b'TheThe Employers Jobs4 5The employers of the food processing industry are made up of equipmentService Technicians that work for OEMs are responsible for the scheduled or manufacturers and food & beverage processing plants. unscheduled maintenance and repair of a wide variety of food and beveragemanufacturing and packaging equipment. Service technicians are employed byOriginal Equipment Manufacturer or OEMs build and service equipment forequipment manufacturers to service their customers equipment. This position processing plants. On a regular basis, technicians may be sent to install, repair requires strong communication, interpersonal skills, as well as a strong mechanicaland troubleshoot equipment for their customers. Many OEMs require extensive skills base to include: hydraulics, pneumatics, electrical, conveyor systems andtravel to service the equipment of their customers. PLC usage to troubleshoot. Most Service Technicians travel extensively to set up,maintain and repair equipment.Processing Plants are where the equipment is used to produce the product from rawmaterials before being distributed to retail locations. Technicians in processing plants Maintenance Technicians provide preventative maintenance and repair to a varietymay work with a variety of equipment to service and maintain including: baking, of food processing and packing equipment for the processing plants. Maintenanceblanching, blending, bottling, canning, freezing, slicing, injecting, conveying, packaging, technicians ensure optimal performance of the equipment and use troubleshootingetc. Travel may not be required but in some cases salaries are often less than OEMs. skills to diagnose problems or deduce obstacles that may occur.'