Maintenance Mechanic

Lakeside Foods, Inc; New Richmond (WI); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$2,500 Sign On Bonus

Medical, Dental, and Vision

401(k) plan with Company Match

Paid Time Off

Wellness Programs

Job summary

A food processing company located in New Richmond, WI, is seeking a maintenance technician to repair and maintain food processing machinery. The position offers competitive wages, a $2,500 sign-on bonus, and a variety of benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance. Ideal candidates should have mechanical aptitude and prior experience in mechanical maintenance. With a work schedule alternating between 4-day and 12-hour shifts, you'll find this role both challenging and rewarding in a thriving company environment.

Qualifications

• Mechanical aptitude is essential.
• Prior experience with mechanical maintenance is preferred.
• Willingness to learn/enhance skills through on-the-job training.

Responsibilities

• Repair and maintain a wide variety of food processing machinery and conveyers.
• Work with fabrication, installation of equipment, hydraulics, and pneumatics.
• Assist with maintaining product flow through the plant as needed.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Prior experience with mechanical maintenance

Prior welding experience

Strong work ethic

Safety mindset

Job description

At Lakeside Foods and our family of companies, we're committed to providing wholesome foods to enrich people’s lives through food. We are a culture that pursues our vision of growth and innovation with passion, confidence, and commitment. We are strongest together – valuing collaborative contribution, transparency and new ideas to enable change and growth. We are committed to an inclusive and respectful environment that promotes a healthy work-life balance, and there’s a seat at the table for you.

Here at Lakeside Foods, our maintenance technician team is the backbone of our operations, ensuring equipment runs optimally while maintaining the facility. Maintenance mechanics/technicians are respected versatile team members, performing mechanical and/or fabrication updates and using their knowledge to continuously improve production processes. If you are a creative problem-solver who perseveres through challenging equipment repairs, or is willing to learn, we want to talk with you.

What You’ll Get:

$2,500 Sign On Bonus

• Competitive wages based on experience
• Non-Production/Preventative Maintenance Sesaon (~November - May): Four 10 Hours Shfits, Monday - Thursday (Days)
• Production Season (~June - November) 12 hour shifts, 4 days on 2 days off rotating schedule (2nd Shift)
• Stable work environment with a growing company
• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Company contributions to your Health Savings Account
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Accident, Hospical Indemnity, and Critical Illness Insurance
• Wellness Programs
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• 401(k) plan with Company Match

Additional Benefits

• Stable work environment with a growing company
• Prescription safety glasses & safety shoe reimbursement
• Paid onsite and offsite training
• Positive work environment with family spirit
• An Employer that works hard to ensure your safety on the job

What You’ll Do:

• Repair and maintain a wide variety of food processing machinery and conveyers
• Work with fabrication, installation of equipment, hydraulics and pneumatics
• Assist with maintaining product flow through the plant as needed
• Adhere to all Lakeside Foods policies, procedures, and training requirements

What You’ll Bring:

• Mechanical aptitude
• Prior experience with mechanical maintenance preferred
• Prior welding experience is a plus
• Willingness to learn/enhance skills through on the job training
• Strong work ethicSafety mindset

Where You’ll Work:

Located 29 miles from Saint Paul, MN and 37 miles from Minneapolis, MN New Richmond is known for its breathtaking scenery. Explore everything this area has to offer — from activities and attractions, to fairs and festivals, there's something here for everybody!

Lakeside Foods and our family of companies welcomes people of all backgrounds and the varied ideas they bring to the workplace. Being an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer is part of our heritage and culture. We recruit, hire and promote employees based on qualifications and merit, without regard to race, religion, age, gender, disability, marital or veteran status. Lakeside Foods participates in E-Verify.