Jr. Electro-Mechanical Technician 2nd Shift

Johnsonville Sausage, LLC in; Sheboygan Falls (WI); On-site; USD 35,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly bonus

401k with company match

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Flexible spending accounts

Disability and life insurance

Paid parental time off

Onsite fitness center

Onsite medical clinic

Job summary

Johnsonville Sausage, LLC is seeking a Jr. Electro-Mechanical Technician for the 2nd shift to join the Countryside facility.

You will work with maintenance to keep equipment and lines running, participate in upgrades, and learn mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic skills through a 2‑year program. Expect to complete internal training, work with journeymen, and gain hands-on experience while using SAP for maintenance tasks.

Qualifications

• Strong work ethic and commitment to personal development.
• Motivation for a technical career path.
• Safe work behavior and habits.
• Attention to detail and pride in equipment maintenance and housekeeping.
• Ability to learn and adapt to different environments.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.
• Computer literacy including Word/Excel/SAP.

Responsibilities

• Complete Johnsonville internal TPC Maintenance course curriculum.
• Perform high quality preventive maintenance on production equipment.
• Maintain and repair production equipment and facilities.
• Assist with routine safety checks on tools, shop equipment, ladders and PPE.
• Develop troubleshooting skills for electrical and mechanical problems.
• Assist on projects or shutdowns.
• Support new equipment installation or relocation.
• Maintain facilities to meet Johnsonville, OSHA and USDA standards.
• Participate in maintenance meetings and suggest uptime improvements.
• Develop trade skills via on‑the‑job training (welding, plumbing, basic electrical, basic machining).
• Use SAP for work orders, materials, and packaging tasks.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Electrical skills

Pneumatic systems

Hydraulic systems

Troubleshooting

Preventive maintenance

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Word

Excel

Easy DMS

Job description

Jr. Electro-Mechanical Technician 2nd Shift (Finance)

Position Facility: Countryside

We can't do what we do best - make great-tasting sausage products - unless our equipment is reliably running at its best. Members of our maintenance team keep our machines, lines and facilities running. You and your teammates will be responsible for all production and industrial refrigeration equipment, as well as our electrical controls systems. You'll also work closely with our engineers and production members to make important upgrades to our production machinery, as we innovate and grow the business.

Position Overview

Pay Range: $25.53/hr - $33.18/hr + $1.50 Shift Premium

Hours: 1:15pm - 10:00pm, Monday - Friday (Overtime as production demands)

Have you been considering a role in Maintenance and may have been told that you do not have the level of skills needed at this time to acquire a technician position? Do you have a passion for troubleshooting problems and maintaining equipment? Johnsonville has a program dedicated to learning and developing these critical Maintenance skills? By participating in this Junior Maintenance Technician program, you will work side by side with the Maintenance Team doing exactly that. You will be able to develop your understanding of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic skills as well as participate in continuous improvement activities. This is a 2-year program designed to get you ready for a higher position in Maintenance.

Members that are awarded this position will work through a training program under the guidance of journeymen maintenance technicians to ensure the skill area needs of the position, development of the individual, and guiding principles of Johnsonville are met.

Responsibilities

• Work through and complete Johnsonville internal TPC Maintenance course curriculum.
• Learn how to perform high quality preventive maintenance tasks on production equipment
• Learn skills needed to maintain and repair various production equipment
• Assist with routine safety checks on maintenance hand tools, shop equipment, ladders, and maintenance PPE.
• Learn troubleshooting skills for solving electrical and mechanical problems on various production equipment
• Assist on project or shutdown work
• Assist with new equipment installation and/or equipment relocation
• Assist with maintaining facilities and equipment to meet Johnsonville, OSHA and U.S.D.A. standards
• Be an active part of maintenance grill meetings. Share ideas to improve uptime of plant equipment through equipment modifications and improve machine reliability.
• Develop Maintenance Technical trade skills through on-the-job training OJT (i.e., Welding, plumbing, basic electrical, basic machining practices)
• Use SAP for essential maintenance activities (i.e., Completing work orders, scanning parts to work orders and packaging production materials to lines, Ordering materials to work orders)

Experience

• Candidate must demonstrate a strong work ethic and commitment to personal development
• Candidate must be highly motivated and exploring a technical career path
• Candidate must demonstrate safe work behavior and habits
• Candidate should Provide a High Level of Detail and Pride towards equipment maintenance, projects, general housekeeping and maintaining all shop/utility areas in a neat/orderly fashion
• Candidate must demonstrate a strong ability to learn
• Candidate must be able to work in different environments (i.e., indoors, outdoors, hot/cold temperatures)
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally to customers
• Proven ability to work within a team environment
• Good interpersonal skills and a positive attitude
• Administrative skills (record keeping)
• Computer savvy (including Microsoft Word, Excel, Easy DMS and SAP)
• Candidate must be able to safely lift up to 40 lbs.
• Must be willing to potentially rotate among facilities

Other Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years old
• Ability to pass pre-employment, post offer drug screen, physical and background check.

Benefits and Compensation

• Members have potential for a monthly bonus and 401k with a company match.
• Members also have access to terrific benefits including affordable medical, dental and vision coverage; flexible spending accounts; disability and life insurance; and fertility and adoption assistance.
• Johnsonville also offers competitive paid time off, including paid parental time off, as well as access to the 24/7 onsite fitness center, and onsite medical clinic!

Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the country where this job is located, without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

About our Company

Since 1945, our family-owned band of sausage-makers has invented better ways to make, eat and prepare crave-able sausage. Today, we are 4,000+ Members strong. We sell our famous sausage in all 50 United States and more than 40 countries. We have a culture built on the idea that if we make developing your talents our top priority, great business results will follow naturally. We call it The Johnsonville Way. It has been our secret sauce for decades, and we hope you get to experience it for yourself!

Johnsonville is an equal opportunity employer, including Vet/Disability.

We embrace the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and do not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic, including protected veteran and disability status.

Join Our Community

Our culture, called the Johnsonville Way, guides the way we behave, operate and treat one another. We truly believe that here at Johnsonville, we have a moral responsibility to create and maintain an environment that requires each Member to fully develop their God-given talents and help others to do the same. We achieve this by living the Johnsonville Way.

Our owner is famous for saying that, "Other companies use their people to build a business, but at Johnsonville, we use the business to build our people." We are proud to offer endless opportunities for continued learning and growth here at Johnsonville.

Nearest Major Market: Sheboygan

Nearest Secondary Market: Green Bay