About the Opportunity Join our client's expanding maintenance team at a Bell Gardens, CA food manufacturing facility producing Chinese and other Asian foods. This second-shift position focuses on reliability, uptime, and safe operations across utilities and production assets. What You'll Tackle Lead and collaborate with a team of mechanics to prioritize work and reduce unplanned downtime. Troubleshoot and repair HVAC, refrigeration, and industrial heating/cooling systems; perform freezer inspections and corrective actions. Interpret blueprints/schematics; install and bend conduit; run PVC; verify sensor performance.
Work confidently on electrical systems:
3-phase at 420 V and up to 480 V; AC/DC circuits; wire new motors into production lines.
Maintain and repair mechanical equipment:
conveyors, cutting machinery, punch presses, boilers, chillers, motors, rotors, shafts, bearings, gears, and blade installations. Service hydraulic and pneumatic systems for reliable operation. Perform forklift and reach truck maintenance, repair, and operation as needed. Handle facility maintenance tasks across the plant to support safe, efficient production. Apply MIG and stick welding skills when required. Uphold GMPs and excellent personal hygiene; adapt to the unique demands of a food production environment. What You Bring 6+ years in industrial maintenance within food, beverage, or bottling environments. Demonstrated leadership and a team-first approach. Strong HVAC/refrigeration background and freezer troubleshooting/repair experience. Electrical competence at 420 V and up to 480 V, 3-phase; AC/DC circuits. Blueprint/schematic reading and hands-on skills with sensors, conduit, and PVC. Hydraulic/pneumatic troubleshooting and repair. Proficiency across plant mechanical systems and utilities. Forklift and reach truck maintenance, repair, and operation. MIG and stick welding experience is a plus. Location & Shift Bell Gardens, CA — Second shift. Impact Your reliability mindset helps safeguard product quality, stabilize throughput, and empower a growing operation to meet demand without compromise.