Laborup

Industrial Maintenance Mechanic

Laborup  •  $27/hr  •  Salem, MA (Onsite)  •  4 days ago
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Job Description

We’re seeking a skilled Maintenance Mechanic to support a highly automated food-processing facility running sophisticated mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and SCADA-driven systems. This role blends classic hands-on mechanical repair with modern electrical, instrumentation, and logic-based troubleshooting in a GMP-regulated environment.

This is a position for someone who takes pride in safe equipment, strong communication, and partnering closely with both Maintenance and Production teams.

Compensation

  • $24 - $27 /hr
  • Medical, dental, vision

Shift

  • 2nd: 1:30pm - 10:00pm

Requirements

Requirements

  • Mechanical Troubleshooting & Repair – Diagnose and repair mechanical failures across food-processing equipment, including alignments, adjustments, component replacement, and restoring proper machine operation.
  • Electrical & Logic Diagnostics – Apply electrical principles, VFDs, SCRs, motor starters, and basic PLC/SLC logic to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve electrical or control-driven equipment problems.
  • Instrumentation & Device Support – Work with RTDs, gauges, pressure transmitters, I/Ps, and vortex flow meters used to control, monitor, and protect production equipment.
  • Equipment Tuning & Setup – Use assembly drawings, manuals, and P&IDs to tune machinery, adjust settings, set parameters, and ensure equipment runs to specification.
  • Plumbing, Metalworking & Facility Tasks – Perform basic plumbing, metalworking, fabrication, and general facility/building maintenance as needed.
  • SCADA Operation & Documentation – Operate the plant’s SCADA system, monitor equipment status, respond to alarms, and complete required maintenance paperwork accurately.
  • Training & Knowledge Transfer – Train Maintenance Associates and Operations Associates on equipment basics, troubleshooting techniques, and proper maintenance procedures.
  • Safety, GMP & Work Area Organization – Maintain a safe, compliant, and organized work environment following all facility safety standards, food safety requirements, and GMP guidelines.
  • Cross-Functional Production Support – Partner with Production, assist with troubleshooting issues, and support improvement, involvement, or temporary project teams as assigned.

Qualifications

  • Experience – 3–5 years of hands-on maintenance experience in food processing or similar automated production environments.
  • Mechanical Skills – Strong ability to diagnose, repair, and restore mechanical equipment including conveyors, mixers, bearings, drives, and related machinery.
  • Electrical Knowledge – Understanding of electrical principles, sensors, VFDs, relays, starters, and basic PLC/SLC logic used in equipment troubleshooting.
  • Instrumentation Familiarity – Experience with RTDs, transmitters, flow and pressure devices, and other instrumentation common to automated processing systems. SCADA Proficiency – Ability to operate, interpret, and document work within a SCADA monitoring and equipment control system.
  • General Maintenance Skills – Competence in metalworking, plumbing, fabrication, and general building/facility maintenance.
  • Communication & Teamwork – Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to train others and effectively work within a self-directed team environment.
  • Safety & GMP Compliance – Awareness of safety procedures, GMP practices, food-safety requirements, and proper machine operation guidelines.
  • Continuous Improvement Participation – Willingness to contribute to production improvement teams, associate involvement teams, and temporary project groups as needed.

Benefits

Compensation

  • $24 - $27 /hr
  • Medical, dental, vision
Laborup

About Laborup

Laborup is the #1 AI powered talent platform for America’s industrial workforce. We use AI to create jobs, not take them away. We help HR and plant leaders hire and keep the skilled workers who keep plants running: machinists, welders, maintenance techs, operators, industrial electricians, and engineers. USA Today called us the “LinkedIn for blue collar workers,” and Forbes profiled our work in “How AI Is Solving America’s 1 Trillion Dollar Manufacturing Labor Crisis.”

Today we work with manufacturers from 50 person shops to large public companies with tens of thousands of employees, and the story is the same everywhere. It is hard to find talent, hard to keep good people, and staffing costs keep rising. In a market where filling critical industrial roles can take months and turnover is constant, Laborup helps teams move qualified workers from first contact to on site interview in days instead of weeks and keep them on the floor longer.

Most of the workers our customers need are not on LinkedIn or the usual job boards. Laborup uses AI to find this hidden workforce, call and text them, screen and qualify them, build real profiles, and match them directly to the plants and roles where they can succeed. For workers, that means real, permanent roles at serious manufacturers, not one off gigs. For companies, it is durable infrastructure for hiring and retention at scale in a labor market that will stay tight for years.

We work across nuclear, defense, and advanced manufacturing, as well as sectors like aerospace, automotive, and food production. Teams that use Laborup hire 5 to 10 times faster, see around 3 times better retention, and cut cost per hire by up to 50 to 70 percent. That turns into fewer empty shifts, fewer missed orders, more stable teams, and more capacity without more headache.

We are building the modern talent system for America’s industrial base with a simple long term goal: put a billion industrial workers to work in good jobs that matter.

Industry
Retail & Ecommerce
Company Size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Knoxville
Year Founded
Unknown
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