3rd Shift Industrial Maintenance Technician- Leidy's Souderton

Job Description

Job Description

Who are we:

We're a leading Northeast family-owned food, agricultural products, and agricultural services organization headquartered in Pennsylvania. We provide animal nutrition and feeds; specialty protein production, processing, and marketing; on-farm protein production services; and grain, fertilizer, and ingredient procurement. Leidy's is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Wenger Group since 2022. Leidy's is a 130-year-old pork company located on the family farm in Pennsylvania, where Jacob Leidy was deeded the original land grant by William Penn in 1753.

We're a stable company with strong core values, great benefits, competitive wage structure, and a safe and healthy work environment. With over 1000 team members, we're a growing company in an essential sector – agriculture!

Learn more here: https://www.thewengergroup.com   / https://www.leidys.com  

Position summary:

This position is a midlevel maintenance technician responsible for performing skilled mechanical, electrical, and preventive maintenance on production and facility equipment in a USDAregulated meat processing environment. This role independently troubleshoots equipment issues, completes more complex repairs, and supports continuous production uptime. The Maintenance Mechanic II works closely with senior technicians and supervisors to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operations

Key Responsibilities:

Responsibilities:

• Diagnose and repair mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and basic electrical issues on equipment such as:

• Saws, slicers, grinders, mixers

• Conveyors, packaging equipment, vacuum sealers

• Scales, labelers, printers, metal detectors

• Perform intermediate-level electrical work (motors, sensors, switches, control wiring) under supervision of a senior mechanic or electrician.

• Conduct equipment alignments, adjustments, and rebuilds as needed.

• Perform emergency breakdown repairs quickly to minimize production downtime.

• Execute scheduled PM tasks with minimal supervision.

• Identify potential equipment failures and recommend corrective actions.

• Update and maintain accurate work orders, PM checklists, and parts usage within the CMMS.

• Suggest improvements to PM tasks, SOPs, or parts standardization.

• Ensure all work complies with USDA/FSIS, HACCP, SSOP, and GMP standards.

• Use appropriate foodgrade lubricants and approved materials in production areas.

• Support preoperation inspections by ensuring equipment is reassembled correctly after sanitation.