Build Your Career Where Your Skills Matter

At B&D Foods, our Maintenance Technicians are the backbone of our operation. Every day, they keep our production lines running, solve complex mechanical problems, and ensure one of Idaho's most respected food manufacturers continues delivering quality products across the country.

For more than 50 years, B&D Foods has built a reputation for quality, innovation, and stability. Behind that success is a maintenance team that averages 10 years of tenure, where skilled tradespeople are respected, supported, and given opportunities to continue growing their careers.

If you're an experienced industrial maintenance professional who enjoys troubleshooting, repairing equipment, fabricating solutions, and working alongside a highly skilled team, we'd like to meet you.

What You'll Be Doing

Every shift offers a new challenge. You will:

Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain production equipment to maximize uptime.
Perform preventive and predictive maintenance on mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and facility systems.
Diagnose equipment failures and identify long-term solutions to prevent repeat issues.
Weld and fabricate components to support equipment repairs and plant improvements.
Monitor and maintain wastewater treatment systems, including DAF operations.
Inspect production equipment to ensure safe operation, food safety compliance, and product quality.
Read and complete maintenance work orders, preventive maintenance schedules, inspection logs, and service documentation.
Respond quickly to production equipment issues with a strong sense of urgency.
Partner with Production, Quality, and Sanitation teams to minimize downtime and keep operations running efficiently.
Mentor and train Level I and Level II Maintenance Technicians.
Support continuous improvement initiatives throughout the facility.
Perform work safely while following all company safety, food safety, and quality standards.

We're Looking For Technicians Who

Enjoy solving mechanical and equipment problems.
Take pride in producing high-quality work.
Have strong troubleshooting skills and mechanical aptitude.
Work safely and professionally every day.
Communicate effectively and work well across departments.
Enjoy mentoring less experienced technicians.
Thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Preferred Experience

We're looking for experienced industrial maintenance professionals with 3+ years of maintenance experience or equivalent technical training.

Experience with any of the following is highly valued:

Industrial mechanical maintenance
Electrical troubleshooting
Conveyors, pumps, motors, gearboxes, and actuators
Packaging equipment
VFDs and industrial controls
Refrigeration systems
Air compressors and plant utilities
Wastewater treatment systems
Boilers and HVAC
Plumbing
Welding and stainless steel sanitary fabrication
CNC water jet equipment
Food manufacturing experience

If you don't meet every qualification but have strong industrial maintenance experience and a desire to continue learning, we encourage you to apply.

Schedule

Our technicians enjoy a rotating 4-3-3-4 schedule, providing built-in long weekends throughout the month.

Choose from:

Sunday through every other Wednesday
or
Every other Wednesday through Saturday

Why B&D Foods?

At B&D Foods, you're joining more than a maintenance department. You're joining a team that values craftsmanship, reliability, and continuous improvement.

You'll enjoy:

Average employee tenure of 10 years
Competitive pay
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) with company participation
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Paid training and career development
Opportunities for advancement
Stable, year-round employment
Free food
A collaborative team culture where your ideas matter

Physical Requirements

Stand and walk on concrete floors for up to 12 hours
Lift up to 75 pounds
Bend, kneel, climb, and work around industrial equipment safely
Work in varying temperatures common in a food manufacturing environment
Ability to work overtime and occasional weekends as needed

About B&D Foods

Founded in 1972, B&D Foods has been proudly manufacturing food products in Boise, Idaho, for more than five decades. While we're known throughout Idaho for our iconic Finger Steaks, today we produce a wide variety of premium beef, chicken, and pork products for customers across the country.

We've built our reputation on quality, innovation, and the people who make it all happen. Our employees are the foundation of our success, which is why we invest in creating a workplace where careers can grow for years to come.

Ready to Join Our Team?

If you're looking for a stable company where your technical skills are valued, your contributions make a real impact, and you can build a long-term career, we'd like to hear from you.

Apply today and help keep Idaho's best-kept secret running.

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