Maintenance Technician - St. Louis, Missouri

MGP Ingredients • St Louis, MO

8h • Onsite

About The Position

MGP Ingredients is a leading supplier of premium distilled spirits and food ingredient solutions. Its Distilling Solutions segment provides bourbons, whiskeys, ryes, gins, and vodkas to craft and multinational brands. MGP's own Branded Spirts business is growing following the 2021 acquisition of Luxco, a top spirits producer, bottler, supplier, and importer as well as the 2023 acquisition of Penelope Bourbon, known for its wide range of uniquely blended expressions. Ingredient Solutions delivers nutritional, functional wheat- and pea-based ingredients aligned with consumer trends. The company operates in locations across the Midwestern U.S., and overseas in Northern Ireland and Mexico. THE OPPORTUNITY We are looking for a Maintenance Technician to join our team in St. Louis, MO. As a Maintenance Technician, you are responsible for maximizing line performance, completing change overs, and conducting daily preventive maintenance of all production equipment, as well as maintaining bottling equipment and doing preventative maintenance. All successful candidates for this position will be required to submit to a criminal background check, drug test, and successfully pass a mechanical aptitude assessment (WorkKeys).

Requirements

• Minimum of 1 year in production environment (food and/or beverage industry preferred).
• Strong mechanical and electrical reasoning skills with the ability to interpret diagrams, schematics, and system behavior
• Proven troubleshooting ability using logical, step‑by‑step problem‑solving and root‑cause analysis
• Hands‑on experience with mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, or pneumatic systems and comfort working with tools and equipment
• Self-started and organized.
• Physical demands requiring lifting of 50 pounds or more times.
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

• Electrical, Mechanical or experience working with motors is a plus.
• Experience working on conveyors is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Maximize line performance, complete change overs, and conduct daily preventive maintenance of all production equipment.
• Operate various pieces of maintenance equipment such as but not limited to welding equipment, cutting torches, mill, lathe, and drill press.
• Understand electric, pneumatic, and plumbing systems.
• As issues arise, this person will need to be a real-world problem‑solver on the production floor.

Benefits

• Compensation is competitive and is commensurate with experience.
• MGP offers exceptional medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, 401(k) Match and PTO.
• During onboarding, new employees will be provided all hand tools to be successful in the role.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed