General Maintenance Technician at Alsum Farms

Alsum Farms & Produce Inc., a grower, packer, and shipper of potatoes & onions located in Friesland, WI is looking for a full-time 3rd (Third) Shift Industrial Maintenance Technician. You would perform routine, preventative, and emergency maintenance in our packing facility.

A Day in the Life of an Alsum Farms & Produce Industrial Maintenance Technician

As a Maintenance Technician, you arrive each day ready to ensure that all our operations can perform. We focus on preventative and proactive maintenance. Of course, there are occasional emergency fixes required. When work orders are submitted, we assign the work order to the appropriate maintenance technician. Next, the maintenance technician arrives at the job site and discusses the concern with the production personnel that initiated the work order. The Maintenance Technician is responsible for collecting information to diagnose the issue and decide if preventive maintenance or corrective maintenance is required. Once production operates the equipment to standard, the maintenance technician closes out the work order. They are responsible for documenting the proper failure codes, failure causes, time taken to complete the job, and any other information required in the synopsis.

Why the Maintenance Technician position is important to Alsum Farms & Produce: Poorly maintained resources can completely stop production & operations. We need people like you to help maintain the facilities so we can provide field to fork potatoes to the dinner tables of Americans.

Job Details

Job Type: Full-time

Job Schedule: 3rd (Third) Shift - Monday through Friday; 10:30pm-7:00am

Starting Salary: $24.90-$33.30 per hour depending on experience

Work Location: Friesland, WI

Travel Requirements: None

You may be perfect for this Maintenance Technician position if you:

• Have previous maintenance experience, including a strong electrical background
• Have a valid driver's license, a reliable vehicle, and can provide your own hand tools
• Are a dependable team player with troubleshooting and critical thinking skills
• Are an initiative-taker with a positive, can-do attitude
• Take ownership of tasks
• Have excellent customer service skills
• Have a desire to be effective at work
• Have technical certifications (preferred but not required)

Physical/Environmental Demands

• Prolonged periods standing and walking
• Able to bend, stretch, push, pull, and move as needed to reach, clean, and service machinery
• Must be able to visually inspect machines
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 100 pounds
• Must wear safety glasses and hearing protection in designated areas
• Exposure to airborne particles or fumes
• Perform repairs at heights greater than 20 feet
• Ability to withstand cold and warm working conditions

Alsum Benefits

Alsum Farms & Produce offers its full-time (30 hours or more) employees:

• Employer contributed health plan
• Employer paid life insurance
• Voluntary dental, life, disability, and vision insurance
• Onsite fitness center
• Vacation and holiday pay
• Profit sharing
• 401(k) with company match
• Employee discounts
• Educational assistance program

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Workplace

Compensation details: 24.9-33.3 Hourly Wage

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