Maintenance Technician (Food Manufacturing) Job Listing at Kelly Services in Compton, CA (Job ID 10136097)

Description

Maintenance Technician

Location: Compton
Industry: Food Manufacturing
Shift: 1st Shift – 4:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Schedule Requirements:

• 12-hour shifts on select weekdays (starting at 12:00 a.m.)

• Saturday work required 1–2 times per month
  Pay Rate: $28–$29 per hour (DOE)

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Technician with a strong background in food manufacturing to support plant operations in Compton, CA. This role is critical to ensuring equipment reliability, food safety compliance, and uninterrupted production. The ideal candidate will have extensive hands-on mechanical maintenance experience and the ability to troubleshoot across multiple systems in a fast-paced GMP environment.

Primary Responsibilities

• Work closely with Production and Quality teams to maintain continuous operations

• Support Engineering in executing plant-wide projects

• Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, pneumatic, electrical, and control systems

• Operate, troubleshoot, and repair Steam, Refrigeration, and Wastewater systems

• Perform equipment repairs in a timely and efficient manner

• Fabricate components, tools, and equipment as needed

• Execute Preventative Maintenance (PM) work as directed; complete work independently without disrupting production

• Direct actions to ensure a safe working environment

• Operate and monitor boilers

• Utilize CMMS for work order entry, completion, requisitions, and inventory tracking

• Use SAP for purchase requisitions

Qualifications Education

• Minimum: High School Diploma or GED

Experience

• Minimum: 5+ years of hands-on mechanical maintenance experience

• Required: Food manufacturing experience

Prior Knowledge & Skills

• Experience working in food manufacturing and GMP environments

• Familiarity with sanitary processing systems

• Experience troubleshooting pumps, gearboxes, steam traps, and related mechanical equipment

• Ability to troubleshoot electrical systems (motors, drives, PLCs, temperature/flow controls) is a plus

• Fabrication skills (stainless steel and sanitary welding a plus)

• Boiler experience required; Blue or Black Seal Boiler License is a plus

• Experience operating forklifts and lifts

• Comfortable working at elevated heights

• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs

• Strong communication skills

• Willingness to learn new and existing processing systems

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

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