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Location: Manhattan, KS | Schedule: Full-time, 3rd Shift, Sunday - Thursday, 4/5pm start for an 8 or 10 hour shift, on-site

Overview

A food and beverage manufacturer specializing in canned coffee products is seeking a Maintenance Technician to support day-to-day upkeep of production infrastructure and equipment. This role is critical to ensuring smooth, efficient operations as raw materials are converted into finished goods.

What you'll do

• Perform day-to-day maintenance of infrastructure and equipment used to produce canned coffee products
• Actively participate in efficient maintenance and changeover of equipment supporting the conversion of raw materials to finished goods
• Maintain operating knowledge of all equipment and processes, including updates to equipment or processes
• Work in both Wichita and Manhattan facilities as needed, with reliable transportation, and the ability to work long hours as needed
• Provide emergency and unscheduled repairs of equipment
• Perform scheduled and preventative maintenance of equipment
• Perform mechanical skills including mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic troubleshooting
• Repair and maintain machinery and equipment such as motors, pneumatic tools, and conveyor systems
• Read and interpret equipment manuals for daily, weekly, monthly, and annual maintenance
• Perform service and maintenance on auxiliary equipment such as chillers, heaters, dryers, grinders, and conveyors
• Stand, sit, walk, climb, balance, kneel, crouch, and crawl in tight spaces as needed
• Lift and move up to 100 lbs

Required qualifications

• Expert attention to detail
• A strong background in maintenance with 3 to 4 years related experience
• Ability to understand blueprints, schematic diagrams, and mechanical handbooks, along with creative problem-solving when solutions aren't documented
• Experience and knowledge of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)
• Experience in production environment maintenance
• Ability to work well with others and fix issues in a timely manner
• Reliable transportation and ability to work at both Wichita and Manhattan facilities as needed
• Ability to work long hours as needed

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in a food grade production environment preferred
• Ideally, some experience in all of the following areas, with major experience preferred in at least one: Industrial Electricity/Electronics, Pumps, Pipe Fitting/Plumbing, Machine Installation and Rigging, Conveyor Systems, HVAC Systems, Building Construction, and Shop Safety

Why this role

This position offers the opportunity to apply hands-on mechanical and electrical troubleshooting expertise in a food production environment, playing a direct role in keeping essential manufacturing equipment running.