3rd Shift Maintenance Technician — Safety, Growth & Benefits

Central Garden & Pet Company; Chilton (WI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Coverage

Vision Coverage

Life Insurance

401k with match

Profit sharing

Job summary

Central Garden & Pet Company/Kaytee in Chilton, WI is seeking a 3rd Shift Maintenance Technician to join our maintenance team, focusing on installing equipment, fabrication, and preventative maintenance. You will work closely with operators and supervisors, follow safety policies, dismantle, repair and install machinery, and support continuous improvement in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

We offer strong benefits including medical/dental/vision, life and disability insurance, 401(k)

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently in a safe, efficient, and accurate manner.
• Ability to interpret technical manuals.
• Ability to perform preventive maintenance according to published guidelines.
• Ability to repair, dismantle, install or move machinery and mechanical equipment.
• Ability to read, understand, follow, and enforce safety procedures.
• Knowledge of maintenance and repair of mechanical equipment and systems.
• Ability to test systems and/or operations in compliance with published standards.
• Ability to accurately use rulers, calipers, micrometers, and other related measuring tools.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with operators, Maintenance Supervisor, Shift Supervisors and team members.
• Follows safety and environmental policies, promoting continuous improvement in safety.
• Dismantles, moves, installs, or repairs machinery and mechanical equipment.
• Examines machinery and identifies reasons for malfunction and completes repairs.
• Uses hand tools, power tools, and testing instruments to repair and maintain production equipment.
• Cleans plant facilities, equipment, and work areas.
• Assists with installing new equipment and systems; maintains current equipment as needed.
• Ensures proper care in the use and maintenance of equipment and supplies.
• Reports Food Safety issues to authorized personnel for correction.

Skills

Independent work

Interpret manuals

Preventive maintenance

Machinery repair

Safety procedures

Measuring tools

Mechanical knowledge

Reading comprehension

Tools

Calipers

Micrometers

Testing instruments

Electrical testing tools

Job description

Central Garden & Pet Company/Kaytee in Chilton, WI is seeking a 3rd Shift Maintenance Technician to join our maintenance team, focusing on installing equipment, fabrication, and preventative maintenance. You will work closely with operators and supervisors, follow safety policies, dismantle, repair and install machinery, and support continuous improvement in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

We offer strong benefits including medical/dental/vision, life and disability insurance, 401(k)