Maintenance Technician
Gordon Food Service · Springfield, OH
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Experience asked
- 18+ years
- Industry
- Food & beverage
- Posted
- Yesterday
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Gordon Food Service (food & beverage) in Springfield, OH.
- They ask for
- 18+ years
- Openings
- 2 with this title at this site
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 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 1616 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 108 other live reliability postings in Ohio.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (18+ vs 4+)
Typical $77k–$107k, from 7 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 48%
- PLC 41%
- Welding 34%
- Root cause 22%
- EHS / safety 20%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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Full description from Gordon Food ServiceAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Welcome to Gordon Food Service! We are excited that you are thinking about opportunities with us, and we have an amazing story to share. See below for a quick glance of who we are and the impact you could have on the food service industry. There's a seat at our table for you...
Industrial Maintenance
Location : 4980 Gateway Blvd. Springfield, OH
The backbone of any organization is a team that is dedicated to keeping things in order. Our valued maintenance teams keep things running, our business in motion, and our customers successful. As a maintenance mechanic with Gordon Food Service, you’ll have the opportunity to be hands-on with building schematics/blueprints, hydraulics, electrical troubleshooting, HVAC systems, conveyor systems, building maintenance, cranes, hi-speed doors, and more. We have high standards for safety, stability, and training to ensure our people are safe and that our business is always running at top performance. We offer a clean organized parts room and we provide the heavier specialty tools; you just bring the basics. Be part of a skilled team that offers respect, expertise, and professional development!
Schedule : Sunday-Thursday 6PM- 2:30AM
Pay : Starting $25.11 per hour based on experience
- •Earn an additional $2.85 per hour performance incentive - no flat rates!
- •Annual $500 tool allowance and $150 boot allowance
Total Rewards at GFS
- •Affordable benefits plans start day one !
- •Weekly pay
- •Wellness reimbursement
- •Profit sharing & 401(k) with company match
- •Emergency child and elder care
- •95% of leadership is hired from within GFS - start your career here!
- •No travel required
Does this look like you?
- •You must be 18 years of age or older
- •High school diploma or GED certificate
- •Powered Industrial Vehicle certification required
- •Three years previous machine repair experience OR an equivalent combination of education and training. Previous experience in forklift repair
- •You'll be asked to do work in high places, freezing cold spaces, inside/outside, and anywhere within the building where you are needed
- •Successful passing of drug screen and background check
- •Able to lift/move up to 100 lbs during your shift
- •Gordon Food Service encourages veterans and active military members to apply
BE PART OF AN AMAZING CULTURE WHERE WHAT MATTERS TO YOU, MATTERS TO US!
Gordon Food Service values our customers and understands that their success is largely dependent upon their workforce. To demonstrate our commitment to our partnership, we will require any candidate who works for a Gordon Food Service customer to provide a letter of support from their management if they are selected for the interview process.
All Gordon Food Service locations are tobacco-free.
Gordon Food Service is a drug-free workplace and conducts pre-employment drug tests.