Maintenance Technician - 3rd shift

Michigan Milk Producers Association; Ovid Township (MI); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health and wellness benefits

Paid time off

Employer-matched 401(k) retirement savings plan

Job summary

The Michigan Milk Producers Association is seeking a skilled Maintenance Technician for the 3rd shift. In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing production equipment including pumps, motors, and valves. The position offers competitive salary and benefits, including health coverage and 401(k) matching.

Ideal candidates should have a high school diploma or equivalent, along with a journeyman card or four years of related experience. The job requires a willingness to work off-hours in a 24/7 operation.

Qualifications

• Ability to pass a drug test and background check.
• Willingness to work 3rd shift in a 24/7 operation, including holidays and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair on pumps and motors.
• Handle valve maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Maintain variable speed drives and fans.
• Monitor steam boiler controls and complete monitoring logs.
• Maintain air compressor and ammonia systems.

Skills

Pump/motor maintenance

Valve maintenance

Variable speed drive maintenance

Basic troubleshooting and repair skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Journeyman card or 4 years of equivalent manufacturing experience

Tools

Industrial lift truck operator permit

Job description

About Us The Michigan Milk Producers Association is a dairy farmer-owned cooperative and dairy processor. Founded in 1916, the MMPA serves dairy farmers in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin. MMPA maintains a strong presence within the dairy industry with strategic business relationships through a variety of channels such as processing shelf-stable value‑added dairy products. MMPA has five member‑owned processing plants in Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio, including Superior Dairy and the Middlebury Cheese Company. Products made at the MMPA plants include fluid milk, cheese, ultrafiltered milk, cottage cheese, ice cream, butter, nonfat dry milk, cream, and condensed skim milk. The company is seeking a skilled Maintenance Technician for the 3rd shift to support the efficient operation of our production facility.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Competitive salary
• Health and wellness benefits with medical coverage through Blue Cross Blue Shield, including mental health benefits
• Disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Employer‑matched 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Personal and professional growth opportunities
• Employee appreciation events and recognition awards
• Employee wellness initiatives
• Employee feedback and suggestion forums

Key Responsibilities

• Pump/motor maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair
• Valve maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair
• Variable speed drive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair
• Fan and blower maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair
• Steam boiler control monitoring
• Fill out monitoring log sheets and charts
• Air compressor and related systems maintenance and monitoring
• Ammonia system monitoring
• Glycol systems operation, maintenance, and monitoring
• Basic skill in troubleshooting and repair
• Learn pasteurizer and related systems maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair
• OSHA knowledge of safe work practices
• Understanding of liquid flow in process piping through pumps, valves, and lines

While this list is extensive, it is not comprehensive. Other tasks may be assigned as required to properly maintain production equipment, structures, grounds, or utilities.

Qualifications

• Journeyman card or four (4) years of equivalent manufacturing experience
• Ability to obtain an industrial lift truck operator permit
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Ability to pass a drug test and background check
• Willingness to work 3rd shift in a 24/7 operation, including holidays and weekends

Preferred But Not Required

• Heat exchanger (plate, shell/tube, triple tube, or other) maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair
• Hot water set operation, maintenance, and monitoring
• Ice builder operation, maintenance, and monitoring
• Separator and related systems maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair
• Homogenizer pump maintenance and repair
• HVAC PM, CM, and monitoring
• Awareness of and compliance with HACCP, USDA, FDA, SQF, MDA, GMP, and food safety standards

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each responsibility satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the responsibilities.

This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive list of responsibilities that are required of the role. Responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.

MMPA is an equal opportunity employer.