Maintenance Technician - Full-time

Newport Meat Company is recognized as the premier Northern California meat purveyor. We feature certified angus beef, lamb, veal, pork, poultry and seafood. We have been in business since 1929(known before as Facciola Meat Company) and are now part of Sysco's Specialty Meat Companies. We are currently seeking for a maintenance technician to join our extraordinary team and be part of Newport Pride.  

About the Job:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
* Install, repair and maintain all plant equipment and supporting plant infrastructure as needed
* Knowledge of vaccuum packaging (multi vacs), conveyors, forklifts and power equipment
* Knowledge of working with a Freon facility
* Ensure the facility exceeds government food safety standards and passes audits
* Ensure timely and accurate execution of work order requestes
* Coordinate projects with outside contractors
* Follow all USDA, GMP, HACCP, EPA and OSHA regulations and safety standards
* Maintain electronic logs with the ARB and Ecompliance
* Ability to maintain and repair HVAC, compressed air, electrical and plumbing (work with contractors)
* Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:
* 2+ years of experience in manufacturing (food industry preferred)
* 2+ years of mechanical and electrical troubleshooting experience with production machinery
* 2+ years experience managing projects for conceptualization to completion
* Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends if needed
* Valid CA drivers license with clean DMV record

Benefits:
We offer medical, dental, vision, matching 401k, PTO, paid holidays, employee stock purchase plan, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, credit union, jury duty pay, safety and employee reward programs, and competitive wages.