Dairy Plant Maintenance Technician – Grow & Impact

Saputo Inc.; Franklin (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Medical benefits

401(k) Company Match

Paid time off

Job summary

Saputo USA is seeking a Maintenance Technician to support production in a dairy processing environment. You will troubleshoot, repair, maintain, and improve cheese processing, packaging, refrigeration, boilers, and utility equipment, collaborating across production, sanitation, quality, and engineering teams to ensure safety and reliability.

Your role involves diagnosing mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic issues, performing root cause analysis, and executing preventive maintenance.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 2+ years of industrial maintenance experience in food manufacturing or related environment.
• Working knowledge of mechanical systems including conveyors, gearboxes, bearings, pumps, motors.
• Experience troubleshooting electrical systems up to 480V.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and mechanical drawings.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic failures on processing and packaging equipment.
• Maintain and repair motors, gearboxes, conveyors, and automated packaging lines.
• Read and interpret schematics, manuals, PLC I/O drawings, and P&IDs.
• Disassemble, inspect, repair, and reassemble production equipment.
• Install and maintain conveyors, pumps, and production machinery.
• Program and troubleshoot HMIs and automated control systems.
• Complete preventive, predictive, corrective, and emergency maintenance.

Skills

Industrial maintenance

Electrical troubleshooting

Mechanical systems

Reading schematics

Pneumatic and hydraulic systems

Education

High school diploma

Tools

SAP/CMMS

PLC/VFD control

Job description

Saputo USA is seeking a Maintenance Technician to support production in a dairy processing environment. You will troubleshoot, repair, maintain, and improve cheese processing, packaging, refrigeration, boilers, and utility equipment, collaborating across production, sanitation, quality, and engineering teams to ensure safety and reliability.

Your role involves diagnosing mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic issues, performing root cause analysis, and executing preventive maintenance.