Let’s color the world!
We are GNT, an ambitious and innovative family-run business with a colorful character! With our EXBERRY® brand, we are the market leader in the field of Coloring Foods. Our colorings are 100% natural and are made from fruits, vegetables, and plants.
We are world champions when it comes to utilizing the bounty of nature and strive to continuously innovate and improve natural color ingredients for the consumer. By carefully preserving all of nature’s beauty and goodness, we are able to offer our clients the highest quality and most reliable products. This is what continues to motivate us every day!
The most important ingredients for GNT’s success are our employees and the cooperation that exists between them. We believe in teamwork, and we are there for one another, our clients, our suppliers and our partners. That is what makes us GNT.
Due to the growth of GNT USA we are looking for a full-time:
Maintenance Technician
The Maintenance Technician is responsible for ensuring the reliable operation of production machinery and facility equipment through preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and installation activities. This role supports production goals by minimizing downtime, maintaining equipment performance, and ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and regulatory standards. The Maintenance Technician collaborates closely with production and engineering teams to maintain efficient manufacturing operations.
The role:
- Perform preventive and routine maintenance on production machinery and equipment to ensure reliable operation.
- Troubleshoot and diagnose mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and automation system issues.
- Repair or replace defective components, including motors, belts, gears, bearings, sensors, and other mechanical or electrical parts.
- Assist with the installation, setup, testing, and commissioning of new equipment and machinery.
- Support equipment programming, configuration, and system testing as needed.
- Monitor equipment performance and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reliability, and uptime.
- Maintain accurate maintenance logs, work orders, system documentation, and repair records.
- Collaborate with production and engineering teams to quickly resolve equipment issues and minimize downtime.
- Ensure compliance with company safety policies, food safety standards, sanitation requirements, and regulatory guidelines.
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and equipment reliability.
- Operate hand tools, power tools, testing instruments, and diagnostic equipment safely and effectively.
- Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned by management.
Additional responsibilities:
- Complete all assigned safety training in a timely manner.
- Stay current with all required training and ensure timely completion.
- Follow the Company’s established processes, procedures, and policies, ensuring compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) requirements, Safe Quality Food (SQF) standards, and product quality guidelines.
- Maintain a collaborative team mindset while actively supporting GNT’s Food Safety culture.
- Maintain a clean and organized work environment, ensure your uniform is neat at all times, and support colleagues in adhering to hygiene standards.
About you, as our ideal candidate:
- Minimum of 6 years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing, food production, or industrial environment.
- Associate degree in Mechatronics, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Systems Technology, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of technical certifications, vocational training, and hands-on industrial maintenance experience.
- Strong knowledge of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and industrial control systems.
- Experience with industrial automation systems, PLCs, or controls is preferred.
- Experience working with three-phase electrical systems is preferred.
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints, schematics, technical manuals, and wiring diagrams.
- Proficiency using hand tools, power tools, and diagnostic equipment.
- Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively both independently and within cross-functional teams.
- Leadership or supervisory experience is a plus.
- Commitment to maintaining a safe work environment and following all safety, health, and environmental regulations.
- Ability to work flexible hours, including overtime, weekends, or shift coverage as needed.
What do we find important?
GNT operates globally, being an independent, family-owned business committed to investing in products, technology and importantly, our people. The GNT values are the basis of our daily activities. That’s why we think it’s important that we fit together. GNT employs people who are enterprising and take responsibility. Customer and service orientation is of course paramount! We always take that extra step to offer our external and internal customers the best service. In addition, we do everything we do as sustainably as possible. We are open and honest with each other and bring out the best in each other.
What do we offer you?
GNT USA offers a very competitive salary, bonus potential, comprehensive benefits, and ample opportunity for future career growth.
We color the world, do you?
GNT USA is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information, creed, marital status or any other consideration prohibited by law or by contract.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Please send all resumes to our HR department at [email protected] for consideration.
Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.