Full-Time
Industrial Maintenance Facilities Technician
Updated on 9/3/2026
U.S. Waffle Company
Frozen breakfast food manufacturing
No salary listed
Liberty, SC, USA
In Person
Incomplete
Category
 General Maintenance & Repair (1) |
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Required Skills
Microsoft Office
ERP
HVAC
GMP
Quality Assurance (QA)
OSHA
Plumbing
Requirements
- A High School Diploma or General Educational Development credential is required.
- Ability to read, write, and perform basic mathematical operations.
- Ability to diagnose, troubleshoot, and perform maintenance on facility systems, including heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, plumbing, refrigeration, and electrical systems.
- Flexibility and willingness to work overtime and varied shifts, including evenings and weekends, as required to maintain the facility and support facility projects.
- Knowledge and understanding of basic hand tools and power tools, including drills, grinders, and saws.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office, enterprise resource planning, and computerized maintenance management system software.
- Ability to lift, carry, and push up to 50 pounds without assistance.
- Ability to work in variable environmental conditions, including hot, cold, wet, dusty, and smoky conditions.
- Understanding of Occupational Safety and Health Administration guidelines and regulations.
- Understanding of Food Safety and Quality Assurance practices and Good Manufacturing Practices.
- Ability to properly use required personal protective equipment, including eye protection, safety footwear, hearing protection, respirators, electrical personal protective equipment, and chemical personal protective equipment.
- Ability to work at heights and within confined spaces.
- Ability to walk, stand, and work on concrete surfaces for the duration of assigned shifts.
- Frequent bending, stooping, squatting, pushing, lifting, and climbing.
- Ability to use hands for fine manipulation, gripping, and hand-eye coordination.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Work in accordance with all company safety and food safety policies and procedures.
- Report physical safety concerns and issues to the Facilities Manager and Environmental, Health, and Safety Coordinator.
- Report food safety concerns and issues to the Facilities Manager and Quality Assurance department.
- Execute the preventive maintenance program according to schedule for all facility systems and equipment.
- Conduct diagnostic checks, troubleshoot, and repair facility systems, including electrical, fire, security, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, water treatment, compressed air, and refrigeration systems, including ammonia refrigeration.
- Perform general building and grounds maintenance.
- Monitor facility systems by tracking operational readings and respond to alerts and deviations from standard operating conditions.
- Maintain accurate maintenance logs, service records, inspection checklists, regulatory documents, and hot work permits.
- Document all work activities in computerized maintenance management system software.
Desired Qualifications
- Electrical, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, plumbing, refrigeration, or ammonia certifications are highly preferred.
- Trade school or technical college completion is preferred.
- Two to three years of industrial maintenance experience, preferably in the food, medical, or pharmaceutical industries.
U.S. Waffle Company is a food manufacturer focused on frozen breakfast products. It produces waffles, pancakes, French toast, and related prepared foods for branded and private-label customers. Its products move through grocery, foodservice, and distribution channels serving retailers, partners, and consumers. The manufacturing model combines ingredient handling, mixing, cooking, freezing, packaging, quality and food safety, maintenance, warehousing, and supply planning. Work spans production, sanitation, quality, maintenance, engineering, packaging, warehouse, logistics, and supervision.
Company Size
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Company Stage
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Total Funding
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Headquarters
Liberty, South Carolina
Founded
2013
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- The 2025 Whole Foods award validates quality with a demanding retail buyer.
- Hiring openings in quality assurance signal ongoing operational investment.
- Products span waffles, pancakes, poffertjes, and more, broadening customer and channel reach.
What critics are saying
- Cérélia integration can squeeze U.S. Waffle's autonomy and slow decision-making.
- Private-label grocery contracts face brutal renewal pressure from larger manufacturers.
- Food safety or quality lapses would quickly destroy the Whole Foods award advantage.
What makes U.S. Waffle Company unique
- Cérélia bought U.S. Waffle in 2021, backing a specialized pancake-and-waffle platform.
- The company supplies supermarket private label and national foodservice customers nationwide.
- U.S. Waffle won the 2025 Whole Foods Market Supplier All-Star Award.
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