Industrial Maintenance

Why This Role Is Worth Your Time

Keep a fast‑growing food facility running—without missing dinner at home. You’ll maintain semi‑ and fully‑automated equipment that makes and ships clean‑label meals. Expect steady days, solid tools, and room to standardize PMs as the site scales.

What Makes This Location Great

Day shift (Mon–Fri, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.) with predictable hours. You’ll work on modern lines, have access to parts and prints, and partner with operations to drive uptime the right way—safe, organized, and documented.

Why This Location Works

• Cost of living sits below national averages; housing is comparatively affordable.

• Typical commutes run about 22–23 minutes—short for a major metro.

• Forest Park, riverfront paths, and 100+ miles of greenways make quick resets easy.

• Broad nonstop flight options from STL for vendor training when needed.

Top 5 Must‑Haves

• 5+ years industrial maintenance experience in manufacturing/food.

• Read electrical/pneumatic schematics; troubleshoot to component level.

• Safe with LOTO, 480V 3‑phase, VFDs, and basic PLC I/O checks.

• Use CMMS daily for PMs, parts, and clean close‑outs.

• Organized communicator who works well with suppliers and production.

What You’ll Do

• Perform PMs/repairs on tray sealers, volumetric fillers, conveyors, and labelers.

• Support high‑speed order‑fulfillment systems; photoeyes, encoders, scanners.

• Diagnose controls/sensors; verify setpoints, interlocks, and safety circuits.

• Rebuild/replace motors, gearboxes, bearings, belts, chains, and couplings.

• Commission new installs with vendors; align shafts, torque to spec, verify rotation.

• Use diagnostic tools/data to monitor equipment performance and trends.

• Create purchase specs; gather bids/quotes and support requisitions.

• Keep logs to audit standards; hand off clean to the next shift.

Skills & Experience

• Proficient with precision tools (calipers, micrometers, dial indicators).

• Strong pneumatics: valves, cylinders, regulators, and FRLs.

• Wiring/controls basics: contactors, overloads, photoeyes, proxes, and relays.

• Conveyor systems: tracking, tensioning, pulleys, and drives.

• Comfortable lifting 50 lbs, standing, and working at heights/ladders.

• Valid driver’s license preferred.

Pay & Schedule

• $39.00–$50.00 per hour, based on experience.

• Full‑time, on‑site; Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

• Minimal weekends; occasional vendor support as scheduled.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision; life insurance; 401(k) with match.

• PTO and paid holidays.

• Employee meal discounts and on‑site gym.

• Training support and growth in reliability/automation.

About the Facility/Industry

The employer manufactures and ships clean‑label meals and private‑label products. Maintenance protects people, product, and uptime by executing safe, precise work and documenting to food‑safety standards.

EEO + Safety

We’re an equal‑opportunity employer. Safety, PPE, and LOTO are non‑negotiable.

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Application

To apply, go to www.nh3jobs.com.