Maintenance Technician

This role is aligned to the Coffee Operating Unit

Location: 3109 Plant Water Road,Knoxville,Tennessee,37914

Shift & Schedule: N1 schedules available:

• Nights 1  Shift | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 5:00PM - 5:15AM

Overtime, weekends, and holidays as needed

The Maintenance Technician II is responsible for troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining a variety of mechanical and electrical manufacturing equipment while meeting productivity requirements and maintaining KDP's high standards in safety, quality, and operational excellence.

What You Will Do

• Maintain a safe and healthy work environment, demonstrating safe behaviors at all times.

• Troubleshoot and repair electrical and mechanical systems on highly automated K-Cup manufacturing and packaging equipment.

• Analyze mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical failures and perform repairs through adjustments, defective parts replacement, or fabrication.

• Demonstrate troubleshooting capabilities on control systems, servo drives, motors, motor starters, and production equipment.

• Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities to maximize equipment reliability and uptime.

• Wire moderately complex control circuits and electrical systems.

• Complete equipment setups, adjustments, changeovers, and centerlining activities.

• Teach basic mechanical skills to line operators to support autonomous maintenance and TPM initiatives.

• Fabricate, repair, and install equipment components, hangers, and piping systems including hot water, cold water, steam, process, and condensate systems.

• Fabricate or replicate minor components for equipment repair and replacement.

• Troubleshoot and support liquid fillers, packaging equipment, and automated manufacturing systems.

• Identify root causes of mechanical, electrical, and control failures and implement effective corrective actions with minimal supervision.

• Troubleshoot and make minor program modifications to Allen Bradley PLC platforms including SLC500, MicroLogix, CompactLogix, and ControlLogix.

• Review maintenance documentation and accurately record work activities within the maintenance management system.

• Properly utilize maintenance inventory systems and parts tracking processes.

• Generate productivity improvements and continuous improvement ideas that support operational excellence.

• Assist in training and coaching maintenance team members and operators on best practices.

• Follow all Keurig Dr Pepper policies and procedures, including GMP and Food Safety requirements.

• Maintain safe, clean, and organized work areas.

• Demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Starting pay:$35.11 per hour. The employee will move to a higher rate of $37.00 per hour in the quarter after their 6-month anniversary.

Benefits (Effective Day One, Where Applicable):

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

• Disability Coverage

• Paid Time Off (including vacation and sick leave)

• 401(k) with company match

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Mileage Reimbursement

Benefits are subject to eligibility requirements and applicable collective bargaining agreements.

• High School Diploma or GED required.

• Minimum 3 years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.

• Minimum 3 years of experience troubleshooting 480V three-phase electrical systems, motor starters, controls, and electronic circuit boards.

• Ability to read and interpret repair instructions, blueprints, schematics, flowcharts, and technical documentation.

• Experience using computerized maintenance systems, email, m