Maintenance Technician III

Rise Baking Company, LLC; Town of River Falls (WI); On-site; USD 40,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Rise Baking Company, LLC in River Falls, WI seeks a Maintenance Technician III to ensure reliability and optimal operation of equipment in a food manufacturing environment.

The role emphasizes root cause analysis, preventive maintenance, and collaboration with quality, production, and maintenance teams to reduce downtime and improve safety and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering preferred.
• 5+ years of maintenance experience with a lean manufacturing background.
• Strong fabrication and machining skills.
• Ability to manage projects effectively, collect and analyze data, and implement solutions.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and within teams.

Responsibilities

• Identify, prioritize, design, and implement facility and equipment upgrades to improve safety, cost, capacity, and quality.
• Assist in tracking maintenance, quality, and root-cause metrics for predictive maintenance.
• Identify gaps in maintenance practices and help develop procedures and controls.
• Perform repairs to prevent long downtime until permanent fixes are completed.
• Design/fabricate replacement parts or equipment as needed.
• Lead maintenance projects including rebuilds, new installs, and startups.
• Plan and coordinate plant shutdown maintenance and improvements.
• Assist in breakdown analysis and develop corrective actions to prevent repeats.
• Participate in reliability improvement projects with cross-functional teams.
• Comply with food safety requirements, training, policies, and procedures.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Root cause analysis

Lean manufacturing

Fabrication skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

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Maintenance Technician III

River Falls, WI, US

5 days ago Requisition ID: 3607

Salary Range: $29.00 To $44.00 Hourly

Maintenance Technician III (Mon-Fri 7AM-3:30PM) Food Manufacturing

Job Purpose

Provide maintenance reliability systems and equipment consulting for the facility. Perform technical consulting in various offerings, such as root cause failure analysis, reliability centered maintenance, uptime, and system preventive maintenance.

Essential Functions

• Identify, prioritize, design, and implement facility and equipment upgrades to improve safety, cost, capacity, and quality of manufacturing
• Assist in tracking maintenance, quality, and root cause metrics to analyze and create predictive maintenance activities
• Identify gaps in maintenance work practices and help develop procedures and controls to eliminate process deviation
• Perform repairs on equipment to prevent long-term downtime until permanent repairs can be completed
• Design/fabricate replacement parts or equipment as needed
• Lead maintenance projects including machine rebuilds, new equipment installs and startup
• Assist in the planning and coordination of plant shutdown maintenance repairs and improvements
• Assist in breakdown analysis and develop corrective measures to prevent recurring failures
• Participate in reliability improvement projects and collaborate with quality, production, and maintenance to identify improvements and create standard processes
• Comply with all food safety requirements, training, policies, and procedures
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Qualifications (Education, Experience, Competencies)

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, mechanical or electrical engineering preferred
• 5+ years of experience in maintenance with a lean manufacturing background
• Strong fabrication and machining skills
• Ability to manage projects effectively, collect and analyze data, and develop and implement creative solutions to problems
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently and within teams