A night in the life at Ken’s Foods, Marlborough, MA
When the third shift powers up, you’re the steady hand that keeps our dressings and sauces moving. You’ll walk the floor of our climate-controlled plant, listen for changes in a pump’s tone, spot a sensor out of alignment on an automated packaging line, and dive into an electrical panel to trace a control issue. One moment you’re diagnosing a motor control fault; the next, you’re welding a bracket, soldering a connection, or ordering a replacement part from a manufacturer’s manual. You keep production humming—safely, precisely, and with pride.
Schedule & Shift
- 3rd shift available
- Four 10-hour days each week
Why Ken’s Foods
We’re a stable, growing, and profitable food manufacturer offering a climate-controlled environment and the chance to work with modern packaging and process technologies.
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401k
- Tuition reimbursement
What you’ll tackle (3+ years hands-on experience)
- Hunt down and resolve issues across facility components and systems
- Operate, troubleshoot, and repair automated packaging machinery
- Apply pump theory to operate, diagnose, and repair pumps
- Work with pneumatics: principles, applications, troubleshooting, and repair
- Work with hydraulics: principles, applications, troubleshooting, and repair
- Read and interpret electrical schematics
- Work safely on low- and high-voltage circuits
- Diagnose electric motors, motor controls, and device controls
- Troubleshoot and repair electrical control and power circuits
- Service electrically controlled equipment, including PLC-controlled and solid-state systems
- Weld (gas and arc) and solder as needed
- Understand facility utilities: steam, hot water, compressed air, and refrigeration basics
- Use basic plumbing and carpentry skills
- Identify and order parts using manufacturers’ manuals and prints
- Communicate clearly and follow/give instructions, both oral and written
Education, licensing, and assessments
- High school diploma or GED preferred; or 3+ years of related experience/training; or an equivalent blend of education and experience
- Massachusetts: Special to Operate Engineering License (Steam Plant) required—training provided if you don’t already hold it
- Complete the Standard Timing Model mechanical test with a score of 60% or higher
Location
Marlborough, MA
Compliance
**QUALIFICATIONS **
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Employment with Ken’s Foods is contingent upon successful completion of a drug test, background screening, and pre-employment assessment.