Industrial Maintenance Mechanic, PLC/VFD Systems — Food Production

FalconTek Solutions

Baltimore, MD

Pay: $30-$40/hr

**Keep the mission moving: reliability that safeguards food supply**

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Every minute of uptime matters. As an industrial maintenance professional supporting a food production client, your craft keeps critical equipment safe, compliant, and on pace. You’ll blend hands-on mechanical skill with electrical insight to protect throughput and quality on fast-moving lines.

**Your impact**

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• Own fault-finding and repair across mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
• Install, maintain, and troubleshoot production machinery to sustain safe, reliable operation.
• Support and service conveyors, packaging equipment, rotary assets, carton fillers, blow molders, bottle trimmers, baggers, and debaggers.
• Lead preventive and planned maintenance to reduce breakdowns and protect OEE.
• Respond decisively to equipment failures; restore function and implement corrective actions.
• Execute efficient changeovers and adjustments to meet schedule and spec.
• Conduct inspections and condition checks to catch issues before they trigger downtime.
• Record maintenance activities, downtime events, inspections, and parts usage with precision.
• Champion safe work practices and verify equipment safeguards and controls.
• Operate in strict alignment with GMP and SQF standards.

**What sets you up for success**

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• Experience as a Maintenance Mechanic, Electro-Mechanical Technician, Industrial Maintenance Technician, or related role.
• Advanced troubleshooting of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
• Manufacturing/production maintenance background (food sector experience preferred).
• Exposure to conveyors, packaging, blow molding, or related machinery is advantageous.
• Ability to interpret mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, and technical documentation.
• Proficiency in preventive maintenance and precision equipment repair.
• Personal tool kit required.
• Self-starter capable of independent work and rapid response to breakdowns.
• Strong adherence to safety, GMP, and SQF practices.

**Technical toolkit**

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• Mechanical troubleshooting
• Electrical troubleshooting and repair
• Pneumatics troubleshooting
• Service-oriented approach
• Maintenance and repair expertise
• Heavy material handling
• Industrial electrical systems
• Hydraulic systems and components
• Mechanical systems and component repair
• Low-voltage cabling installation
• Equipment installation, wiring, repair, and maintenance

**Systems you’ll influence**

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• Variable Frequency Drives (VFD)
• Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)
• Conveyor systems
• Servo motors