About The Chefs' Warehouse

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (http://www.chefswarehouse.com) combines exceptional quality and brand building with broadline food service distribution for more than 40 years. With Protein, Specialty, Produce, and Broadline offerings, we service the most discerning chefs in a hybrid approach of convenience and superior quality. We introduce more than 4,000 artisan producers of the world’s finest ingredients from over 40 countries to the finest chefs in the world. We passionately consult, sell, and build relationships with more than 50,000 customers through the most experienced network of over 600 consultive sales associates, best-in-breed technology, rapid service, and support levels that solidify our long-standing ties to both established and up-and-coming premium restaurants.

Mission: The mission of The Chefs’ Warehouse is to provide the world’s greatest ingredients to the world’s best chefs.

Our C.H.E.F.S. Values:

Curious & Creative

Hungry For Food & Results

Entrepreneurial

Forward Thinking & Flexible

Supportive (Of Peers & Chefs)

Food Production Facility experience is required!

Position Summary: Performs routine and advanced facilities and equipment maintenance within a food production environment, ensuring all machinery and building systems operate safely, efficiently, and in compliance with food‑safety standards. Responsibilities include troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining production equipment such as packaging lines, grinders, conveyors, mixers, and automated processing machinery. Work must meet established service, quality, sanitation, and safety standards required in regulated food manufacturing operations.

What you’ll do:

Equipment Maintenance & Repair

• Install, inspect, troubleshoot, and repair food‑grade mechanical equipment, including packaging machines, grinders, sealers, conveyors, pumps, and motors.
• Perform preventative maintenance (PMs) following OEM guidelines and facility SOPs to minimize downtime.
• Diagnose mechanical failures using hand tools, measurement devices, and basic diagnostic equipment.
• Replace worn or damaged components such as bearings, belts, chains, seals, and pneumatic parts.
• Maintain accurate maintenance logs, work orders, and parts usage records.

Food Safety & Compliance

• Ensure all maintenance activities comply with GMPs, HACCP, SQF, and facility sanitation standards.
• Follow proper lockout/tagout (LOTO) procedures to maintain a safe work environment.
• Support sanitation teams by ensuring equipment is accessible and safe for cleaning.
• Assist in maintaining facility compliance with FDA, USDA, and internal audit requirements.

Facility Maintenance

• Assist with general building upkeep including painting, drywall repair, carpentry, fixture installation, and minor plumbing or electrical tasks.
• Support facility improvement projects, equipment installations, and layout changes.
• Move materials, equipment, or furniture as needed to support operations.

About You:

• 3–5 years of maintenance experience in a food production facility or similar regulated manufacturing environment.
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Understanding the unique requirements of food manufacturing, including sanitation standards, allergen controls, and contamination prevention.
• Proficient in multiple maintenance competencies such as mechanical repair, basic electrical troubleshooting, pneumatics, hydraulics, and equipment alignment.
• Read and interpret equipment manuals, schematics, and SOPs.
• Work independently, manage your time effectively, and communicate clearly with production and quality teams.

The above job description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.

Perks & Benefits:

• Paid Vacations, Paid Holidays
• Health, Dental and Medical Benefits
• Weekly pay
• Life Insurance
• 5% above cost for our high-quality food products
• Employee discounts for travel and events
• 401k
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Chefs' Warehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate based on actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment. We are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce.