# Maintenance Technician - 3rd Shift (Relocation)

Hiring organization: [Smithfield Foods](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/smithfield-foods)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/c662f63c-cbc1-4cc4-bec1-72c6a3a2be3c

Listed on Smithfield Foods's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Location: Kansas City, MO
- Salary: 25 – 27 USD per hour

## Summary

This Maintenance Technician role supports a food processing facility by maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing electrical and mechanical equipment across the plant. The position suits experienced maintenance professionals comfortable with hands-on work in a fast-paced industrial environment who can handle both routine preventive maintenance and emergency repairs.

_Our summary, not Smithfield Foods's wording._

## Skills named

Blueprint Reading, SAP, Welding

## Required

- High school diploma or GED plus 1+ years of industrial mechanical maintenance or food manufacturing experience, OR 4 years of direct industrial mechanical maintenance experience
- Ability to operate powered industrial trucks (forklift, genie lift, scissor lift)
- Ability to read and follow oral and written instructions, work orders, and equipment manuals
- Function effectively in a team environment

## Nice to have

- Vocational diploma, technical diploma, or associate degree from a technical maintenance or vocational school

Apply on Smithfield Foods's site: https://smithfieldfoods.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Careers/job/Kansas-City-MO/Maintenance-Technician---2nd-Shift--Relocation-_R-2026-9148