Maintenance Hourly

JBS Foods • Elkhart, IN

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Technician maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs production equipment, machinery, and facility systems to support safe, efficient, continuous plant operations. The role supports production while following food safety, quality, sanitation, and workplace safety standards. Work takes place in a food manufacturing plant and may require flexible hours, overtime, weekends, or different shifts as needed.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Previous industrial maintenance experience preferred.
• Basic knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems.
• Ability to troubleshoot and repair production equipment.
• Knowledge of hand tools, power tools, and maintenance equipment.
• Ability to read equipment manuals, technical documents, and schematics.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.
• Willingness to work flexible hours, overtime, weekends, or different shifts as needed.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, and climb as required.
• Ability to lift and move materials and equipment within company guidelines, including occasionally lifting and/or moving up to 75 pounds.
• Ability to work in varying temperatures and manufacturing environments.
• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive maintenance on production equipment and machinery.
• Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
• Respond to equipment breakdowns and production maintenance requests.
• Inspect equipment to identify potential problems and prevent downtime.
• Assist with equipment installation, modifications, and improvements.
• Follow applicable food safety, sanitation, GMP, HACCP, and safety procedures.
• Follow lockout/tagout (LOTO), powered industrial truck, scissor lift, and harness/fall protection procedures when performing maintenance.
• Process maintenance downtime reports for corporate and plant management.
• Conduct pre-operational inspections and address maintenance concerns raised by production supervisors so operations can begin as scheduled.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED