Maintenance Utilities Technician
Job Description
The Marzetti Company (Nasdaq: MZTI) manufactures and sells specialty food products. Our retail brands include Marzetti® dressings and dips, New York Bakery™ garlic breads, and Sister Schubert’s® dinner rolls, in addition to exclusive license agreements for Olive Garden® dressings, Chick-fil-A® sauces and dressings, Buffalo Wild Wings® sauces, Arby’s® sauces, Subway® sauces, and Texas Roadhouse® steak sauces and frozen rolls. Our foodservice business supplies sauces, dressings, breads, and pasta to many of the top restaurant chains in the United States.
At Marzetti, our mission is to make every meal better through high-quality, flavorful food. Led by our purpose, to nourish growth with all that we do, our team members are dedicated to creating great tasting food and cultivating deep and lasting relationships.
Overview
The Utilities Technician is responsible for maintaining, operating, and troubleshooting critical utility systems across multiple food manufacturing facilities. This role ensures reliable performance of wastewater treatment systems, boilers, engine room equipment, compressed air, refrigeration, and material-handling assets such as forklifts. The technician supports production uptime, regulatory compliance, and safe operations while traveling between assigned plants as needed.
Responsibilities
Job Responsibilities:
Operate, monitor, and maintain wastewater treatment systems, including pumps, screens, clarifiers, chemical dosing, and sampling.
Perform routine and preventive maintenance on boilers, steam systems, feedwater equipment, and condensate return systems.
Support engine room operations, including ammonia or Freon refrigeration systems, compressors, condensers, cooling towers, and associated controls.
Maintain compressed air systems, vacuum systems, and other plant utilities.
Conduct daily rounds, log readings, and respond to alarms or abnormal conditions.
Ensure all utility systems meet EPA, state environmental, and local wastewater discharge requirements.
Maintain documentation for inspections, permits, sampling, and regulatory reporting.
Follow GMPs, sanitation standards, and food-safety protocols when working in production areas.
Support internal and external audits related to utilities, environmental compliance, and safety.
Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on forklifts, pallet jacks, and other powered industrial trucks.
Conduct safety inspections, troubleshoot mechanical and electrical issues, and coordinate major repairs with vendors.
Ensure equipment meets OSHA and facility safety standards.
Execute PM tasks according to the CMMS schedule and document all work performed.
Recommend improvements to PM frequency, spare parts, and system reliability.
Assist in utility system upgrades, installations, and commissioning.
Follow all OSHA, PSM (if ammonia refrigeration applies), and facility safety procedures.
Participate in lockout/tagout, confined space entry, hot work, and hazard-analysis activities.
Identify and correct unsafe conditions in utility areas.
Travel between assigned plants to support utility operations, special projects, and emergency response.
Provide training and technical guidance to on-site maintenance teams.
Maintain consistent communication with plant leadership across locations.
Qualifications
Qualification Requirements:
3+ years of experience in utilities, industrial maintenance, or mechanical systems.
Working knowledge of boilers, wastewater treatment, refrigeration/engine room, or compressed air systems.
Ability to read technical diagrams and use diagnostic tools.
Experience with CMMS systems and maintenance documentation.
Valid driver’s license and ability to travel between facilities.
Wastewater Operator certification preferred.
Boiler Operator license preferred.
Ammonia refrigeration experience/certification preferred.
Forklift maintenance experience.
Food manufacturing experience.
Working Conditions/Environment
Working Conditions/Environment:
Works in a manufacturing environment where the employee is regularly required to speak, read, sit, stand, walk, lift, reach, grasp and bend while moving about the facility. Must be able to move 75 pounds a distance of 25 feet or more. Must be able to stand for an 8-hour shift (sometimes longer) with occasional breaks. May be required to work overtime, weekends and/or holidays as needed. May need to work in small, confined spaces at times that are not permit required. The employee is regularly exposed to heat, fumes, odors, dust, oil, slippery floors, moving parts/equipment and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the plant is loud. Earplugs and hairnets are required in the plant in accordance with company GMP and safety standards.
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STATEMENT:
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.
Marzetti Frozen Pasta, Inc, is an Equal Employment opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles (such as braids, locks, and twists), color, national origin, ancestry, creed, religion, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation (actual or perceived), transgender status, sex stereotyping, age, military or veteran status, domestic violence or sexual assault victim status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
Qualification Requirements:
3+ years of experience in utilities, industrial maintenance, or mechanical systems.
Working knowledge of boilers, wastewater treatment, refrigeration/engine room, or compressed air systems.
Ability to read technical diagrams and use diagnostic tools.
Experience with CMMS systems and maintenance documentation.
Valid driver’s license and ability to travel between facilities.
Wastewater Operator certification preferred.
Boiler Operator license preferred.
Ammonia refrigeration experience/certification preferred.
Forklift maintenance experience.
Food manufacturing experience.
Job Responsibilities:
Operate, monitor, and maintain wastewater treatment systems, including pumps, screens, clarifiers, chemical dosing, and sampling.
Perform routine and preventive maintenance on boilers, steam systems, feedwater equipment, and condensate return systems.
Support engine room operations, including ammonia or Freon refrigeration systems, compressors, condensers, cooling towers, and associated controls.
Maintain compressed air systems, vacuum systems, and other plant utilities.
Conduct daily rounds, log readings, and respond to alarms or abnormal conditions.
Ensure all utility systems meet EPA, state environmental, and local wastewater discharge requirements.
Maintain documentation for inspections, permits, sampling, and regulatory reporting.
Follow GMPs, sanitation standards, and food-safety protocols when working in production areas.
Support internal and external audits related to utilities, environmental compliance, and safety.
Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on forklifts, pallet jacks, and other powered industrial trucks.
Conduct safety inspections, troubleshoot mechanical and electrical issues, and coordinate major repairs with vendors.
Ensure equipment meets OSHA and facility safety standards.
Execute PM tasks according to the CMMS schedule and document all work performed.
Recommend improvements to PM frequency, spare parts, and system reliability.
Assist in utility system upgrades, installations, and commissioning.
Follow all OSHA, PSM (if ammonia refrigeration applies), and facility safety procedures.
Participate in lockout/tagout, confined space entry, hot work, and hazard-analysis activities.
Identify and correct unsafe conditions in utility areas.
Travel between assigned plants to support utility operations, special projects, and emergency response.
Provide training and technical guidance to on-site maintenance teams.
Maintain consistent communication with plant leadership across locations.