Industrial Maintenance Tech — Friday Pay, Mon-Fri

Freshpack; Wisconsin; Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Get paid every Friday

401(k) program

Referral program

Insurance: Medical/Dental/Vision

Job summary

Freshpack, a growing cheese packaging company, is hiring an Industrial Maintenance Technician to join our on-site production team on a Monday–Friday schedule. We offer competitive benefits and opportunities for growth as we expand over the next few years.

The ideal candidate will bring broad maintenance knowledge, electrical and mechanical skills, ability to read blueprints, welding experience, and a safety‑minded mindset to support uptime, product quality, and continuous improvement across our

Qualifications

• Experience in industrial maintenance in a production environment.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and blueprints.
• Strong safety and equipment troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair electrical and mechanical systems on production equipment.
• Troubleshoot root causes and implement improvements.
• Assist in training machine operators and install new equipment.
• Read blueprints and wire/electrical installations.
• Monitor machines to ensure quality and efficiency.

Skills

Electrical knowledge

Pneumatics

Ladder logic

Electrical installation

Mechanical skills

Blueprint reading

Communication skills

Computer skills

TIG welding

Sanitary design experience

Troubleshooting

Building maintenance

Machine operator training

New equipment installation

Monitoring production

Machinery maintenance

Process improvement

Tools

TIG welding tools

Industrial controls tools

Job description

Description

Tired of working weekends? Come join a growing production team that offers a Monday - Friday schedule.

We have openings for an Industrial Maintenance Technician to join our team. The ideal candidate for this position would have knowledge in a wide variety of maintenance-related fields to ensure a safe working environment, increase productivity, and ensure accuracy.

Freshpack is a custom cheese packaging company that develops and innovates cheese products and packaging. Our products can be found in all 50 states and in most major retailers. Over the past 25 years, our team has grown from 15 to 230+ employees. It is an exciting time to join our team, as we are poised for substantial growth over the next 3-5 years.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Understanding of electrical including primary and control circuits
• Pneumatics
• Ladder logic/Programming
• Electrical installation and repairs
• Mechanical skills
• Blueprint reading
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Computer skills - Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, etc.
• Tig welding
• Experience with sanitary design
• Troubleshoot, repair, and address root cause of machine deficiencies
• Building maintenance
• Assist in training Machine Operators
• New equipment installs and setup
• Monitor machines during production
• Maintain machinery per specifrications
• Suggest/improve equipment operations

Requirements

Schedule

• 1st shift - 8:00am-5:30pm M-F (can be flexible with hours)
• 2nd shift - 4:00pm-2:30am M-Th, overtime as needed on Fridays when production is running

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, company-provided life insurance & more!
• 401(k) program
• Referral program
• Get paid every Friday!