Maintenance Lead – Canning Room Operations

Lakeside Foods, Inc; New Richmond (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Competitive wages

Seasonal schedule

4 day work week

Insurance

Vacation & Personal Time

Retirement plan

Safety glasses & shoes

Training

Family environment

Job summary

Lakeside Foods, Inc. is seeking a skilled Maintenance Lead to support the New Richmond, WI facility. You will supervise canning room personnel, perform preventive maintenance, and ensure smooth production flow.

The role requires hands-on maintenance expertise and leadership to keep operations safe and efficient. The position offers a 4-day work week during off-season, a rotating 4-on/2-off seasonal schedule, and a $2,500 sign-on bonus.

Qualifications

• Two-year technical certificate or 3-5 years of related industrial maintenance experience (or equivalent combination).
• Strong knowledge of canning room operations, equipment, maintenance, and repair.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating manuals, and maintenance procedures.
• Mechanical aptitude with the ability to troubleshoot and repair production equipment.
• Ability to apply commonsense problemsolving in a production environment.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds and perform physical tasks associated with industrial maintenance.
• Must possess a complete set of tools for industrial maintenance work.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, repair, and monitor all canning room machinery and equipment.
• Ensure efficient flow of product through the fill and close process.
• Perform preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and major repairs within the assigned area.
• Assist in assessing new equipment and ordering parts and supplies as needed.
• Supervise and direct seasonal production employees in the canning room.
• Train seasonal and fulltime employees in proper, safe, and efficient machine operation.
• Monitor work practices and correct unsafe acts immediately.
• Address minor personnel issues and elevate major concerns to management.
• Ensure timely startup of canning operations.
• Participate in offseason maintenance activities including equipment overhaul, installations, cleaning, painting, floor epoxy work, guarding, and facility improvements.
• Support processing lead and maintenance duties throughout the plant as needed.
• Identify and report unsafe or potentially hazardous conditions immediately.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Canning room operations

Preventive maintenance

Troubleshooting

Mechanical aptitude

Reading manuals

Safety rules

Team supervision

Education

Two-year technical certificate

Job description

Lakeside Foods, Inc. is seeking a skilled Maintenance Lead to support the New Richmond, WI facility. You will supervise canning room personnel, perform preventive maintenance, and ensure smooth production flow.

The role requires hands-on maintenance expertise and leadership to keep operations safe and efficient. The position offers a 4-day work week during off-season, a rotating 4-on/2-off seasonal schedule, and a $2,500 sign-on bonus.