Maintenance Technician
Company: LaVaquita
Role summary
Maintenance Technician is a full-time role at LaVaquita in Houston, Texas, United States (on-site). Posted 2026-08-05. Experience level: 2-5.
- Job title
- Maintenance Technician
- Company
- LaVaquita
- Location
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Work arrangement
- on-site
- Employment type
- full-time
- Category
- Trades & Construction
- Experience level
- 2-5
- Date posted
- 2026-08-05
Job description
Ensure that all equipment is operating effectively and efficiently, including preventative maintenance, overhauls, modification, fabrication, welding, and mechanical and electrical troubleshooting.
Perform preventative maintenance and repairs of production and processing equipment as well as utility related equipment in compliance with all safety procedures
Support the installation of new equipment, support and implementation of preventive maintenance program
Assist the machine operators with training or troubleshooting to minimize equipment downtime
Ensure all repairs are documented
Dedicate effort to safety as we expect every employee to leave work in the same condition as they arrive
Follow all DFA good manufacturing practices (GMP) and work in a manner consistent with all corporate regulatory, food safety, quality, and sanitation requirements
Exhibit the values and ethics of Dairy Farmers of America through honesty, discretion, and sound judgment
Adhere to all DFA Quality, Safety and GMP policies and procedures and report any nonconformity
Attend required training, including but not limited to Safety, GMP, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP), and Safe Quality Foods (SQF)
Work schedule includes on call and weekend shifts
Qualifications
An Equal Opportunity Employer including Disabled/Veterans
Education and Experience
High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED)
4 years of process manufacturing environment maintenance work experience
Certification and/or License – 2 year formal mechanical education certificate preferred
Bi-Lingual (English/Spanish) a plus.