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Maintenance Technician

Schreiber Foods · Tempe, AZ

Level
Technician
Team
Reliability
Industry
Food & beverage
Posted
Yesterday

The role in 30 seconds

A technician-level reliability role at Schreiber Foods (food & beverage) in Tempe, AZ. Be able to identify and understand customer requirements and assist in assuring proper production operation.

Day to day
some off-shift / weekend coverage

Read from the posting. The full description is below.

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 1786 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 31 other live reliability postings in Arizona.

Experience asked
Not stated

Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • Team leadership 56%
  • Welding 31%
  • PLC 25%
  • Tooling 25%
  • EHS / safety 22%
  • Injection molding 22%

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At a glance

Off-shift / weekend coverage

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Full description from Schreiber FoodsAs posted on their careers site.Show

Essential Functions Include

  • ◆Perform all process CP, CCP, QP, and CQP checks required for the position. Follow reaction plans for Food Safety, Food Quality and customer requirement deviations. Be able to identify and understand customer

requirements

and assist in assuring proper production operation.

  • ✓Must follow Good Manufacturing Practices and good housekeeping guidelines. Must follow safety guidelines, wear designated Personal Protective Equipment, conform to regulatory

requirements

and assure Food Safety measures are followed.

  • ✓The Technician performs maintenance work within the allocation of time needed to complete. All work performed and parts used will be documented in the CMMS.
  • ✓Modifies, fabricates and upgrades the production equipment following process change procedure if applicable. Performs identified corrective work as assigned.
  • ✓Implements and completes preventive maintenance tasks. Uses preventive and predictive maintenance techniques and tools to generate corrective work requests and improve equipment reliability. Predictive tool and technique examples include but are not limited to: Ultrasonic, Infrared, oil analysis, various vibration analysis tools, and laser alignment tools.
  • ✓Conducts troubleshooting and repair activities.
  • ✓Identifies parts, supplies, and tools needed for follow up corrective work or as needed.
  • ✓Tracks and reports pertinent performance metric information to assist in creating action plans and improvement ideas based on the tracking data.
  • ✓Continues training as directed for certification levels and to stay current in maintenance techniques.
  • ✓This position will be Maintenance Mechanic Technician Level 1 or 2 depending on skill.

Required Experience

  • ✓This position will require a high school diploma or equivalent, as well as maintenance knowledge and or experience.
  • ✓Must have recent experience as a RGB Maintenance Mechanic (recent being defined as having held a Maintenance Mechanic bid position in the last 30 days).
  • ✓If there are no qualified internal partners, experienced plant operators with exposure to maintenance may be considered.

Required Skills Include

  • ✓Must be able to perform at the described skill level in order to attain and retain the level certification. Continued learning to achieve certification or required skills and abilities as dictated by company needs required to attain and retain level certification.
  • ✓The ability to communicate with leadership, vendors, contractors, other maintenance partners, line operators via phone, fax, email, text, and person-to-person. Level 1 and 2 technicians may receive or provide peer to peer training assignments as needed and directed.
  • ✓This position is scheduled Based on Shift needs. Overtime can be expected if the workload requires it, but it is never forced at Schreiber Foods. Overtime can be expected when other Maintenance partners are away from work.
  • ✓The position will require continuous advancement of technical knowledge and skills. Applicants must demonstrate success in training courses, and will be expected to actively participate in assigned or elected training courses to refresh fundamental skills and match technology needs within the company.
  • ✓The position will require the ability to multi-task and the ability to shift priorities quickly
  • ✓Testing Required - Applicants must pass the company’s testing requirement which includes a behavior assessment and local plant technical tests for maintenance positions.
  • ✓Applicants must demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively in English, including speaking, reading and writing.
  • ✓Applicants must also meet all other Schreiber bid qualifications.
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Job Category

Manufacturing & Operations

Job Family

Repair & Maintenance

Work Shift

Silver (United States of America)

Job Description

The Mechanic Technician performs all maintenance work as assigned by the Maintenance Planner and/or the Maintenance Lead or Advisor according to the specifications as outlined in applicable Visual Work Instruction and proactive maintenance techniques. Additionally, the Mechanic Technician is responsible for responding to production calls when needed. The Technician performs each assignment using the appropriate replacement parts and coordinates the schedule for the work with the Maintenance Team Leader and production leadership as needed. The Technician performs work to maximize process reliability and minimize negative impacts on production schedules.

Eligible partners will receive

  • •Get not one, but TWO retirement benefits. When you join our employee-owned company, you’ll be part of our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) from day one. That means in addition to an 8% 401(k) match into the ESOP, Schreiber will contribute an extra amount toward your retirement every year.
  • •Earn bonus pay. You’ll have an opportunity to earn incentive pay twice a year when we meet our company goals.
  • •Personal Time Off (PTO) starting on day one.
  • •Childcare costs . Get up to $5,000 annually to help you with the cost of childcare. Monthly contributions toward childcare expenses, including independent babysitters.
  • •Earn extra money for taking care of yourself. Eligible partners can earn a Wellness Incentive and receive an employer‑funded Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA) to use on fitness, mental health, and other lifestyle expenses.
  • •Pursue development that’s relevant to your role, career goals and the company. Plus, we offer tuition reimbursement if you want to further your education to grow in your role at Schreiber.
  • •Get access to medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, pet and mental health benefits starting day one.
  • •Experience caring like you’ve never experienced it before. We have a program that’s completely organized by and for other partners who need extra help. It’s called Partners Helping Partners. We have hundreds of examples of partners organizing fundraisers to help out others going through a hard time.
  • •Benefits that supp

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