About this role
The Van Drunen Family of Companies is growing!
• Expected Pay Range: $25.19 - $31.27 • Bonus: This role may further qualify for supplemental compensation in the form of bonus and incentive programs, contingent upon achieving pre-established individual and company performance metrics. • Benefits Eligible: Yes • Benefits Available: benefits-summary-2025.pdf • Shift Differential: Yes Who We Are At Van Drunen Farms, we’re not just providing ingredients; we’re providing people with purpose and possibility. As a trusted partner in delivering fruit, vegetable, herb, and grain-based ingredient solutions to companies around the globe, we’re striving to build a values-aligned workforce that embodies humility, integrity, passion, and excellence.
What You’ll Do
• Perform preventive and predictive maintenance on high-speed packaging equipment to maximize reliability, efficiency, and equipment uptime. • Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, electrical, controls, and PLC-related issues to support safe and efficient production operations. • Partner with Production and Maintenance teams to identify improvement opportunities, optimize equipment performance, and maintain quality and safety standards. • Complete routine facility maintenance, building repairs, work orders, and exterior maintenance as needed. • Support equipment installations, process improvements, contractor coordination, and projects that enhance manufacturing operations. • Provide technical guidance to machine operators and assist with troubleshooting, training, and continuous improvement initiatives.
What You’ll Bring
• High school diploma or GED required. • At least one year of experience in maintenance, construction, manufacturing, or a related field. • Strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills, including experience with power tools and industrial equipment. • Experience with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS), preferably FIXX. • Strong communication, organization, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. • Bilingual English and Spanish skills and basic refrigeration knowledge are preferred.
What You Can Look Forward To
• A hands-on role supporting high-speed packaging equipment and critical manufacturing operations. • Opportunities to contribute to equipment reliability, process improvements, and continuous improvement projects. • Collaboration with production, maintenance, engineering, and contractor teams to support plant performance. • Ongoing opportunities to expand your technical knowledge in mechanical, electrical, controls, and maintenance systems. • A work environment that may include wet or humid conditions, moving mechanical equipment, airborne particles, extreme cold, elevated heights, and moderate to loud noise levels. • Physical requirements that include standing, walking, reaching, using hands, visual focus adjustments, and the ability to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation, including flexibility to adjust work schedules based on business needs.
Disclaimer
• The statements provided are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this position. • They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, qualifications, or skills required. • Responsibilities and job requirements may change based on business needs. • Employees may be assigned additional duties and responsibilities as required.
In the Van Drunen Family of Companies, commitment to excellence is in everything we do! As a global ingredient and nutritional supplement supplier to the world’s best companies, we thrive on nourishing others with our products and our care for people. If you are looking to make an impact and grow with a family-friendly, values-driven company, you'll fit right in with the Van Drunen Family of Companies!
Our employees are the most valuable asset we have. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, creativity, innovation, unique capabilities and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our Company’s achievement as well.
The Van Drunen Family of Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
If you are an individual with a disability in need of assistance or an accommodation during the application process, please contact us at recruiting@vandrunen.com.
Van Drunen Family of Companies may use artificial intelligence ("AI") in its recruitment and hiring process. To the extent AI is used, Van Drunen Family of Companies ensures that its use does not result in discrimination against applicants on the basis of any protected class.
Van Drunen Family of Companies does not accept unsolicited resumes. Any resumes, CV’s, and other unsolicited assistance from search firms that do not have a submitted request and written search agreement for a position-specific requisition will be deemed the sole property of Van Drunen Family of Companies and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by our Company.
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