Industrial Maintenance Technician in Chattanooga, Tennessee at The Doughnut Peddler

Industrial Maintenance Technician

Location: Chattanooga, TN 37416

Job Type: Part-Time

Department: Maintenance

Pay: $25-$27 per hour

Schedule: Part-time, at least three days per week; weekend availability preferred. Typical start times are between 4:00 AM and 5:00 AM, with Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday being the most common scheduled days. Schedule may vary based on business needs.

Reports To: Maintenance Leadership / Plant Management

About Us

Who doesn’t love doughnuts? TDP Bakery exists to bring fresh indulgent bakery products to places where people could normally never enjoy them. Fresh, never frozen, bakery is just better. We look for team members who believe in providing Honestly Fresh™ food through our BakeFace™ brand, along with additional products produced under our partners’ labels.

Position Summary

The Industrial Maintenance Technician performs scheduled and unscheduled electro-mechanical repairs, maintenance, troubleshooting, and installation tasks on plant equipment, machinery, and facility systems within a food manufacturing environment.

This role is critical to supporting production uptime, equipment reliability, food safety, and product quality. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with industrial maintenance, electrical systems, mechanical repairs, PLCs, VFDs, and troubleshooting in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform assigned preventive maintenance tasks on plant equipment and machinery.
• Complete scheduled maintenance to support equipment reliability and production uptime.
• Respond to equipment stoppages, mechanical breakdowns, and urgent repair needs.
• Troubleshoot, diagnose, repair, and replace worn or defective parts, motors, control devices, PLCs, VFDs, and related components.
• Read and interpret electrical schematics, blueprints, and technical documentation.
• Test equipment and machinery after repairs and make necessary adjustments.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of the work area.
• Practice and comply with all Company policies and procedures, including GMPs, HACCP, safety standards, and food manufacturing requirements.
• Support continuous improvement efforts related to equipment performance, safety, and operational efficiency.
• Perform other duties deemed by Management to be an integral part of the position.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum of 2 years of commercial or industrial maintenance-related experience and/or training preferred.
• Experience in a food manufacturing environment preferred.
• Experience with low-voltage and high-voltage electrical systems.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and blueprints.
• Demonstrated understanding of industrial electrical controls, VFDs, HMIs, and PLCs.
• Ability to diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, test equipment and machinery, and make adjustments.
• Strong mechanical and electro-mechanical troubleshooting skills.
• Part-time availability of at least three days per week, with weekend availability strongly preferred.
• Flexibility to support the needs of the department, including weekends, holidays, evenings, and occasional on-call support.
• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment drug screening.

Preferred Experience

• Industrial maintenance: 2 years
• Electro-mechanical repair: 2 years
• High-voltage systems: 2 years
• Low-voltage systems: 2 years
• Programmable logic controllers: 2 years
• Blueprint reading: 2 years
• Food manufacturing environment experience

Equal Opportunity Employer

TDP Bakery is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, disability, or any other category protected by law.

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply.

We look forward to welcoming you to the family. Apply today!