Maintenance Mechanic-2nd Shift
Ferrara Candy · Fairfield, CA
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Industry
- Food & beverage
- Posted
- 18 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Ferrara Candy (food & beverage) in Fairfield, CA.
- Tools it names
- Root cause, Robotics, Welding
- Openings
- 2 with this title at this site
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in California: typical posted base $72k–$116k.
Median of the low and high ends of 8 live postings that list pay, out of 143 maintenance technician openings in California, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 150 other live reliability postings in California.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $76k–$116k, from 12 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 37%
- PLC 33%
- ✓ Welding 30%
- Tooling 23%
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This plant: Ferrara Candy in Fairfield
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Full description from Ferrara CandyAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Experiences that will support your success
- ✓Strong mechanical aptitude.
- ✓Able to perform precision alignment of pumps, motors, gearboxes, sprockets, and sheaves.
- ✓Experience with troubleshooting and maintaining pneumatic systems, air compressors, hydraulic systems, mechanical power, pumps, gearboxes, valves, heat exchangers, and mechanical components.
- ✓Ability to perform basic electrical troubleshooting.
- ✓Experience completing preventive maintenance activities.
- ✓Welding experience preferred (MIG, TIG).
- ✓Understanding of shop equipment (mill, lathe, grinder, bend, break, shear, and press).
- ✓Able to work with minimum supervision and be results driven, proactive, able to work effectively individually and within a team.
- ✓Excellent communication skills, able to clearly articulate issues, opportunities and risk.
- ✓Ability to analyze problems and error conditions, identify root causes, and implement viable long-term solutions.
- ✓Versed in lock-out/tag-out procedures.
What We Offer
At Ferrara, we're proud to support our employees with comprehensive benefits that enhance health, financial wellness, and include paid time off (PTO). Eligible employees may also receive an annual bonus based on company performance. Learn more about our benefits at https://flimp.live/Ferrara-Benefits-Resource-Center
$38.15 per hour plus a $1.00 per hour shift differential.
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Work Location: Fairfield
Position requires the ability to work overtime. As a result, it may require working varying start times, end times, and weekends dependent on business needs.
Want to make an impact?
- •**THIS IS A 2ND SHIFT POSITION, CORE HOURS ARE 2:30PM-11:00PM, MON-FRI***
The Maintenance Mechanic position is responsible for performing highly diversified duties to install, maintain, and repair food processing and packaging equipment. Including packaging filling and sealing machines, bucket scales, conveyors, motors, robotics, hoists, sorters, labelers, scanners, roller beds, and utility equipment utilizing predictive maintenance systems and processes to support the achievement of the factory business goals and objectives.
Ways you will make a difference
- •Maintain and repair food processing and packaging equipment and associated components.
- •Installs and maintains gearboxes, shafts, bearings, bushings, sprockets, sheaves, belts, and general mechanical equipment. Performs equipment lubrication.
- •Installs and maintains electric motors, motor starters, sensors, switches, and general electric/electronic devices.
- •Troubleshoots and maintains pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
- •Analyzes mechanical operations of production equipment and initiates maintenance and repair actions as needed.
- •Uses Computerized Maintenance Management System to report completed work.
- •Generates parts requisitions using parts inventory control system.
- •Completes preventive maintenance routines as assigned.
- •Identifies root cause of problems. Proposes and implements solutions.
- •Perform other duties as assigned.
Skills that will make you successful
Basic mathematical skills.
- •Ability to walk or stand for prolonged periods; ability to bend, stoop, reach and lift up to 50 pounds.
- •Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing; ability to understand detailed written and/or oral instructions.
- •Ability to read schematics, blueprints, and equipment manuals.
- •Promote teamwork; possess a good attitude, and exhibit flexibility and willingness to perform tasks as needed.