Maintenance Technician Packaging- Full time (Day / Afternoon shift)

PRODUCTION MAINTENANCE MECHANIC - CANADA (Afternoon Shift)

Kwik Lok is an innovation and engineering organization focused on sustainability. We are in the business of “hacking the package” – innovating clever advantages in packaging to get food to the table faster, fresher, and safer while reducing waste. Kwik Lok is a 3rd generation, family-owned company headquartered in Yakima, WA with 8 offices and 6 plants worldwide. Here are a few pieces of information that might help you decide whether Kwik Lok is a good fit for you:

Kwik Lok is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion to increase the success of our employees and customers. Our goal is to engage our employees in our vision for the company and provide them with meaningful work where they can learn, grow, and be part of solutions that improve the lives of our customers and their communities while protecting the health of our planet. Impacting the community and environment: Kwik Lok takes corporate social responsibility seriously, and we appreciate that our position in the industry gives us the ability to help do good in so many areas. You can read our most recent Sustainability Report ( on our website.

Whenever possible, we offer flexibility in start/stop times and even opportunities for remote work. We want you to be energized at work, and when the day is done, we want you to go home and enjoy your personal life!

We are currently seeking an energetic and highly motivated individual to join our team in our Cambridge production facility as a Maintenance Mechanic. This position supports Kwik Lok production activities through the manufacture of Kwik Lok closures with a focus on continuing improvement of quality, food safety, and manufacturing processes. This is a permanent, full-time, hourly, non-exempt position and reports directly to the Production Manager and Plant Manager.

Food Safety Team Product safety (adhering to GFSI food safety standards and quality standards as required)

Oversee equipment maintenance/repair (including incorporating technological advancements).

Perform preventative and corrective maintenance as requested per work orders and/or demand. Assist production equipment with machine adjustments daily as required for quality.

Account for all tools following maintenance, repair or setup of each machine. Wipe excess lubricants from production equipment and clean immediately area following maintenance, repair or setup of machine. Complete die set inspection and cleaning upon each die set change. Maintains in-depth knowledge of Kwik Lok production practices and Food Safety requirements.

Seeks feedback for personal development; Follow all company established food safety and quality guidelines and procedures.

Production and/or mechanical/maintenance experience.

Strong team building, decision-making, and people management skills.

Strive for continuous improvement.

Pay scale : start wage $28.14 after probation $29.86

Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription, and Life Insurance plans (after probation period)

Schedule : Full time, afternoon shift (Monday – Thursday 3:30pm – 2:00am.) Training will take place on the dayshift (Monday – Thursday 6:30am – 5:00pm)

Noise level in office environment 10dB, 85-95 dB in production environment. We value a diverse workforce and provide equal opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, genetic information, or status as a veteran. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job or participate in the application and interview process.