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Job Description: Join Our Team as a Maintenance Technician! Are you mechanically inclined, safety-focused, and enjoy working hands-on with equipment? We’re looking for a Maintenance Technician to help keep our production equipment running efficiently and safely in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. In this role, you’ll play a key part in maintaining and troubleshooting equipment, supporting production operations, and ensuring our facility meets high standards for safety, quality, and reliability. If you take pride in problem-solving and keeping things running smoothly, this is a great opportunity to grow your skills and make an impact. Objective of the Position: Service and maintain equipment to support manufacturing operations while ensuring compliance with food safety, quality, and operational standards. Tasks and Responsibilities: • Perform preventive maintenance on equipment, including greasing, oiling, and inspecting chains, belts, and conveying systems • Inspect and maintain bearings, fluid levels, chain/belt tension, sprockets, gears, pins, and guards • Evaluate condition of brackets, rollers, welds, and structural components • Maintain working knowledge of plant operations, including unloading, processing, and packaging systems • Use hand tools and power tools to perform maintenance and repair work • Perform basic fabrication using welders, torches, and related tools • Safely handle and dispense maintenance, cleaning, and sanitation chemicals • Troubleshoot equipment issues and perform basic operational repairs • Operate forklift or pallet jack (as trained) • Follow all work instructions, SOPs, and maintenance procedures • Support production and other departments as directed by leadership • Maintain flexibility to work day or night shifts and adjust schedule as needed to support business demands Food Quality: • Monitor equipment to ensure proper operation and minimize production defects • Perform routine preventive maintenance checks • Report quality concerns or equipment-related issues to FS/QA or leadership Food Safety: • Follow all company cGMP requirements • Perform and support HIP (High-Pressure or related) operations as required • Follow sanitation procedures during and after maintenance activities • Report any food safety concerns immediately Occupational Safety: • Follow all safety policies, procedures, and lockout/tagout requirements • Identify and report unsafe conditions or risks to leadership Physical Demands: Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs regularly. Position requires lifting, bending, crawling, kneeling, standing for extended periods, reaching, frequent walking, climbing ladders, and working in hot and/or dusty environments. Immediate Supervisor:   Maintenance Manager Substitute:   Additional trained mechanics Alphia is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.