Maintenance Technician

Pilgrim's; Whitehall (WI); On-site; USD 39,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vision insurance

Medical insurance

Dental coverage

401(k) match

Career development

Paid time off

Job summary

Pilgrim’s is seeking an Afternoons Maintenance Technician to monitor and adjust equipment across the department. The role emphasizes safety, preventive maintenance, and diagnostics to maximize equipment efficiency.

You’ll troubleshoot electrical circuits, use diagnostic tools, and perform welding and fabrication as needed. The position requires flexibility for overtime and weekends, with a base hourly salary and shift differentials described in the benefits package.

Qualifications

• Excellent mechanical aptitude.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions.
• Work with minimal supervision.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience using maintenance power tools.

Responsibilities

• Monitors equipment for proper operation and makes adjustments/repairs to maximize efficiency.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and communicate to supervisor or lead.
• Identify and apply standard symbols used in industrial documentation.
• Conduct preventative maintenance and troubleshoot bearing failures.
• Diagnose and repair drive-related issues to ensure optimal performance.
• Assist maintenance in troubleshooting, repair, modification and construction of equipment and structure; initiate work orders.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Reading instructions

Independent working

Communication skills

Maintenance tools experience

Tools

Maintenance power tools

Multi-meters

Welding equipment

Job description

Description

Maintenance Technician Afternoons

At Pilgrim’s, Safety Is A Condition, which means the safety of our team members comes first - always.

Purpose and Scope/General Summary: The position is responsible for monitoring and adjusting equipment throughout the department.

Responsibilities:

• Monitors equipment for proper operation and makes necessary adjustments and repairs to maximize the efficiency of the equipment.
• Responsible to identify opportunities for improvement and to communicate those to supervisor and/or lead person.
• Identify and apply standard symbols used in industrial documentation.
• Conducts scheduled preventative maintenance and troubleshoot bearing failures.
• Diagnose and repair drive-related issues to ensure optimal performance.
• Assists maintenance department in troubleshooting, repair, modification and construction of equipment and structure as needed including initiating work orders.
• Analyse and troubleshoot electrical circuits using Ohm's Law and Kirchhoff’s Law.
• Safely use multi-meters and other diagnostic tools
• Execute welding operations following safety and quality standards.
• Interpret welding symbols and apply appropriate techniques for repairs and fabrication.
• Maintains proper records on all equipment.
• Flexibility required as overtime and weekend work occur and may be required.
• Gathers feedback from production team members on a regular basis on how the equipment, workstations, and product flow is functioning.

What You’ll Need:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions.
• Have the ability to work with minimal direct supervision.
• Excellent mechanical aptitude and abilities in order to analyse, evaluate, and solve mechanical problems.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience in the operation of maintenance power tools.
• Ability to pass hands on maintenance assessment

Why Work for Pilgrim’s?

• Schedule: Nights: Sunday - Thursday 2:00 pm - 10:30 pm; Weekends: Friday 10:00 am - 10:30 pm, Saturday & Sunday: 8:00 am - 8:30 pm, Afternoons: Monday – Friday 2:00 pm – 10:30 pm every other week, Sunday – Thursday 2:00 pm – 10:30 pm every other week.
• Benefits: Vision, Medical, and Dental coverage begin after 60 days of employment;
• Paid Time Off: Sick leave, vacation, company observed holidays or, any other statutorily required paid leave;
• 401(k): company match begins after the first year of service and follows the company vesting schedule;
• Base hourly salary rate of $28.02/hour - $37.76/hour, shift differential if applicable: Afternoon or Weekend Shift is $1.00/hour, or Night Shift is $1.50/hour;
• Career Development: Our company is dedicated to supporting professional growth by offering continuous learning opportunities and a focus on career growth through various learning and development programs;
• Better Futures

The Company is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our team members and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct drug, alcohol, and background checks for all new team members post-offer and prior to the start of employment. The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new employees by the end of the third day of work.

About us: Pilgrim’s is a leading global food company with more than 62,000 team members worldwide. The company processes, prepares, packages, and delivers fresh, frozen, and value-added food products for customers in more than 100 countries. Pilgrim’s operates protein processing plants and prepared foods facilities in 14 states, Puerto Rico, Mexico, the U.K, the Republic of Ireland and continental Europe.

Our vision: Become the best and most respected company in our industry creating the opportunity of a better future for our team members.

Our core values are: Availability, Determination, Discipline, Humility, Ownership, Simplicity, Sincerity

EOE, including disability/vets

Unsolicited Assistance: Pilgrim's does not accept unsolicited assistance from any recruitment vendors for any of our open jobs. All resumes or candidate profiles submitted by recruitment vendors or headhunters to any employee at Pilgrim's or via the applicant tracking system, in any form without a valid written request and search agreement previously approved by HR, will be solely owned by Pilgrim's. No fees will be paid should the candidate be hired by Pilgrim's because of an unsolicited referral.