3rd Shift Maintenance Trainee

Sanderson Farms
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Field Service, Maintenance & Skilled TradesExperience: 2+ yearsEducation: associatesSkills: ["Interpersonal skills","Communication","Compliance","Safety focus"]

Provide general and preventive maintenance for food manufacturing equipment on the 3rd shift, following all company policies and food-industry regulations. Use and maintain personal protective equipment, work safely in wet/cold environments, and support troubleshooting for poultry processing machinery, including deboning and marination equipment. Build competence with industrial maintenance tasks, ammonia systems, and PM systems, while maintaining strong communication and documentation skills.

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Sanderson Farms
Sanderson Farms
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3rd Shift Maintenance Trainee

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Job Summary

Provide general and preventive maintenance for food manufacturing equipment on the 3rd shift, following all company policies and food-industry regulations. Use and maintain personal protective equipment, work safely in wet/cold environments, and support troubleshooting for poultry processing machinery, including deboning and marination equipment. Build competence with industrial maintenance tasks, ammonia systems, and PM systems, while maintaining strong communication and documentation skills.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Field Service, Maintenance & Skilled Trades
Seniority: Entry level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Perform general and preventive maintenance for food manufacturing industry equipment.
  • •Use and maintain personal protective equipment and comply with company policies and relevant regulations.
  • •Demonstrate basic knowledge of tools and equipment and how to use them.
  • •Support maintenance tasks related to poultry processing equipment, including deboning and marination equipment.
  • •Maintain safe work practices while working in wet/cold and wet/hot environments and meeting physical job demands.

Key Requirements

  • •General and preventive maintenance experience in the food manufacturing industry, including industrial maintenance experience.
  • •2+ years industrial maintenance experience (and ability to meet 3+ years relevant maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment).
  • •Associate’s degree or Technical Certificate (or equivalent experience).
  • •Fluency in English (speak, read, write, and comprehend) and strong written/verbal communication skills.
  • •Basic knowledge of machinery and ability to read technical drawings, with emphasis on ammonia systems and knowledge of food-industry regulatory requirements.
Experience:2+ yearsFood manufacturingPoultryManufacturing
Education:Associate's
Skills:Interpersonal skillsCommunicationComplianceSafety focus
Languages:English
Tech Stack:PM SystemsMicrosoft ApplicationsTechnical drawingsAmmonia systems

Company Brief

Sanderson Farms
Produces and processes poultry products, including fresh and frozen chicken, for retail, foodservice, and industrial customers. One of the largest vertically integrated poultry companies in the United States, with operations spanning hatcheries, feed mills, processing, and distribution.
Industry: Food Production
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Established Company
Funding: Private Equity Backed
Headquarters: Laurel, United States
Founded: 1947
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