Join a $3B Beverage Innovator
We’re Tropicana Brands Group—formed in 2022 through a joint venture between PAI Partners and PepsiCo. With 76+ years leading orange juice and a portfolio that includes Tropicana, Naked, KeVita, Izze, Copella, and Punica, we’re scaling a new era of fresh and chilled beverages. Help us raise the bar on reliability and performance in our manufacturing operations.
The Challenge
- Keep production and facility equipment running through expert troubleshooting and rapid repair.
- Drive predictive and preventive maintenance to prevent failures and extend asset life.
- Support new equipment installations and layout changes to optimize throughput.
- Operate line equipment as needed and collaborate closely with operations.
- Assist broadly across plant maintenance; take on other tasks assigned by management.
- Maintain impeccable housekeeping and follow GMP every step of the way.
- Serve on the emergency response team; ability to wear SCBA and a respirator is required.
Your Toolkit
- 3–4 years in food processing or equivalent sanitary manufacturing.
- Electro-mechanical troubleshooting using schematics and instrumentation best practices.
- Machining skills: lathe, mill, and grinders.
- Welding preferred: arc, heli-arc, plasma, sanitary.
- Pump expertise: centrifugal and positive displacement—diagnose and repair.
- Electrical construction experience (conduit, terminations, panel/build).
- Use of electronic test equipment; ability to simulate and bench test components.
- Utilities knowledge: boilers, water systems, compressed air, HVAC.
- Hands-on with automated/high-speed packaging systems.
- CMMS proficiency for PMs, WOs, and parts.
- Comfort with Windows, Microsoft Office, and related applications.
- Strong electrical/instrumentation background with PLC experience.
- AC/DC drives and controls knowledge.
- Personal tool set required.
Must-Haves
- City of Industry, CA area residency or willingness to relocate for the duration of employment.
- Full-time onsite role within the manufacturing facility.
- Able to stand, walk, bend, reach, and lift/move 50+ lbs for the full shift.
- Prior verifiable maintenance mechanic experience in manufacturing (1+ year).
- Technical coursework from a junior college/technical institute, seminars, or ongoing education.
Legal
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship now or in the future
What You’ll Get
Pay of this position is $35.96 an hour.
Comprehensive benefits: medical, dental, vision, company-provided life insurance, short- and long-term disability, 401(k), and a Pension Plan. Optional: voluntary life, accident, hospital, and critical illness coverages.