Job Title: Night Shift Maintenance Technician

Department: Maintenance

Reports To: Maintenance Manager

Location: Northvale, New Jersey

Hours: M-F 4:00PM - 1:30AM (30-minute break)

Pay Range: $28.00 - $36.00 / hr

Position Summary

Perform hands-on mechanical, electro-mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic troubleshooting, repair, and preventive maintenance on production and general plant equipment, working alongside the shift crew to keep processing and packaging lines running.

Key Responsibilities

• Troubleshooting & Repairs: Respond immediately to shift equipment failures, diagnosing and repairing mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and basic electrical issues on high-speed food production lines.

• Preventive Maintenance: Execute scheduled PM work orders issued by leadership, replacing wear-and-tear components, lubricating moving parts, and ensuring line readiness.

• CMMS & Documentation: Use the CMMS daily to log labor, pulled parts, equipment history, and complete work orders. Submit end-of-shift handoff reports.

• Parts & Contractors: Identify critical spare parts needed, assist in maintaining min/max inventory levels, and support on-site contractors.

• Safety & Compliance: Strictly enforce LOTO, OSHA standards, and food safety protocols (GMP/SQF/HACCP) using food-grade materials and lubricants.

Core Equipment

• Processing & Dough Prep: Tromp laminating lines, Rheon portioners/rounders, Unifiller depositors (400, 1000, 600/601), Handtmann/Vemag fillers, Urschel grinders, and industrial mixers (Escher, AMFEC, Hobart, Tonelli).

• Thermal & Freezing: Messer/Linde spiral & tunnel freezers, Middleby Marshall/Revent ovens, Mastermatic fryers, Blentech cookers, and Cleveland kettles.

• Packaging & Automation: Sleek 65 & Weighpack flow wrappers, ADCO cartoners, Ishida/Novus X-ray & metal detectors, ABB/Fanuc robots, and Interroll motorized pulleys.

Qualifications

• Education & Experience: High school diploma or GED required (technical/trade certification preferred); 2-3+ years of industrial maintenance experience (food/beverage packaging preferred).

• Technical Skills: Strong mechanical depth (gearboxes, power transmissions, pumps, bearings, alignment), fluid power systems (pneumatics/hydraulics), and basic electrical troubleshooting (up to 480V 3-phase, AC/DC motors, sensors).

• Requirements: LOTO authorization, ability to read mechanical drawings/schematics, comfortable working in freezer and oven environments, and available for weekend coverage as needed.