Maintenance Tech II

About the role

Join a farmer-owned cooperative rooted in integrity, sustainability, and a passion for providing fresh, high-quality Maola dairy products. We prioritize your well-being with competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package—available within your first month.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair boilers, pumps, compressors, filters, tanks, and other equipment in machine rooms.
• Maintain and repair electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and mechanical systems, including associated components.
• Service and repair pasteurizing equipment to ensure compliance with food safety and quality standards.
• Maintain and repair automated conveyors, case handling systems, filling equipment, and packaging machinery.
• Maintain and repair blow molding equipment used in production operations.
• Maintain and repair high- and low-pressure plumbing, piping, and vacuum systems.
• Fabricate, modify, and build components as required to support operations.
• Troubleshoot equipment issues to the component level, including interpreting and applying electrical schematics and blueprints.
• Provide training and guidance to new maintenance team members to ensure safe and effective work practices.

Requirements

• High school diploma, General Education Degree (GED), or International Education Equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years of related experience in a manufacturing environment as a maintenance technician or mechanic.
• Working knowledge of mechanical and hydraulic systems.
• Knowledge of food safety and regulatory compliance standards preferred.

Competencies

• Communication: Communicate clearly and effectively through multiple channels—oral, written, visual, and non-verbal—ensuring messages are understood and delivered appropriately.
• Accountability: Take responsibility for actions and anticipate challenges before they arise.
• Customer Focused: Prioritize understanding and meeting both internal and external customer needs.
• Initiative: Proactive in identifying opportunities and addressing potential threats.
• Problem-Solving: Identify and address complex issues with minimal guidance; analyze challenges and find practical, effective solutions.
• Collaboration: Take responsibility for deliverables while supporting others to ensure collective goals are met.

Physical demands

Regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear. Frequently required to stand and walk. Must be able to reach, bend, extend, and lift 50–60 pounds.

Work environment

The work environment may require working in cooler rooms with varying temperatures and may include contact with water or dairy liquids. Exposed to noise levels up to 90 decibels. Wet/slippery work conditions.