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Job Description

Overview

MOHR Talent is partnering with a well-established, high-volume food manufacturing company in Rockland County, NY, to identify an experienced Industrial Maintenance Mechanic for its first-shift and second-shift operations. The role involves maintaining, repairing, and optimizing high-speed production equipment in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoot, diagnose, repair, and maintain high-speed food processing, manufacturing, and packaging equipment.
  • Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on conveyors, motors, mechanical components, and automated production machinery.
  • Troubleshoot electrical and mechanical issues involving PLC-controlled equipment.
  • Read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, mechanical drawings, and equipment manuals.
  • Disassemble, repair, reassemble, adjust, and test industrial production equipment.
  • Set up and adjust production lines and conveyors to meet product specifications.
  • Maintain specialized food production equipment, including Rademaker and Colborne machinery.
  • Inspect and maintain plant utility systems, including boilers, HVAC, refrigeration equipment, and air compressors.
  • Perform welding, lubrication, equipment alignment, component replacement, and general mechanical repairs.
  • Support equipment startups, changeovers, and shutdown procedures.
  • Identify recurring equipment issues and recommend improvements to reliability and efficiency.
  • Maintain accurate maintenance records and assist with spare parts inventory.
  • Follow GMP, OSHA, USDA, HACCP, and facility safety standards.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of hands-on industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing or production environment.
  • Strong mechanical troubleshooting and industrial equipment repair skills.
  • Experience maintaining and troubleshooting PLC-controlled production equipment.
  • Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and mechanical drawings.
  • Working knowledge of industrial electrical systems, motors, conveyors, and mechanical components.
  • Welding skills and experience performing industrial equipment repairs.
  • Experience performing preventive maintenance and resolving production equipment breakdowns.
  • High school diploma and technical training in industrial maintenance.
  • Ability to work independently in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Additional Information

  • Location: Pearl River, NY
  • Schedule: 1st Shift | 5:00 AM–1:00 PM OR 2nd Shift Times TBD start time 1pm
  • Employment Type: Full-Time | On-Site
  • Work Arrangement: 100% On-Site
  • Relocation Assistance: Not available
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Pay in context

At roughly $32/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $33/hr median for welding jobs across New York, whose middle half runs $28–$42/hr across 92 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 46% 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 Pearl River, NY

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Pearl River, NY, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 146 other active welding openings from 93 employers. Browse welding jobs across New York.

The most active employers in New York at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in New York, NY (21), Cushman & Wakefield (5), and Con Edison (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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