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Overview

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with a focus on egg products, refrigerated grocery, and potato products. The Maintenance Tech II position is responsible for ensuring equipment productivity and efficiency through troubleshooting and preventive maintenance.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure compliance with safety work rules and reinforce safety as a core value.
  • Complete preventative maintenance on all basic and filling/processing equipment.
  • Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders for maintenance.
  • Troubleshoot and perform repairs on mechanical, electrical, pneumatics, and hydraulics operations.
  • Monitor efficiency of equipment and locate sources of problems.
  • Remove or replace defective parts and determine changes in dimensional requirements.
  • Adjust necessary components of equipment using hand tools.
  • Adhere to budget and compliance guidelines including USDA, OSHA, SQF, and FDA.
  • Maintain equipment, parts, and supplies inventories and place orders as needed.
  • Ensure a safe and healthy workplace by adhering to safety policies and procedures.
  • Follow GMP and HACCP guidelines to maintain product quality.
  • Report any conditions that may adversely affect employee safety or food safety/quality.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • One-year certificate from college or technical school or equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.
  • 5+ years of related experience in packing machines or production machines.
  • Experience in a food manufacturing industry or similar.
  • Ability to troubleshoot and repair filling equipment (Elopak/Scholle).
  • Basic repairs related to electrical components and processing equipment.
  • Intermediate knowledge of plumbing, heating, and refrigeration.
  • Ability to communicate in both English and Spanish preferred.
  • Well organized with the ability to plan and prioritize activities.
  • SAP knowledge is a plus.
  • Ability to perform basic mathematical operations.
  • Ability to define problems, collect data, and draw valid conclusions.

Additional Information

  • The pay range for this position is $28.56 to $36.72 per hour.
  • Position is for 3rd Shift.
  • Location is in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
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How this job compares in Elizabeth, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $33/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $35/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey, whose middle half runs $30–$40/hr across 143 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 43% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Elizabeth, NJ

Elizabeth, NJ is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 216 other active welding openings from 130 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across New Jersey.

The most active employers in New Jersey at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Rhoads Industries (12), gpac (10), and Gpac (10). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within New Jersey, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Camden at $51/hr, Northvale at $40/hr, and Newark at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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