintenance experience preferred; equivalent technical training, military experience, apprenticeship, or education may be considered.
Ability to troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, controls, PLC/HMI, sensors, VFDs, servo systems, utility, and automated beverage production equipment.
Familiarity with fillers, cappers, blow molders, labelers, conveyors, case packers, palletizers, stretch wrappers, CIP systems, and beverage plant utilities is strongly preferred.
Working knowledge of schematics, diagnostic tools, maintenance shop equipment, precision measuring tools, sanitation requirements, CMMS/work order systems, and basic computer applications.
Strong communication , prioritization, safety awareness, and independent decision-making skills in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
High School Diploma or GED ; technical degree or certificate in industrial maintenance, mechatronics, electrical technology, automation, food/beverage manufacturing, or related field preferred.

Nice To Haves

6 years of high-speed beverage, bottling, packaging, plastics, aseptic, automation, utility systems, or advanced equipment troubleshooting experience preferred.
Technical, electrical, mechanical, welding, automation, PLC, food safety/GMP, forklift, or OEM equipment certifications.
Bilingual communication skills helpful in a diverse manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain high-speed beverage production equipment including blow molders, fillers, cappers, labelers, case packers, conveyors, palletizers, stretch wrappers, and related automation.
Respond quickly to line breakdowns, support startups , SKU changeovers, mechanical setups, and equipment adjustments to reduce downtime , waste, and repeat failures .
Complete preventive, predictive, corrective, and reliability-focused maintenance on production equipment, packaging equipment, and beverage process support systems in accordance with Niagara standards and OEM guidance.
Maintain and troubleshoot plant utility and support systems such as air compressors, chillers, reverse osmosis/water filtration, pumps, valves, piping, and related facility equipment.
Support beverage sanitation and food safety requirements by assisting with Clean-In-Place (CIP), equipment cleaning, allergen/contamination prevention where applicable, and sanitary equipment condition.
Partner with operations and quality teams to support line checks, fill-level performance, cap torque, label alignment, package integrity, coding/traceability, and defect reduction.
Document work orders, downtime details, parts usage, follow-up needs, and shift handoff information accurately in the maintenance system.
Follow all safety, lockout/tagout, GMP, food safety, quality, sanitation, environmental, housekeeping, and plant operating requirements.
Communicate clearly with operators, production leadership, maintenance teammates, and leadership to support safe and reliable operations.

Benefits

Paid Time Off for holidays, sick time, and vacation time
Paid parental and caregiver leaves
Medical, including virtual care options
Dental
Vision
401(k) with company match
Health Savings Account with company match
Flexible Spending Accounts
Expanded mental wellbeing benefits including free counseling sessions for all team members and household family members
Family Building Benefits including enhanced fertility benefits for IVF and fertility preservation plus adoption, surrogacy, and Doula reimbursements
Income protection including Life and AD&D, short and long-term disability, critical illness and an accident plan
Special discount programs including pet plans, pre-paid legal services, identity theft, car rental, airport parking , etc.
Tuition reimbursement, college savings plan and scholarship opportunities