Job Description

Overview

The Manufacturing Maintenance Mechanic is responsible for performing preventative maintenance, mechanical repairs, and building maintenance to improve plant performance in safety, quality, and reliability. The role emphasizes leadership and adherence to core company values.

Responsibilities

  • Install, maintain, and repair machinery, equipment, physical structures, and pipe and electrical systems in the facility
  • Set up and use machine tools such as lathe, grinder, drill press and milling machine to repair or fabricate parts
  • Troubleshoot issues, repair failures of production and facility equipment to ensure maximum efficiency and effectiveness
  • Complete assigned work orders and unplanned/emergency tasks as required
  • Maintain maintenance area in a clean and orderly fashion
  • Utilize maintenance systems as necessary to complete daily, weekly, monthly duties
  • Operate material handling equipment safely
  • Document work order information/completion
  • Provide support to team in the predictive and preventative maintenance program
  • Participate and actively support all plant initiatives such as minimizing or eliminating downtime and ensuring plant optimization
  • Perform duties accurately and safely in a fast-paced environment
  • Follow established programs, policies and practices to produce safe quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements
  • Accountable to the Kroger Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles
  • Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation
  • Must be able to work around ingredients and/or finished products known to contain food allergens

Requirements

  • Strong attention to detail with high degree of accuracy and precision
  • Proficient mechanical knowledge and skills in one or more of the following maintenance classifications: electrical, welding and fabrication, utilities, and basic PLCS
  • Must be at least 18 years of age
  • Strong sense of urgency during periods of downtime
  • Team player with positive attitude
  • Reliable and dependable
  • Self-motivated and self-directed; ability to organize and define tasks with minimal supervision
  • Basic computer use, knowledge and skills
  • Ability to meet deadlines with limited supervision
  • Strong planning, prioritization, and organizational skills
  • Effective oral and written communication skills
  • High School Diploma or GED (desired)
  • Any experience in food manufacturing and knowledgeable in Good Manufacturing Processes (GMP) (desired)
  • 2+ years maintenance mechanic technician experience or relevant technical training/certification (desired)

How this job compares in Tolleson, AZ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Tolleson, AZ currently run a median of $38/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $34–$38/hr across 8 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Tolleson, AZ

We're tracking 20 other active welding openings in Tolleson, AZ right now, from 11 different employers. 4 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 460 other active welding openings from 235 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Tolleson, or widen the search to Arizona.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (29), Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (17), and EZARC (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Arizona, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Tolleson at $38/hr, Tempe at $37/hr, and Scottsdale at $36/hr. Tolleson is among them.

Similar openings near Tolleson, AZ

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Manufacturing Maintenance Mechanic figures were last recalculated when this page was built.