Maintenance Mechanic - 3rd shift

Maintenance Mechanic - 3rd shift

LOCATION: LYNN, MA

POSITION TYPE: FULL TIME

Delicious Food and Meaningful Careers

At the heart of our company is a deep passion for creating fresh, healthy, and artisan-quality food that brings people together. We honor the craft of artisan cookingusing scratch-made stocks, hand-chopped herbs, and only the highest-quality ingredientscomplemented by cutting-edge technology. This allows us to deliver consistently safe, exceptional products on a large scale.

But it's not just about the food. Our culture is built on principles that shape how we grow, both as individuals and as a team. One of our core values, Honoring Development, guides us to actively seek out, celebrate, and nurture one another's talents, strengths, and interests. By fostering each other's growth, we strengthen our relationships and capabilities, driving both personal and professional success.

We also believe in Honoring Each Other. We surround ourselves with passionate people who share our love for great food. Through mutual respect and collaboration, we create an environment where employees are empowered to thrive, building trusting, and rewarding relationships with our clients, partners, and one another.

If you're looking for a place where your skills, passion, and ideas can flourish, we invite you to explore the opportunities available within our dynamic and supportive team.

Job Summary

Responsible for troubleshooting, repair work and preventative maintenance on all production machinery, equipment, and instrumentation to sustain plant operations at highly efficient levels. Equipment includes mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and fluid handling systems.

This role is part of an essential team that ensures production equipment is proactively maintained. Maintenance Mechanics respond to urgent calls to fix industrial equipment and they must troubleshoot accordingly and collaborate with operators and supervisors.

Duties and Responsibilities

Install and modify production equipment and machinery.

Document project activities and prepare appropriate operating standards and/or maintenance procedures for all equipment and processes.

Complete documentation process for machinery usage, equipment maintenance and purchases.

Maintain appropriate inventory of maintenance supplies.

Tackle problems with creative solutions and troubleshooting skills

Self-starter able to conceptualize and drive initiatives forward

Develop strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders

Must follow safety protocols

Required Skills

Proficient in using hand, power, shop, and diagnostic tools.

Skilled in electrical power/control, mechanical and fluid handling systems.

Ability to meet deadlines and be detail oriented.

Ability to communicate effectively (read, write, comprehension) and follow complicated verbal and/or written instructions.

Knowledgeable using a PC, calendar, and outlook email.

Positive attitude and motivated by contributing to the overall success of the team

Willing to address difficult situations head on with patience and respect

Desired Skills

Minimum of 3 years of experience in packaging and process equipment line maintenance of machinery in food or beverage manufacturing facility.

Ability to read and understand blueprints, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic prints and diagrams and ladder logic programs.

Ability to coordinate multiple jobs effectively, and to handle detailed and broad range projects.

Knowledge of production line packaging and filling equipment.

College or technical school certification or associates degree

OSHA safety training

Working Conditions

Employee works in manufacturing setting with frequent exposure to cold, heat, dust, loud sounds, or other factors that may require PPE.

Physical Demands/Efforts

Comfortable moving at a fast pace and in ambiguous environments

Ability to work with minimal supervision, work flexible hours, and overtime.

Maintain cleanliness of maintenance equipment shop.

Ability to stoop, bend and stand on a frequent basis.

Ability to lift and move items weighing up to 75 pounds.

Able to work in cold or hot environments

Physical ability to climb ladders, stairs, crawl through manholes, work on roofs, in tanks.

Americans with Disabilities Act

Kettle Cuisine complies with all aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and state disability laws. This means we will not discriminate against qualified individuals with a disability in any phase of the employment relationship including application for employment, hiring, promotions and/or advancement opportunities, termination, compensation, training and any other conditions or privileges of employment.

Core Values

Kettle Cuisine takes the utmost pride in its people, products and reputation. Each employee is expected to understand and live our Core Values every day.

Honor Food - We create and produce the best tasting, safest, all natural recipes that strive for perfection in every batch, from bench to kettle

Honor Each Other - We seek to develop trusting, respectful and mutually rewarding relationships with all our team members and business partners

Honor Development - We recognize and nurture each other's talents, strengths and interests in order to further strengthen and grow our team

Honor Innovation - We continually strive for creative and sustainable ways to achieve excellence

Pay Range for Maintenance Mechanic - 3rd shift

The Maintenance Mechanic - 3rd shift base pay range $26-36 USD/hourly. The listed salary range represents Kettle Cuisine's good faith estimate for this position and represents the minimum and maximum for new hire salaries for the Lynn, MA location only. Ranges will be reviewed on a regular basis. An employee's rate of pay within the range is determined by their qualifications, relevant experience, and demonstrated performance over time. In addition to those factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical to allow for future and continued salary growth. The Maintenance Mechanic - 3rd shift position is eligible for our comprehensive benefits package and is eligible for the annual discretionary bonus program up to 5%. Kettle Cuisine and all its legal entities comply with all federal, state, and local minimum wage laws.