TreeHouse Foods

Overview

TreeHouse Foods is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, committed to excellence and investing in talent. The Heatseal Mechanic role involves maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing packaging machines for tea products while ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on high-speed packaging equipment and supporting production systems.
• Operate power tools and shop machinery to complete repairs, modifications, and equipment improvements.
• Troubleshoot mechanical issues and collaborate with managers and production teams to resolve equipment concerns.
• Read and interpret equipment manuals, SOPs, technical drawings, and blueprints.
• Assemble and disassemble mechanical components including bearings, bushings, gears, and sprockets.
• Follow all company safety requirements, GMP standards, Lockout/Tagout procedures, and quality expectations.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on equipment reliability and operational efficiency.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

• One to two years of hands-on maintenance experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Experience maintaining high-speed packaging equipment in consumer food products or pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Experience with overhead box conveyor systems and bulk delivery and storage equipment.
• Ability to use precision measuring tools including calipers, tape measures, and micrometers.
• Knowledge of the metric system and common units of measurement.
• Ability to read and comprehend machine manuals, SOPs, technical drawings, and blueprints.
• Experience assembling and disassembling mechanical components such as bearings, bushings, gears, and sprockets.
• Knowledge of GMPs, Lockout/Tagout procedures, and workplace safety practices.
• Food manufacturing experience, machine shop experience, welding experience, or a technical degree/certification is preferred.
• Electrical troubleshooting knowledge, including experience using multimeters and troubleshooting sensors and motor starters, is considered an asset.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits program
• Enrollment in wellness and employee assistance programs
• Paid holidays, vacation, and other competitive paid time off opportunities
• An inclusive working environment
• Leaders invested in supporting career growth
• Opportunities for employee recognition

Additional Information

• This is a full-time permanent role on the 2nd shift, operating Monday through Friday, with some Saturdays.
• Overtime may be available depending on business needs.
• The role requires standing and walking for 8-12 hours per shift and routinely lifting up to 25 pounds.