2nd Shift Lead Maintenance Technician - Sanitary & Fluid Power Systems

2nd Shift Lead Maintenance Technician – Sanitary & Fluid Power Systems Up to $34.00/Hour + Daily Overtime & Double-Time Sundays • Fort Atkinson, WI Area • Direct-Hire

• COMPENSATION: Up to $34.00/Hour Baseline Starting Rate + Daily Overtime (1.5x after 8 hours) + Automatic Double-Time (2.0x) on Sundays + Full Corporate Benefits
• SCHEDULE: Dedicated 2nd Shift | Full-time, permanent role with high earning potential
• INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE: 3+ years of industrial maintenance within a regulated FDA, GMP, or SQF manufacturing environment (Food, Beverage, Pharma)
• CORE SKILLS: Deep mechanical/electrical diagnostic ability, 3+ years in hydraulic/pneumatic fluid power systems, high-speed conveyor/packaging optimization, and structural welding/fabrication
• ROLE HIGHLIGHTS: 2nd shift lead position in a clean, highly automated facility with exceptional shift-premium pay structures and a century-long record of job stability
• REQUIREMENTS: US Citizen or Green Card holder residing within a daily driving radius of Fort Atkinson, WI

If you are a skilled maintenance professional looking to maximize your earning potential without sacrificing quality of life or job security, this direct-hire lead role offers a rock-solid career home. The employer is a century-old, rapidly expanding manufacturing leader in the Fort Atkinson area, known for its strong safety culture, long employee tenures, and family-oriented environment. In this high-earning, hands-on role, you will take ownership of maintaining high-speed packaging, automated sorting lines, and fluid power systems across a modern, sanitary plant. With daily overtime pay after 8 hours and automatic double-time on Sundays, your mechanical grit and technical expertise will be aggressively rewarded in a structured, zero-chaos environment. What You Will Be Doing (Daily Responsibilities)

• Execute complex electro-mechanical maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs across a highly automated production floor during the 2nd shift window.
• Maintain and rebuild fluid power systems, diagnosing hydraulic pumps, valves, cylinders, and pneumatic circuits as part of an aggressive PM program.
• Optimize high-speed packaging and sorting lines, leveling sanitary conveyors and fine-tuning automated material handling machinery to eliminate bottlenecks.
• Perform emergency breakdown response, rapidly isolating multi-variant faults to minimize downtime and keep production throughput moving safely.
• Execute structural welding and custom fabrication, modifying equipment framework and creating custom shop fixtures for line enhancements.
• Maintain regulatory compliance, ensuring all maintenance activities strictly align with FDA, GMP, and SQF sanitary standards while logging work orders in the plant CMMS.

What We Are Looking For (Requirements & Qualifications)

• 3+ years of regulated manufacturing experience troubleshooting equipment in clean, sanitary environments (Food, Beverage, Pharmaceutical, or related FDA/SQF operations).
• Fluid Power & Mechanical Mastery: 3+ years of hands-on depth rebuilding and troubleshooting hydraulics, pneumatics, multi-axis drives, and high-speed packaging equipment.
• Welding & Fabrication: Proven ability to perform structural welding and custom shop repairs.
• Diagnostic Intuition: Strong ability to trace electro-mechanical failures and systematically solve root-cause line issues.
• 2nd Shift Reliability: Full, long-term commitment to a dedicated 2nd shift schedule.
• Employment Stability: A rock-solid, dependable work history showing steady tenure and commitment with prior employers.
• Local Proximity: Residing within a comfortable daily driving distance of the Fort Atkinson, WI area.