Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer

This role involves performing setup, troubleshooting, installation, and repairs of unplanned maintenance on all Tier I equipment, such as shrink wrap equipment, heat tunnels, printers, checkweighers, blenders, process equipment, conveyors, dust collectors, metal detectors, and box tapers, as well as 50% of Tier II equipment, including cartoners, stick machines, wrappers, gordics, presses, fabrication, and labelers. You will work with limited technical guidance and provide training to less experienced maintenance staff.

Responsibilities:

• Repair and maintain manufacturing equipment on a daily basis.
• Diagnose problems and identify long-term solutions to increase overall equipment effectiveness.
• Properly install equipment ensuring that necessary safety standards are adhered to.
• Document all maintenance or installation work performed for submission.
• Fabricate parts for all production equipment as needed.
• Ensure that machinery is set up and ready to run in accordance with production schedules.
• Provide an accurate record of the installation of equipment.
• Keep department workstations and storage areas orderly and as clean as possible.
• Assist in the completion and revisions of Preventive Maintenance tasks and documentation required in the Maintenance Department.
• Maintain maintenance stock supplies and reorder as required.
• Provide training to maintenance staff and production personnel.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Essential Skills:

• Experience in maintenance technician roles.
• Experience in maintenance mechanics.
• Ability to perform preventative and corrective maintenance.
• Troubleshooting skills.
• Knowledge of pneumatics.
• Experience with preventive maintenance.
• Repair skills.
• PLC troubleshooting skills.
• Fabrication skills.
• Electrical and mechanical skills.

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

• 2-year technical college degree or equivalent.
• 3 - 7 years of experience as a maintenance mechanic in a Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) environment, preferably in dietary supplements, pharmaceuticals, or food manufacturing.
• Experience with fabricating own parts.
• Experience in troubleshooting PLCs and sensors.

Why Work Here?

Joining our team means becoming part of a dynamic and innovative workplace where you can grow your technical skills and advance your career. We prioritize a safe and supportive environment, and you'll have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge equipment while contributing to our mission of quality production.

Work Environment:

The work environment includes the use of hearing protection as some machines can be noisy. Part of the time will be spent in a cleanroom environment, requiring gowns, hairnets, and adherence to a no-jewelry or cell phones policy on the production floor. Employees may experience a strong fruit smell as the facility deals with fruit-flavored powders.

Job Type & Location:

This is a Permanent position based out of Minneapolis, MN.

Pay and Benefits:

The pay range for this position is $56000.00 - $74000.00/yr.

Workplace Type:

This is a fully onsite position in Minneapolis, MN.

Application Deadline:

This position is anticipated to close on Jan 2, 2026.