Maintenance Technician

Golden Harvest Foods

Santa Rosa, CA

Pay: $20-$30/hr

Shift: Full time

**Job Title**

Mechanical Engineer / Maintenance Technician (Instant Noodle Factory)

Location: Santa Rosa, CA

Employment Type: Full-Time

**1. Position Overview**

Golden Harvest Foods is a modern food manufacturing company specializing in instant noodles and food processing. To support production operations at our Santa Rosa facility, we are hiring a Production Equipment Maintenance Technician. This role is responsible for the operation, maintenance, inspection, and management of electro-mechanical equipment throughout the production process, ensuring the production line runs safely, efficiently, and reliably in compliance with applicable standards.

**Key Responsibilities**

1) Equipment Operation Management

Perform daily equipment start-up, shutdown, and routine inspections to ensure stable operation in accordance with process parameters.

Monitor production line data, identify abnormalities promptly, and prevent unexpected downtime.

Create and maintain equipment operation logs, maintenance records, and inspection checklists.

2) Maintenance & Repair

Conduct preventive maintenance per maintenance plans (cleaning, lubrication, adjustment, calibration, etc.).

Respond to unexpected equipment failures and perform emergency repairs to minimize downtime.

3) Troubleshooting

Handle common mechanical/electrical issues (jams, sensor failures, temperature control problems, broken blades, motor overloads, etc.).

Perform root cause analysis and propose corrective/preventive actions to avoid recurrence.

Independently troubleshoot electrical control systems and mechanical components.

4) Safety & Compliance

Ensure equipment operation complies with GMP/HACCP requirements for food manufacturing.

Strictly follow safety protocols (boilers, high-voltage electrical, hot work, confined space entry, etc.).

Participate in safety inspections and corrective actions to prevent equipment-related incidents.

5) Equipment Scope

Dough Processing: mixers, sheeters

Steaming & Frying: steamers, fryers

Cutting & Packaging: blades, packaging machines

Other production-related equipment as applicable

**Qualifications**

Entry-level candidates are welcome if they are eager to learn and have strong hands-on ability (company training provided).

Education: Prefer candidates with a background in Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.

Preferred Experience

Maintenance experience in food manufacturing or similar continuous production industries is a plus.

Familiarity with food machinery or FMCG production line equipment is an advantage.

Technical Skills (Training Available)

Basic knowledge of PLCs, VFDs (inverters), and relays.

Ability to read and interpret common electrical and mechanical drawings/diagrams.

Proficiency in using common maintenance tools and testing instruments.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

High safety awareness and strong sense of responsibility.

Ability to adapt to shift work and urgent repair schedules.

**Plus Qualifications**

Experience maintaining equipment in a food factory and knowledge of food production processes.

Electrician license, high-voltage operation certification, or boiler operation license preferred.

Experience with TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) or lean improvement initiatives preferred.

**Compensation**

No experience (Internship/Training period): $18–$22 per hour

With experience: $23–$30 per hour

Pay increase upon successful completion of probation and conversion to regular employment (performance-based)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00 - $30.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• Maintenance: 1 year (Preferred)

Language:

• English (Required)

Work Location: In person