Maintenance Tech - Days

About the Company

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry, specializing in egg products, refrigerated grocery, and potato products. With over 100 years of experience, the company leverages quality ingredients and innovative processes to deliver the finest products and solutions to customers and consumers. The Chaska, Minnesota location produces a variety of potato products and is situated in a growing community known for its small-town atmosphere, highly rated schools, and proximity to beautiful lakes, major highways, shopping, and the Twin Cities.

About the Role

The Maintenance Technician provides Maintenance and Reliability services within the plant, focusing on asset health improvement efforts. This role ensures executional excellence of facility preventive and corrective maintenance programs while partnering with the plant maintenance team, operational team, and other support teams. Responsibilities include technical troubleshooting, equipment installation, adjustments, startups, and process improvement projects. The position requires compliance with safety work rules, food safety and quality policies, and adherence to all regulatory requirements.

This role operates on a DAY SHIFT, 2-2-3 Schedule and may require availability to work weekends and holidays as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Participate with reliability and maintenance team members to improve personal safety, quality, delivery, and cost in alignment with company objectives.
• Contribute to the advancement of the MFI & ARM culture.
• Learn, execute, and champion Precision Maintenance® techniques, ensuring procedural compliance and adherence to job tolerances.
• Perform technical troubleshooting tasks alongside experienced maintenance personnel.
• Actively participate in maintenance training for personnel.
• Follow reliability procedures for critical spares and parts.
• Assist in implementing quality commissioning procedures for rebuilt or new equipment.
• Support maintenance craftsmen during precision maintenance assignments.
• Utilize MFI-approved CMMS to manage, document, and support reliability reporting and decision-making.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records as required.
• Provide input for root cause analysis (RCA) and Reliability Centered Maintenance to drive continuous asset reliability improvement.
• Promote and foster Michael Foods' culture, values, and principles while demonstrating safe work behaviors.
• Ensure a safe and healthy workplace for all employees by adhering to safety policies and procedures.
• Maintain sanitary conditions, follow GMPs, and ensure product quality is upheld.
• Report conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety and quality.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent.
• Associate's degree or two-year technical certificate, or equivalent experience demonstrating technical aptitude, preferred.
• 1 year of experience as an industrial maintenance technician preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, and P&ID diagrams.
• Prior experience in SAP preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to interact with all levels of the organization.

Physical Requirements

• Regularly required to talk and listen.
• Frequently required to stand and walk.
• Occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, and feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Exposure to a noisy environment with temperature variations from hot to cold.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $34.07 per hour.