Preventative Maintenance Technician

The Pickle Juice Company is a fast-growing functional beverage company based in Mesquite, Texas. The Pickle Juice Company core values are CASIC:
Collaboration, Accountability, Solutions Oriented, Integrity, Champion Mindset. The Preventative Maintenance Technician plays a critical role in ensuring equipment reliability, operational efficiency, and production uptime through proactive maintenance and continuous improvement.

This role is designed for someone who prefers preventing problems rather than reacting to them — a technician who looks for patterns, identifies risk early, and takes ownership of equipment performance. Success in this position comes from thinking ahead, improving systems, and partnering with operations to keep production running smoothly.

• Execute scheduled preventative maintenance activities with consistency and attention to detail.
• Inspect equipment proactively to identify wear, risk, or inefficiencies before failures occur.
• Maintain and improve preventative maintenance schedules and standards.
• Document findings and recommend actions that improve long-term reliability.

• Identify recurring equipment issues and work toward permanent solutions.
• Participate in root cause analysis and reliability improvement efforts.
• Suggest and implement practical improvements that reduce downtime and increase efficiency.
• Look beyond immediate repairs to improve overall equipment performance.

• Collaborate closely with production teams to support safe and efficient operations.
• Provide technical guidance to operators on equipment care and best practices.
• Support changeovers and line adjustments with a reliability-focused mindset.

• Provide mechanical troubleshooting support when needed.
• Balance urgency with long‑term equipment health when making repair decisions.

• Follow all safety procedures including lockout/tagout (LOTO).
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment.
• Support food and beverage manufacturing standards.

• Maintain accurate maintenance records and observations.
• Communicate risks, recommendations, and completed work clearly.
• Share insights that help prevent future issues.

• 2+ years of maintenance or repair tech experience in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Strong mechanical troubleshooting ability.
• Experience performing preventative maintenance programs.
• Ability to recognize early signs of equipment wear or failure.
• Strong communication and problem solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and prioritize work effectively.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Sense of Urgency.
• Positive and engaged attitude with a growth mindset.
• Be able to lift 50 lbs.

• Food or beverage manufacturing experience.
• Experience with packaging or bottling equipment.
• Basic electrical or PLC troubleshooting knowledge.
• Experience working with CMMS or maintenance tracking systems.
• Continuous improvement or reliability- focused mindset.
• Bilingual Spanish and English.

Job Type: Full-time

Work model:
Onsite, Mesquite, Texas. Hours 6:30am – 3:30pm, hours subject to change with production schedule.

Salary: $21-$24/hour

We offer a competitive pay, paid time off, 401k retirement plan, and medical benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision.