Technician, A

Lakeside Foods Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Vacation time

Retirement plan with company match

Safety glasses reimbursement

Safety shoes reimbursement

Onsite training

Flexible scheduling

OT availability

Job summary

Lakeside Foods Inc. is seeking a Maintenance Technician/Mechanic to support our production facilities. You will work on electrical and electronic components of industrial machinery, perform routine repairs, and assist with minor fabrication to improve processes.

The role requires a hands-on problem-solver with a solid mechanical foundation and a safety-first mindset. Join a team focused on reliability, efficiency, and continuous improvement in a dynamic food processing environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Prior electrical/electronics maintenance experience is a plus.
• Industrial setting experience is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Install and repair electrical systems, apparatus, and components of industrial machinery.
• Perform minor mechanical replacements and fabrication.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Mechanical aptitude

Blueprints & schematics

Safety mindset

Willingness to learn

Strong work ethic

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Electrical test equipment

Fabrication tools

Job description

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At Lakeside Foods and our family of companies, we're committed to providing wholesome foods to enrich people’s lives through food. We are a culture that pursues our vision of growth and innovation with passion, confidence, and commitment. We are strongest together – valuing collaborative contribution, transparency and new ideas to enable change and growth. We are committed to an inclusive and respectful environment that promotes a healthy work-life balance, and there’s a seat at the table for you.

Here at Lakeside Foods, our maintenance technician/mechanic team is the backbone of our operations, ensuring equipment runs optimally while maintaining the facility. Maintenance technicians/mechanics are respected “Jack of All Trades” team members, performing troubleshooting on electrical/electronics and minor mechanical and/or fabrication updates and using their knowledge to improve production processes. If you are a creative problem-solver who perseveres through challenging electrical/electronic repairs, we want to talk with you.

What You’ll Get:

• Competitive wages based on experience and Mechanical placement test
• Production season (July - November): 2nd shift hours from 5:00 p.m - 5:00 a.m. or 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
• Production season (July – November): Flexible scheduling with OT availability
• Stable work environment with a growing company
• Schedules to maintain work/life balance
• Excellent market-leading medical insurance, dental and vision insurance.
• Paid vacation and personal time after 30 days of employment
• Retirement plan with company match
• Prescription safety glasses & safety shoe reimbursement
• Paid onsite training

What You’ll Do:

• Install and repair electrical systems, apparatus, and electrical and electronic components of industrial machinery and equipment
• Perform minor mechanical replacements and fabrication
  

What You’ll Bring:

• Prior experience with electrical/electronics maintenance is a plus
• Prior youth apprentice experience/graduate is a plus
• Must possess mechanical aptitude in regards to an industrial setting
• Have basic understanding of manuals, schematic diagrams, and blueprints
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) is preferred
• Willingness to learn
• Strong work ethic
• Safety mindset

Where You’ll Work:

Located off of I-43, just 30 miles north of Milwaukee, 8 miles north of Port Washington, and half way between Chicago and Door County, Belgium offers year round activity for visitors. From the Harrington Beach State Park, the Ozaukee Interurban Trail and other opportunities such fishing, boating, running, biking there is something for everyone no matter what time of year!

Lakeside Foods and our family of companies welcomes people of all backgrounds and the varied ideas they bring to the workplace. Being an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer is part of our heritage and culture. We recruit, hire and promote employees based on qualifications and merit, without regard to race, religion, age, gender, disability, marital or veteran status. Lakeside Foods participates in E-Verify.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities