Food Plant Reliability Mechanic (HVAC/Refrigeration & Utilities) Job at Southland Employment Services, Inc., Bell Gardens, CA

  • Southland Employment Services, Inc.
  • Bell Gardens, CA

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

About the Opportunity

Join our client’s expanding maintenance team at a Bell Gardens, CA food manufacturing facility producing Chinese and other Asian foods. This second-shift position focuses on reliability, uptime, and safe operations across utilities and production assets.

What You’ll Tackle
  • Lead and collaborate with a team of mechanics to prioritize work and reduce unplanned downtime.
  • Troubleshoot and repair HVAC, refrigeration, and industrial heating/cooling systems; perform freezer inspections and corrective actions.
  • Interpret blueprints/schematics ; install and bend conduit; run PVC; verify sensor performance.
  • Work confidently on electrical systems: 3-phase at 420 V and up to 480 V; AC/DC circuits; wire new motors into production lines.
  • Maintain and repair mechanical equipment: conveyors, cutting machinery, punch presses, boilers, chillers, motors, rotors, shafts, bearings, gears, and blade installations.
  • Service hydraulic and pneumatic systems for reliable operation.
  • Perform forklift and reach truck maintenance, repair, and operation as needed.
  • Handle facility maintenance tasks across the plant to support safe, efficient production.
  • Apply MIG and stick welding skills when required.
  • Uphold GMPs and excellent personal hygiene; adapt to the unique demands of a food production environment.
What You Bring
  • 6+ years in industrial maintenance within food, beverage, or bottling environments.
  • Demonstrated leadership and a team-first approach.
  • Strong HVAC/refrigeration background and freezer troubleshooting/repair experience.
  • Electrical competence at 420 V and up to 480 V, 3-phase; AC/DC circuits.
  • Blueprint/schematic reading and hands-on skills with sensors, conduit, and PVC.
  • Hydraulic/pneumatic troubleshooting and repair.
  • Proficiency across plant mechanical systems and utilities.
  • Forklift and reach truck maintenance, repair, and operation.
  • MIG and stick welding experience is a plus.
Location & Shift

Bell Gardens, CA — Second shift.

Impact

Your reliability mindset helps safeguard product quality, stabilize throughput, and empower a growing operation to meet demand without compromise.

Job Tags

Shift work, Afternoon shift

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