Production Maintenance Mechanic

KDC/ONE

Walnut, CA

Pay: $25-$35/hr

Shift: Full time

KDC is a network of best-in-class custom formulators and manufacturers of color cosmetics, skincare, haircare, bath & body, fragrance, deodorant, home, health, industrial, and auto care products. KDC delivers high-touch innovation, operational excellence, and speed to market to well-known and emerging beauty, personal, and specialty companies from coast to coast. KDC has its head office in Longueuil, Québec. In addition, KDC has 10 operating facilities located throughout North America. Altogether, the company employs nearly 4,800 talented and dedicated employees in North America.

• NOTE: We are not engaging external recruiting partners for this role at this time. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

About KDC/One

KDC/One is a global leader in innovative, end to end contract manufacturing for beauty, personal care, and household products. Our expertise spans advanced formulation, cutting edge R&D, and world class manufacturing capabilities. We proudly partner with many of the world’s most recognized brands, helping them bring breakthrough products to market with exceptional quality, speed, and creativity. At KDC/One, we are driven by excellence, innovation, and a commitment to delivering exceptional value to our clients.

General Description

The Maintenance Mechanic ensures high equipment reliability and line performance by executing setups/changeovers, preventive and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting, repairs, and small fabrications. Mechanics collaborate closely with Production, Engineering, and Quality to meet schedule, safety, and compliance requirements. This role is essential in maintaining uptime and supporting efficient, high quality manufacturing across packaging and filling operations.

Specific Responsibilities & Duties

Safety, Compliance & Documentation

• Promote a safe work environment and follow all HSE, OSHA, LOTO, cGMP, and SOP requirements.
• Maintain clean, organized, and audit ready work areas.
• Complete accurate documentation including changeover logs, cleaning/wash out logs, maintenance/PM records, downtime reports, and other department forms.
• Report equipment issues, hazards, and abnormalities promptly to Maintenance or Production Management.

Line Setup, Changeovers & Operations Support

• Set up equipment for scheduled production runs.
• Perform efficient wash outs, cleaning, sanitization, and line changeovers.
• Review and update setup sheets and follow production work orders.
• Partner with Line Leaders and operators to ensure smooth line performance and minimize downtime.

Maintenance, Troubleshooting & Repairs

• Perform preventive, scheduled, and corrective maintenance on packaging and filling equipment.
• Troubleshoot mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and basic electrical issues.
• Execute equipment repairs, adjustments, rebuilds, and system optimizations.
• Read and interpret equipment manuals, diagrams, and P&IDs to support troubleshooting and repair planning.
• Assist with parts ordering and maintaining critical spares inventory.

Equipment & Systems Involved

Mechanics will work across a wide range of equipment including but not limited to:

• Rotary and inline liquid fillers (Pacific, Kalish, Simplex, MRM)
• Tube fillers (Norden)
• Bottle unscramblers (New England)
• Cappers (Resina, Pack West)
• Labelers (Accraply, Sherwood, Biner Ellison)
• Inkjet coders (Videojet)
• Conveyors, motors, drives, pumps, mixers, hydraulic and pneumatic components
• Shrink wrappers, case sealers, heat tunnels, cartoners, and auxiliary packaging systems

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

• Support engineering trials, line qualifications, and process improvements.
• Recommend enhancements to equipment reliability, changeover efficiency, and safety.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to resolve issues and support production demands.
• Mentor operators and peers on basic maintenance practices and equipment care.

Qualifications

We are hiring four Mechanics and will consider experience across multiple levels. Title and pay level will align with demonstrated skills and prior experience.

**Required:**

• 3–12+ years of maintenance mechanic experience in cosmetics, personal care, food/beverage, pharma, or other regulated manufacturing.
• Prior experience maintaining packaging, filling, bottling, or similar high speed manufacturing equipment.
• Strong mechanical aptitude with working knowledge of pneumatics, hydraulics, and basic electrical systems.
• Proficiency using hand tools and power tools.
• Ability to troubleshoot, repair, and support production equipment.
• Ability to read manuals, diagrams, and basic technical documentation.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Solid time management, organization, and documentation skills.

**Preferred (for higher level consideration):**

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Experience with the equip