Maintenance Technician- Night Shift

Position Overview

At Niagara, we’re looking for Team Members who want to be part of achieving our mission to provide our customers the highest quality most affordable bottled water.

Maintenance Technician – Night Shift

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for ensuring equipment uptime through timely, in-depth troubleshooting and repair.

Duties include:

• Troubleshooting and repairing all production equipment, including injection molders, blow molders, fillers/cappers, labelers, case packers, conveyors, palletizers, and stretch wrappers.
• Maintaining facilities and auxiliary equipment such as chillers, air compressors, reverse osmosis units, and other water filtration equipment.
• Collaborating with machine operators, supervisors, preventative maintenance mechanics, and senior maintenance technicians to resolve mechanical issues during shifts.
• Proposing solutions to complex and recurring problems on production equipment to senior mechanics and management.
• Repairing equipment, fixtures, systems, conveyors, and other plant equipment.
• Modifying, lubricating, diagnosing, and operating equipment in accordance with Niagara’s defined processes.
• Maintaining industrial control systems.
• Completing required work order paperwork, documenting parts and material usage, and reporting repairs throughout the shift.
• Understanding and following plant safety rules, including safe lifting practices and safe machine operation.
• Using personal protective equipment as required.
• Maintaining regular and predictable attendance to ensure equipment and facility uptime.
• Filling in for production operators as needed.

• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems using schematics, technical drawings, and testing equipment.

• Minimum Qualifications:
  • 4 Years of experience in a field or similar maintenance environment.
  • 4 Years of experience in a similar maintenance position.
  • 4 Years of experience managing people or projects.
  • Basic experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and resolve issues across multiple departments.
  • Ability to read and interpret schematics: electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic.
  • Skilled in using shop equipment such as hydraulic and mechanical presses, bench grinders, drill presses, mills and lathes, and assorted power tools.
  • Proficient with precision measuring equipment, including calipers, dial indicators, bore gauges, and depth gauges.
  • Willingness to act as a technical leader and trainer within a specific area of the plant or machine center.
  • Must have own toolbox and basic tools.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • 6 Years of experience in a field or similar manufacturing environment.
  • 6 Years of experience in a similar maintenance position.
  • 6 Years of experience managing people or projects.
  • Experience in high‑speed manufacturing, bottling, beverage, packaging, or plastics industries.
  • Experience with Variable Frequency Drives (VFD), servo drives, and servo motors.
  • Experience with rotary equipment such as rotary presses or fillers.
  • Knowledge of thermodynamics, heat transfer, or plastics processing.
  • Experience with Krones, Sidel, or Husky equipment.
  • Experience with HVAC, chillers, and/or air compressors.
  • Experience with electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic schematics for troubleshooting.
  • Skilled in fabrication capabilities such as cutting and welding (MIG, TIG, or stick).
  • Skilled working with electrical systems including 480 VAC and 24 VDC power.
  • Ability to read and interpret process and instrumentation diagrams.
  • Skilled in repairing VFDs, servo motors and controllers, communication systems (ASi‑bus, CAN‑bus, Profi‑bus, Ethernet), PLC input/output cards, and safety modules.

• Lead Like an Owner
  • Makes safety the number one priority.
  • Keeps alert for safety issues and escalates immediately.
  • Effectively prioritizes tasks based on department goals.
  • Shows respect to others and confronts interpersonal issues directly.
  • Prioritizes resolution of customer issues effectively.
  • Responds promptly and honors commitments to internal and external customers.
• InnovACT
  • Makes recommendations to continuously improve policies, methods,…