MSI Express
Contract manufacturing and packaging for foods
Maintenance Technician
About the job
- Ability to write work orders, parts requests, shift logs, routine reports, and correspondence.
- Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating manuals, maintenance manuals, and related documents.
- Ability to stand, walk, bend, crouch, stoop, reach, stretch, step, climb, and sit frequently or throughout the shift.
- Ability to reach with hands and arms, climb, and maintain balance.
- Ability to use ladders and climb stairs.
- Appropriate eye, hand, and foot coordination to execute tasks safely and accurately.
- Competency with personal computers or tablets and handheld devices.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds regularly and occasionally lift or move up to 100 pounds with or without assistance.
- A high school diploma is required.
- At least two years of experience in an industrial setting is required for entry-level and above.
- Two to six years of experience in an industrial setting and a similar role is required for the mid-level and above classification.
- Experience with electrical controls is required for the mid-level and above classification.
- Seven years of experience in an industrial setting and a similar role is required for the advanced-level classification.
- Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain equipment according to electrical diagrams, sketches, operation manuals, and manufacturer specifications while following safety procedures, protocols, and established Good Manufacturing Processes.
- Use an electronic computerized maintenance management system on a mobile device to document completed work orders.
- Perform routine preventive maintenance, including inspecting drives and belts, checking fluid levels, replacing filters, and lubricating shafts, bearings, gears, and other machinery components.
- Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain mechanical and electrical equipment, including motors, pneumatic systems, electronic boards, programmable logic controllers, touch screens, displays, contactors, conveyors, blending systems, scaling systems, filling systems, cartoning systems, coding and printing systems, compressed-air systems, vacuum systems, hydraulic systems, and bulk-filling systems.
- Work on single-phase and three-phase electricity systems for production and plant-support equipment, including voltages from 5 VDC to 480 VAC.
- Perform electrical wiring and work with relay logic, control circuits, and safety circuits.
- Use blueprints, repair manuals, and parts catalogs as needed.
- Tear down and rebuild gearboxes, clutches, actuators, and other assemblies related to equipment repairs.
- Record and report damaged, worn, or broken parts.
- Clean machines and machine parts thoroughly, removing and reinstalling parts as necessary.
- Use hand tools, power tools, shop equipment, precision measuring instruments, and electrical or electronic test equipment, including drill presses, surface grinders, torches, plasma cutters, pipe threaders, brakes, presses, calipers, and micrometers.
- Fabricate parts, guards, and modifications for equipment repairs and improvements.
- Weld different grades of metal for repairs and fabrication using plant welding techniques such as metal inert gas, tungsten inert gas, and arc welding.
- Troubleshoot heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems as needed.
- Follow company policies, including manufacturing and safety practices.
- Report food-safety and quality problems promptly to personnel authorized to initiate corrective action.
- Train junior or new technicians on equipment, procedures, and troubleshooting practices.
- Train operators and other support staff in equipment best practices, operation, and setup.
- Complete preventive maintenance, product changeovers, corrective maintenance, and breakdown maintenance as requested.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Food manufacturing industry experience.
- A two-year technical or community college degree.
- Experience maintaining and troubleshooting electrical and electronic systems.
- Basic to intermediate knowledge of programmable logic controller troubleshooting.
- A two-year Associate of Applied Science degree.
- Advanced programmable logic controller troubleshooting skills.
- An electrician’s license.
- Welding experience or certification.
- Metal fabrication experience.
About the company
MSI Express is a contract manufacturing and packaging partner for the food and beverage industry in the U.S., offering blending, filling, packaging, and private-label production across 15 facilities. Its services cover dry and liquid blending, bottle and stick-pack filling, pouching, secondary packaging, and manufacturing for vitamins, supplements, and dry pet food, providing turnkey, single-source solutions. It differentiates itself through scale, diverse packaging formats (including aseptic filling via Power Packaging) and large-scale blending capabilities from PacMoore Hammond, plus growth from strategic acquisitions and private-equity backing, all backed by SQF Level 3 food safety. Its goal is to be a trusted, end-to-end supplier in the CPG supply chain, helping brands bring products to market efficiently and safely.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Newcomerstown, Ohio
Founded
1998
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Nonantum closed MSI Express on March 24, 2025, adding fresh growth capital.
- Portage approved a 2024 expansion, adding a line and 15 jobs.
- Acquisitions since 2020 expanded capacity to over 2.5 million square feet.
What critics are saying
- MSI Express faces a February 2026 federal lawsuit, signaling customer-payment or contract friction.
- The 2024 NLRB charge in West Chicago exposed labor conflict and workplace-management risk.
- One allergen recall proved labeling failures can trigger customer losses and regulator scrutiny.
What makes MSI Express unique
- MSI Express runs 15 plants across six states for national food co-manufacturing.
- It combines aseptic filling, dry blending, pouching, stick packs, and secondary packaging.
- Power Packaging, PacMoore, and Express Packaging built a broad one-stop CPG platform.
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Health Insurance
Paid Vacation
Dental Insurance
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Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
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↓ -1%MSI Express named Contract Manufacturing Packaging Company of the Year 2025.
Contract manufacturing and packaging solution provider MSI Express, which services the food and beverage space, has been acquired by middle-market private equity firm Nonantum Capital Partners, according to a recent press release.
Nonantum announced the acquisition of MSI Express, a contract manufacturing and packaging partner for leading food and beverage brands.
In October 2020, MSI acquired Power Packaging's St. Charles, Illinois manufacturing facility, with liquid filling, dry blending, and pouching capabilities, from Post Holdings.
In 2005 MSI Express collaborated with the iconic Crystal Light brand and commercialized the first stick pack.