Maintenance Technician
Hood River Juice Company · Hood River, OR
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Hood River Juice Company (industrial) in Hood River, OR. On-the-job training will be provided.
- Tools it names
- PLC, EHS / safety
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $58k–$84k.
Median of the low and high ends of 37 live postings that list pay, out of 1861 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 29 other live reliability postings in Oregon.
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Welding 37%
- Team leadership 27%
- ✓ PLC 23%
- Root cause 20%
- Automation 20%
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Full description from Hood River Juice CompanyAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Qualifications
This position should be knowledgeable of electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, mechanical and electromechanical systems concepts and operation. Also should have knowledge of trouble-shooting industrial control systems and operations including PLCs and related sensors and drives. Experience is preferred but not required. On-the-job training will be provided.
Responsibilities
- ◆Perform routine maintenance and inspection of production equipment and machinery
- ◆Perform a wide variety of diagnostic and repair operations on industrial equipment, machinery and control systems using manuals, schematics and blueprints as a reference
- ◆Assist with the install and startup of new equipment
- ◆Be available to work overtime when necessary
- ◆Adhere to OSHA and company rules, regulations, and policies
- ◆Strive to accomplish department goals
Work Environment
Manufacturing Environment: Involves up to 40+ hours per week on a schedule that meets the company needs. The hours and days may change based on work load and business needs.
Physical
Requirements
- ✓Must be able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
- ✓Must be able to lift at least 50 pounds
- ✓Must be able to stand/sit/crouch/kneel/reach for long periods of time on hard surfaces
- ✓Involves walking/standing on uneven or wet hard/metal surfaces with outside work
- ✓Must wear company supplied uniform
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The Plant Maintenance Technician will be part of a team that is responsible for the installation, maintenance, inspection, diagnostics and repair of processing and support equipment in a food manufacturing environment to ensure the safe and uninterrupted flow of production.
Benefits
- •401(k)
- •Dental insurance
- •Employee discount
- •Health insurance
- •Health savings account
- •Life insurance
- •Paid time off
- •Vision insurance
Schedule
- •8 hour shift
- •Day shift
- •Evening shift
- •Monday to Friday
- •On call
- •Overtime
- •Weekend availability