Plush Pippin - Maintenance Mechanic - C Shift Details

Weston Foods - Kent, WA

Employment Type : Full-Time

Weston Foods is a leading North American bakery company with a specialized focus across all key bakery categories, including breads and rolls, donuts, pies, cakes, alternatives breads, and others. We bake our products in more than 40 facilities across Canada and the USA, conducting our business with integrity, contributing to our communities, and fostering a respectful culture. We are building a culture of success here, and it depends on our people striving for greatness and having the courage and commitment to getting better every day.

As we forge ahead in the transformation of our business, we are coming together as a united North American enterprise, rebuilding our asset base, adding significant new capacity, and focusing on the development of our people. These building blocks are essential to moving forward as a growth-focused, insights-driven, consumer-led company that will celebrate food and the central part that food plays in our life.

Benefits of working at Weston Foods;
Full benefits package including health, dental, vision, life insurance, and 401(k)
Paid vacation and holidays
Clean and safe working environment
Flexibility to your life balance and schedule!


We're currently hiring a Maintenance Mechanic to join our team!


Essential Responsibilities:
  • Electrical troubleshooting, analyzing and resolving technical problems.
  • Specialist in Electrical, Mechanical, PLC or Refrigeration.
  • Hands on practical test of Electrical, Mechanical, PLC or Refrigeration.
  • Follow and adhere to all safety policies and procedures, such as Lock out/Tag out, Confined Space, Hot Works and Arc Flash at all times
  • Answer radio calls
  • Assist at all times with keeping the plant running as smooth as possible while working on PM and maintenance projects
  • Perform Preventative Maintenance on equipment scheduled through PMC.

Position Qualifications:
  • Two or more years of technical training or equivalent
  • Two years of industrial maintenance experience preferred.
  • Able to weld steel, stainless steel and sanitary weld helpful. MIG, TIG
  • Knowledge of basic tools used in bakery production environment
  • Knowledge of drive chains, sprockets, conveyor belt splicing
  • Able to read and interpret manuals and technical drawings
  • Forklift certification, sit down, standup, aerial, and pallet jack.
  • Observance and verbal testing of General Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s)
  • Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
  • Able to pass level A Maintenance Mechanic skills test


Physical Requirements:
  • Able to tolerate dusty and wet conditions and occasional exposure to Zero degree temperatures
  • Medium work – exerting up to 50 lbs of force occasionally and/or up to 20 lbs of force frequently, and/or up to 10 lbs of force constantly to move objects.

Hourly Rate:

Minimum Starting rate $24.59/hr, up to $32.28/hr. depending on experience, skills, and certifications

Posted on : 4 years ago