Industrial Maintenance Technician

Sage V Foods - Little Rock, AR

Sage V Foods is a fast-paced and technologically advanced food manufacturing company based out of Little Rock, Arkansas.  We cook and freeze rice for retail stores, with products in over 10,000 stores around the country.  It is a great place to learn new skills, earn competitive pay, and build a career!

Maintenance Team at Sage V Foods

When fully staffed, we have a maintenance team of 25 working on a variety of machines.  We are looking for maintenance personnel with various skill sets (electrical, mechanical, etc.) and all levels. We provide on-the-job, offsite technical, and vendor training. We pay $20 to $24 per hour for entry-level personnel, skilled Maintenance personnel ranges from $28 to $35 per hour. Pay is based on the skill set of the applicant.

Our facility runs 24/7 with separate day and night shifts that do NOT rotate days to nights.  Shifts are 12 hours and rotate days throughout the week.  The rotation is as follows: Two days on, two days off, three days on. The following week is two days off, two days on and three days off. A three-day weekend every other week

We have an advanced facility with a wide variety of machinery.  We’re looking for industrial maintenance workers with diverse skill sets, including; electrical, welding, mechanical, and more.  Our manufacturing facility includes the following equipment:

• Robotic packaging and palletizers
• High-speed scaling and bagging
• Steam boilers, blanchers, cookers, and water treatment
• Sophisticated rice cleaning and sorting
• Tunnel freezers, tunnel dryers, and various conveyors

Physical Demands

• Standing for extended periods.
• Stooping, twisting, bending, and kneeling occasionally.  Able to carry 50lbs. and up to 100 lbs. occasionally.
• Close visual work on PC and controls; determine detail, able to distinguish colors.
• Able to wear required PPE.
• Work extended and/or off-shifts and weekends as needed.
• Climb to various levels in the facility using ladders.

Work Environment

• Plant production areas: including inside and outside the plant, extreme hot and cold, not air-conditioned.  Uneven walking surfaces.  Plant office areas.
• Exposed to electrical discharges, dust, fluids, compressed gases, rotating equipment, hot surfaces, noise, wet floors, loose material on floors and moving lift equipment.

We are hiring for multiple positions. Sage V Foods is a great place to learn new skills, earn competitive pay, and build a career! Interested? We can provide access to a you tube video of the inner workings of our plant.  It is a very complex plant and so a great opportunity to learn and improve mechanical and electrical skills.