Night-Shift Maintenance Technician – PLC & Mechanical Repair

Shearer's Foods; Perham (MN); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift differential

Job summary

Shearer’s Foods is seeking a Maintenance Technician to keep production machinery running efficiently in a safety‑conscious environment. The role covers setup, installation, repair, and preventive maintenance of manufacturing equipment, with a focus on continuous improvement and reliability.

The position requires completion of a craft apprenticeship or equivalent, Ramsay Skills Assessment, and at least 3 years of manufacturing experience with hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical, and PLC exposure.

Qualifications

• Completion of a craft apprenticeship or an equivalent number of years of education and production maintenance experience preferred.
• Successful completion and qualifying scoring on Ramsay Maintenance Skills Assessment.
• 3 years of manufacturing experience; strong hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical and industrial skills with some PLC experience; experience with mechanical systems and troubleshooting.
• Ability to work within an integrated operating enterprise.
• Ability to manage priorities and multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to perform calibrations, installation and maintenance of process and analytical instrumentation.

Responsibilities

• Performs highly diversified duties to install and maintain production machines and the plant facility’s equipment.
• Performs scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service.
• Provides emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment.
• Performs simple machinist duties and responsibilities.
• Performs mechanic skills including mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting, and repair of production machines.
• Reads and interprets equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.
• Diagnoses problems, replaces or repairs parts, tests and makes adjustments.
• Performs regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment, and plant facilities.
• Performs a variety of plumbing maintenance and carpentry functions.
• Uses hand and power tools, electric meters and material handling equipment in performing duties.
• Detects faulty operations and reports those to supervision.
• Complies with safety regulations and maintains clean and orderly work areas.

Skills

Hydraulic systems

Pneumatic systems

Mechanical maintenance

Troubleshooting

Reading schematics

PLC experience

Education

Craft apprenticeship or equivalent

Tools

Electric meters

Lubrication techniques

Machinery alignment tools

Job description

Shearer’s Foods is seeking a Maintenance Technician to keep production machinery running efficiently in a safety‑conscious environment. The role covers setup, installation, repair, and preventive maintenance of manufacturing equipment, with a focus on continuous improvement and reliability.

The position requires completion of a craft apprenticeship or equivalent, Ramsay Skills Assessment, and at least 3 years of manufacturing experience with hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical, and PLC exposure.