Night-Shift Dairy Maintenance Technician (Automation)

gpac; La Crosse (WI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Night shift premiums

Full benefits

Advancement opportunities

Modern automation

Job summary

gpac collaborates with a well-established dairy manufacturer south of La Crosse, WI, seeking a Night Shift Maintenance Technician to sustain safe, compliant operations in a highly automated environment.

This hands-on role covers mechanical and electrical troubleshooting across production, packaging, and utility systems during 6pm–6am shifts, with a focus on reliability, safety, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of industrial maintenance experience, preferably in food or beverage.
• Strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills.
• Proficiency with PLCs, VFDs, and automated packaging equipment.
• Experience maintaining pumps, conveyors, separators, and pasteurizers.
• Familiarity with instrumentation, calibration, and sanitary process systems.
• Ability to read and interpret schematics, P&IDs, and electrical drawings.
• Experience with ammonia refrigeration, boilers, and wastewater systems a plus.
• Commitment to food safety, preventive maintenance, and continuous improvement.
• Safety-conscious mindset with ability to work independently on 6pm-6am shift.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe, compliant, and reliable operation of production, packaging, and utility systems.
• Support a 24/7 operation with advanced automation, robotics, and pasteurization systems.
• Hands-on, multi-craft maintenance in a dairy facility.

Skills

Industrial maintenance

Electrical troubleshooting

Mechanical troubleshooting

PLCs & VFDs

Automated packaging

Pumps & conveyors

P&IDs, schematics

Instrumentation calibration

Sanitary process systems

Ammonia refrigeration

Boilers

Wastewater systems

Safety focused

Continuous improvement

Job description

gpac collaborates with a well-established dairy manufacturer south of La Crosse, WI, seeking a Night Shift Maintenance Technician to sustain safe, compliant operations in a highly automated environment.

This hands-on role covers mechanical and electrical troubleshooting across production, packaging, and utility systems during 6pm–6am shifts, with a focus on reliability, safety, and continuous improvement.