Maintenance Technician - Wed/Thur & e/o Fri-Sun, 6 pm - 6 am)

About the role

The Maintenance Technician is a versatile and flexible role designed to ensure seamless operations of the Chaseburg Creamery. This is an onsite role that works at the Chaseburg Creamery in Chaseburg, WI. The shift hours are 6pm-6am every Wednesday and Thursday and every other Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Employee Type – Hourly.

Responsibilities

• Perform all tasks safely and in compliance with OSHA and Organic Valley safety policies by modeling safe behaviors, properly using required safety equipment (including fall protection), and actively promoting a strong safety culture.
• Adhere to FDA, USDA, WDATCP, GMPs, and Organic Valley food safety requirements, including following written procedures and maintaining required documentation related to maintenance activities.
• Perform maintenance and repairs in production areas in a sanitary manner, following established policies and collaborating with Quality Assurance and Production to prevent product contamination or loss.
• Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain automated butter processing, packaging, and robotic equipment, including PLC controlled systems, metal detection, case packing, and palletizing.
• Maintain core production and process equipment such as churns, centrifuges, pumps, conveyors, fillers, checkweighers, cartoners, and high pressure systems.
• Maintain HTST pasteurizers and CIP/COP systems in compliance with PMO and WI DATCP requirements, supporting sanitary, hygienic maintenance practices.
• Calibrate, verify, and document process instrumentation and inspection systems, including flow, pressure, temperature, level, CIP conductivity, and metal detection.
• Maintain Weights & Measures sealed scaling systems and use electrical and calibration test equipment to verify signals, preserve seals, and support required inspections and compliance.
• Operate, monitor, and maintain utility systems including ammonia refrigeration and glycol cooling, boilers and steam systems, RO water, compressed air, HVAC, and facility ventilation to support safe and reliable operations.
• Maintain electrical and control systems up to 480 VAC (including motors, panels, VFDs, lighting, and controls) in accordance with NFPA 70E and applicable safety standards.
• Operate, monitor, and maintain the wastewater pretreatment system—including DAF, lift stations, and equalization tanks—to meet Village of Chaseburg and WI DNR discharge and stormwater compliance requirements.
• Inspect, clean, repair, and document wastewater and environmental systems (pumps, skimmers, probes, control panels), including sampling, testing, trend tracking, alarms, and corrective actions.
• Execute preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance using Limble (CMMS), iOffice (building maintenance), and Halo (Quality Request System); accurately close work orders and update equipment history.
• Read, interpret, and maintain P&IDs, electrical schematics, OEM manuals, and as built documentation; support spare parts management and reliability initiatives (MTBF/MTTR, root cause analysis).
• Cook up to 80 lbs with assistance.
• Coordinate contractor and vendor work, manage parts and materials, support after hours/weekend repairs, and participate in the on call rotation to minimize downtime and ensure coverage.

Qualifications

• A high school diploma or GED required, with 3+ years of industrial maintenance experience (food, beverage, or sanitary processing preferred); relevant certifications or apprenticeships a plus.
• Advanced aptitude in electromechanical and mechanical maintenance, including troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining pumps, motors, conveyors, and industrial power equipment.
• Strong knowledge of industrial electrical systems (480 VAC 3 phase, low voltage AC/DC, instrumentation, pneumatics, hydraulics) with proficiency using diagnostic and test equipment.
• Advanced ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, P&IDs, OEM drawings, and technical manuals to diagnose and resolve equipment issues.
• Hightly skilled in PLC troubleshooting, including using Rockwell software to connect, view, and edit ladder logic, support Ethernet based networks, and configure VFDs and PID controllers.
• Proven experience maintaining regulatory sealed systems, including HTST/pasteurizers and volumetric scaling, with the ability to lead timing, resealing, diagnostics, and flow meter calibration with WI Weights & Measures.
• Ability to develop, follow, and maintain work instructions (WI) and standard operating procedures (SOP) for maintenance activities.
• Experience working with regulatory inspectors (USDA, FDA, State of Wisconsin, IMS, BRC) and representing Organic Valley professionally during audits and inspections.
• Skilled in CMMS use and basic computer applications to manage work orders, preventive maintenance, spare parts inventory, and equipment history.
• Demonstrated attention to detail, strong commitment to safety, and ability to follow and communicate clear written and verbal instructions.

Skills

• High aptitude in electromechanical and mechanical maintenance, including troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining pumps, motors, conveyors, and industrial power equipment.
• Advanced knowledge of industrial electrical systems (480 VAC 3 phase, low voltage AC/DC, instrumentation, pneumatics, hydraulics) with proficiency using diagnostic and test equipment.
• Advanced ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, P&IDs, OEM drawings, and technical manuals to diagnose and resolve equipment issues.
• Hightly skilled in PLC troubleshooting, including using Rockwell software to connect, view, and edit ladder logic, support Ethernet based networks, and configure VFDs and PID controllers.
• Proven experience maintaining regulatory sealed systems, including HTST/pasteurizers and volumetric scaling, with the ability to lead timing, resealing, diagnostics, and flow meter calibration with WI Weights & Measures.
• Ability to develop, follow, and maintain work instructions (WI) and standard operating procedures (SOP) for maintenance activities.
• Experience working with regulatory inspectors (USDA, FDA, State of Wisconsin, IMS, BRC) and representing Organic Valley professionally during audits and inspections.
• Skilled in CMMS use and basic computer applications to manage work orders, preventive maintenance, spare parts inventory, and equipment history.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health Insurance - Choice of plans for you and your family, including some that can be paired with an HSA (which CROPP contributes to on your behalf)
• Supplemental insurances: we offer accidental insurance, critical illness insurance, and hospital indemnity insurance
• Time Off – 136 hours in the 1st year of employment prorated by start date. Plus 9 paid holidays, plus one floating holiday to use at will. 6 Weeks Paid Parental Leave – For all gendered partners in childbirth or adoption
• Vision & Dental Insurance – Free annual eye exam, discounts on glasses/contacts, flexible dental network, adult ortho
• 401k – We match 100% up to the first 3% of an employee’s contribution, and then 50% for 3.1%-5.0% of employee contributions
• Free services at five local Neighborhood Family Clinics
• Tuition Reimbursement – Up to $1,500 per year to support continuing higher education
• Life Insurance - $50,000 policy funded by CROPP for each employee. Supplemental voluntary coverage available for employees, spouses, and children
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability/AD&D Insurance - $50,000 of life insurance coverage of $50,000 of AD&D coverage funded by CROPP for each employee
• Employee Assistance Program - Free and Confidential for employees, spouses, and dependents
• Free biometric screenings (cholesterol, glucose, blood pressure) and health coaching
• Financial advisors and seminars
• Annual $360 Lifestyle Spending Account