Maintenance Mechanical Technician – Tortilla Production Equipment

Talpa Supermercados is one of the fastest-growing Hispanic grocery retailers in the Southeast. As we continue expanding our manufacturing operations we are looking for an experienced Maintenance Mechanical Technician to help ensure the reliability and performance of our tortilla production equipment.

If you enjoy troubleshooting complex mechanical systems working in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment and making a direct impact on production operations we encourage you to apply.

The Maintenance Mechanical Technician is responsible for maintaining troubleshooting repairing and improving the mechanical systems used throughout Talpas tortilla manufacturing operation. This role supports every stage of productionfrom mixing and dough preparation to baking cooling stacking and packagingthrough preventive predictive and corrective maintenance activities while maintaining compliance with food safety and OSHA standards.

• Perform preventive predictive and corrective maintenance on tortilla production equipment.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical issues affecting production equipment.
• Maintain mixers dough preparation systems tortilla presses tunnel ovens conveyors cooling systems hydraulic and pneumatic equipment.
• Complete scheduled preventive maintenance and document all work within the CMMS.
• Assist with equipment installations upgrades and production changeovers.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives that increase equipment reliability and reduce downtime.
• Follow OSHA regulations Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and all company safety procedures.
• Collaborate with Production Quality Assurance Engineering and Operations to ensure efficient production and equipment performance.

• Technical degree or vocational training in Industrial Maintenance Mechanical Maintenance Electromechanical Technology Industrial Mechanics or a related field.
• 35 years of industrial mechanical maintenance experience.
• Experience maintaining food manufacturing equipment (tortilla bakery snack food or similar).
• Strong knowledge of hydraulic pneumatic mechanical conveyor gearbox bearing chain and belt systems.
• Ability to read mechanical drawings technical manuals and equipment specifications.
• Fluent Spanish required; basic English preferred.

• Experience with tortilla manufacturing equipment.
• Experience with industrial ovens dough processing systems and packaging equipment.
• CMMS experience.
• Welding fabrication machining or basic electrical troubleshooting experience.

At Talpa youll become part of a company that values integrity teamwork accountability continuous improvement and operational excellence. We are committed to investing in our associates by providing opportunities for professional growth career advancement and ongoing development in a collaborative work environment.

• Competitive pay
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Career Development Opportunities
• Employee Discounts
• Stable Growing Organization
• Collaborative Team Environment

If youre a hands-on maintenance professional with a passion for keeping production equipment operating safely and efficiently wed love to hear from you.

Apply today and help keep Talpas manufacturing operations running at their best!