RELIABILITY TECHNICIAN
Description
A Reliability Maintenance Technician ensures that production equipment in a meat processing facility operates safely, efficiently, and with minimal downtime. The role focuses heavily on preventive and predictive maintenance, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement to support high‑volume, cold‑environment food manufacturing.
Equipment Maintenance & Repair
- Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on conveyors, grinders, slicers, packaging machines, refrigeration systems, and hydraulic/pneumatic equipment.
- Diagnose mechanical, electrical, and automation issues to minimize unplanned downtime.
- Calibrate and maintain sensors, motors, gearboxes, and control systems.
- Use reliability tools (RCM, RCA, vibration analysis, thermal imaging) to identify failure patterns.
- Recommend and implement improvements to increase equipment uptime and reduce maintenance costs.
- Record all maintenance activities in the plant’s CMMS system.
- Maintain accurate logs of parts usage, work orders, and equipment history.
- Assist in planning scheduled downtime and maintenance windows.
- Work closely with production supervisors, sanitation teams, and engineering staff.
- Train operators on basic equipment care and early detection of issues.
- Participate in cross‑functional reliability meetings.
- Other tasks needed
Required Skills & Qualifications
Technical Skills
- Strong mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic troubleshooting ability.
- Experience with sensors, and automated production lines.
- Ability to read blueprints, schematics, and technical manuals.
Education & Experience
- Technical degree or certification in industrial maintenance, mechatronics, or related field.
- 2–5 years of maintenance experience in food processing or manufacturing preferred.
- Reliability certifications (CMRT, CMRP) are a plus.
- Computer skills and knowledge
- Can perform the functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation
Physical Requirements:
- Constant walking and or standing
- Reach with hands and arms
- Vision capabilities
- Desk work
- Climbing stairs
- Frequent visits to production areas, environment consists of: Hot, Cold, Smells, PPE Required.
- Work 40+ hours per week on production floor, including weekend work and rotating shifts as needed.
- Uneven walking surfaces and slippery floors
- Exposure to blades
- The schedule for this position is typically Mon - Fri. Weekend work required as scheduled. During Fall Season, Saturdays are typically scheduled.
- Possible exposure to slippery floors, extreme temperature variations, loud noise, chemicals, sharp objectives (knives), machinery, and vehicles.
The Applicant who fills this position will be eligible for the following compensation and benefits:
Benefits:
- Base Salary: $52,115min-$64,220mid
- Health, Dental, Vision coverage begins after 60 days of employment
- Paid Time off: sick leave, vacation, and 6 company observed holidays
- 401(k): company match beings after the first year of service and follows the company vesting schedule
- Career Development: Our Company is dedicated to supporting professional growth by offering continuous learning opportunities and a focus on career growth through various learning and development programs.
- Short Term Disability
- Long Term Disability
- JBS/Memorial Hospital Partnership
- On-site bank
- On-site cafeteria
- Employee Assistance Program
- Discounted meat sales
For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in states where it is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for any given position, compensation ranges are specific to those states and takes into account various factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to a candidate’s relevant experience, qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiencies for the role.
This position does not have an application deadline. We will continue to recruit until the position has been filled
The Company is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our team members and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct drug, alcohol, and background checks for all new team members post-offer and prior to the start of employment. The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new employees by the end of the third day of work.
About us:
JBS USA is a leading global provider of diversified, high-quality food products, including a portfolio of well-recognized brands and innovative, easy-to-use food solutions. We process, prepare, package and deliver fresh and value-added premium meat, poultry and retail-ready food products for customers in approximately 100 countries on six continents. We are also the majority shareholder of Pilgrim’s, the largest poultry company in North America. JBS USA employs more than 100,000 team members, and our corporate office is located in beautiful Greeley, Colorado, where our 1,200 team members onsite enjoy more than 300 days of sunshine a year.
Our mission: To be the best in all that we do, completely focused on our business, ensuring the best products and services to our customers, a relationship of trust with our suppliers, profitability for our shareholders and the opportunity of a better future for all of our team members.
Our core values: Availability, Determination, Discipline, Humility, Ownership, Simplicity, Sincerity
JBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer EOE/AA/M/F/D/V
Unsolicited Assistance: JBS and its companies do not accept unsolicited assistance from any recruitment vendors for any of our open jobs. All resumes or candidate profiles submitted by recruitment vendors or headhunters to any employee at JBS and its companies or via the applicant tracking system, in any form without a valid written request and search agreement previously approved by HR, will be solely owned by JBS and its companies. No fees will be paid should the candidate be hired by JBS and its companies because of an unsolicited referral.