Lead Industrial Maintenance Technician - Food & Beverage Manufacturing

Lead Industrial Maintenance Technician – Food & Beverage Manufacturing

 

Up to $34.00/hr + Daily Overtime & Double-Time Sundays • Fort Atkinson, WI Area

 

EXPERIENCE DEPTH: 3+ years of industrial maintenance experience, specifically within a highly regulated FDA, GMP, or SQF manufacturing setting (such as food, beverage, or pharmaceutical production).

FLUID POWER MASTERY: 3+ years of technical experience diagnosing, rebuilding, and repairing hydraulic pumps, valves, cylinders, and pneumatic circuits.

AUTOMATION SYSTEMS: 3+ years of hands-on experience optimizing and maintaining high-speed conveyor systems, automated sorting machinery, and high-efficiency material handling lines.

FABRICATION APTITUDE: Proven ability to perform structural welding and custom shop fabrication tasks for equipment modification and repair.

WORK SCHEDULE: 2nd Shift | Full-time, permanent role with guaranteed time-and-a-half after 8 hours daily and automatic double-time on Sundays.

EARNING POTENTIAL: Up to $34.00 per hour baseline starting rate + premium overtime multipliers + a comprehensive corporate benefits package.

LOCATION: Greater Fort Atkinson, WI area (100% onsite manufacturing facility). COMPLIANCE: United States Citizens or Green Card holders only; must reside within a dependable daily driving radius of the plant.

 

This is an opportunity to join a rapidly growing, century-old manufacturing leader built on a culture of safety and lifelong employee longevity. Operating a highly advanced production facility in the Fort Atkinson area, this company invests heavily in its people, ensuring you are thoroughly trained, set up for success, and working in a stable environment where team members treat each other like family.

This hands-on role is highly lucrative for a technical specialist who wants to maximize their earning potential while pairing their mechanical grit with a stable, supportive manufacturer. Rather than working in a chaotic, high-stress shop, you will join a structured team that respects your expertise and actively rewards dedication. It is the ideal setup for a reliable maintenance professional seeking long-term job security, premium overtime pay structures, and an excellent local reputation.

 

What You Will Be Doing

• Electro-Mechanical Maintenance: Executing complex mechanical and electrical maintenance, troubleshooting, and asset repairs across a highly automated production floor.
• Preventative Maintenance (PMs): Rebuilding and performing scheduled PMs on automated fluid power systems, pneumatic valves, and heavy-duty hydraulic circuits.
• Packaging Line Optimization: Diagnosing, leveling, and optimizing high-speed packaging lines, high-efficiency sorting systems, and specialized sanitary conveyors.
• Structural Modification: Utilizing structural welding skills to modify equipment, reinforce frameworks, and support custom shop fabrication tasks as needed.
• Emergency Breakdown Response: Responding promptly to emergency line breakdowns to minimize operational downtime and restore throughput during the 2nd shift window.
• Asset Tracking Documentation: Documenting all repair actions, parts inventory adjustments, and equipment runtime cycles within the facility's asset management system.
• Regulatory Compliance Support: Upholding strict FDA, GMP, and SQF regulatory compliance and cleanliness standards across all daily maintenance procedures.

What We Are Looking For

• Regulated Industry Pedigree: A strong, verifiable background troubleshooting high-speed machinery in clean, sanitary production environments subject to federal oversight.
• Diagnostic Intuition: Expert-level capability tracking down multi-variant automated system faults across mechanical, pneumatic, and basic electrical domains.
• Reliable Shift Commitment: A dependable professional with full, unconditional availability and long-term commitment to working a dedicated 2nd shift schedule.
• Employment Reliability: A rock-solid, stable work history demonstrating long-term career commitment and technical growth with previous employers; frequent job-hopping is a disqualifier.