As a Maintenance Technician for the Publix Lakeland Fresh Kitchen you’ll maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and improve the performance of a wide array of equipment. Our fresh kitchen employs more than 225 associates who assemble a variety of sandwiches, subkits and platters according to Publix’s demanding quality standards. These foods are designed to save time for customers. Without our Maintenance Technicians fine-tuning this food manufacturing equipment, the Publix Lakeland Fresh Kitchen simply couldn't produce the volume and quality of products needed to serve our customers.  Our Fresh Kitchen is located in Lakeland, Florida.

One of the following positions is available: Maintenance Technician Class A, B, or C.

The position offered is contingent upon the qualifications and work experience of the candidate. 
 

Primary responsibilities include the following:
 maintaining and improving the performance and condition of equipment and facilities at the Fresh Kitchen utilizing preventive and condition-based maintenance techniques, and state of the art tools, troubleshooting and repairing electrical, mechanical, electro-mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems and equipment,creating requisitions to procure parts and supplies,fabricating steel, stainless steel, and aluminum components and structures as required to improve the safety, sanitation, and performance of equipment and processes,performing stick, TIG, sanitary TIG, and MIG welding,troubleshooting PLCs, PLC networks, HMIs, instrumentation, and microprocessor -controlled devices,performing minor plumbing, and building repair and maintenance,operating forklifts and high lifts, and other powered lift equipment,training other team members,performing housekeeping duties in the work area, andassisting with other duties as assigned.