Maintenance Technician (JBP2026)

Job Description

Job Description

Maintenance Technician

Location: Columbus, OH — Onsite
Payrate: $26/Hr
Schedule: 6:30 AM – 3:00 PM

Position Summary

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing food processing and packaging equipment . This role supports product development, scale-up activities, and manufacturing operations by keeping equipment safe, reliable, and operating efficiently.

The Maintenance Technician will perform preventive and corrective maintenance , troubleshoot equipment issues, support equipment startups and changeovers, and help minimize downtime.

Key Responsibilities

• Install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair pilot plant processing and packaging equipment .
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance to ensure equipment reliability.
• Diagnose equipment problems and complete repairs to minimize downtime.
• Support equipment startups, changeovers, commissioning, and installations .
• Assist with continuous improvement initiatives and equipment reliability projects.
• Follow required safety procedures, PPE requirements, and food industry standards .
• Work closely with operations, engineering, and other maintenance team members.

Equipment Maintained

• Retorts
• Aseptic sterilizers
• Homogenizers
• High-shear mixers
• Processing vessels and tanks
• Heat exchangers
• Pumps and piping systems
• Conveyors
• Filling and packaging equipment
• Other food processing and utility equipment

Key Qualifications

• Strong mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills
• Experience with preventive and predictive maintenance
• Hands-on experience with installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair
• Strong problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills
• Knowledge of industrial safety practices and regulatory requirements
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Comfortable working in a pilot plant/manufacturing environment
• Continuous improvement mindset

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods.
• Ability to climb ladders and work in industrial environments.
• Ability to work in confined spaces when required.
• Ability to wear required PPE .

TechLink Systems is a national provider of staffing services with offices all over the USA as well as development and support centers globally. We are a MBE (NMSDC), WBE (WBENC), and WOSB certified minority business that has been awarded 2017 TAPFIN Premier Partner, 2016 Manpower Excellence Award, 2016 TAPFIN Elite Partner, are a Known Tier Supplier for Agile 1, and have been ranked as a Top Women and Minority Owned Company since 2004 by several businesses including Philadelphia Business Journal, Diversity Business, Inc 5000, Inc 500, San Francisco Business Times, Diversity2000, and Los Angeles Business Journal.

We serve the contract staffing, direct hire, staff augmentation, recruitment, HR management, and project outsourcing needs of clients nationwide. Striving to create personal relationships with clients, TechLink Systems becomes a virtual extension of clients’ own in-house capabilities to help achieve new levels of growth, productivity, and competitiveness.

Company Description

TechLink Systems is a national provider of staffing services with offices all over the USA as well as development and support centers globally. We are a MBE (NMSDC), WBE (WBENC), and WOSB certified minority business that has been awarded 2017 TAPFIN Premier Partner, 2016 Manpower Excellence Award, 2016 TAPFIN Elite Partner, are a Known Tier Supplier for Agile 1, and have been ranked as a Top Women and Minority Owned Company since 2004 by several businesses including Philadelphia Business Journal, Diversity Business, Inc 5000, Inc 500, San Francisco Business Times, Diversity2000, and Los Angeles Business Journal. \r\n\r\nWe serve the contract staffing, direct hire, staff augmentation, recruitment, HR management, and project outsourcing needs of clients nationwide. Striving to create personal relationships with clients, TechLink Systems becomes a virtual extension of clients’ own in-house capabilities to help achieve new levels of growth, productivity, and competitiveness.