Maintenance Tech Pay: $22.72-$31.72- White Hill Shullsburg
Prairie Farms

Job Title: Maintenance Technician
Immediate Supervisor: Cody Brinkman

Location: Prairie Farms White Hill Cheese, Shullsburg, WI

Pay: $22.72-$31.72, depending on experience.

Summary: The Maintenance Technician is responsible for diagnosing, repairing and maintaining all plant
equipment, buildings and grounds in optimum working order.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
 Provides emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production and performs
scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service.
 Performs necessary skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, refrigeration, welding,
steam and water piping, pneumatic and hydraulic troubleshooting and repair of production equipment.
 Complies with OSHA safety rules.
 Maintains facility building and outside property.
 Maintains good housekeeping throughout the facility.
 Ensure sanitation, safety, GMP's (Good Manufacturing Practices) and quality policies and procedures are
followed.
Qualification/Requirements:
 Prefer two year vocational technical degree in field of industrial maintenance.
Minimum high school diploma or equivalent skills by experience.
 Must have good reasoning ability to deal with problems involving variables in standard situations.
 Must be able to read, interpret and understand written and oral directions.
 Knowledge of proper use of equipment, materials and supplies.
 Must be able to read and interpret electrical schematics.
 Must be able to verbally communicate, understand, and write in the English language.
 Must be able to work flexible hours and occasional weekends.
 Prefer individuals with prior PLC troubleshooting skills.
 Must be able to work occasional weekend depending on production needs.
Physical Requirements:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit, stand or walk for prolonged periods of
time. The employee is required to use hands and fingers to operate, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls
and reach with hands and arms on a repetitive basis. The employee must be able to lift, bend, stoop, push/pull
exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds frequently and/or up to 20 pounds
constantly to move objects. Requires visual acuity to review written documentations; ability to hear and
understand speech. There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above the
ambient noise level. There is exposure to a variety of physical conditions such as proximity to moving
mechanical parts, electrical current, and exposure to heat/cold temperature changes.

Prairie Farms is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.