Maintenance Technician - Denison​/Schleswig, IA

• Responsible for reviewing maintenance work tickets, scheduling site visits, and completing maintenance and repairs of swine facilities and equipment for Iowa Select Farms production sites.

Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Supervisor

7/9/2026

• Responsible for reviewing maintenance work tickets, scheduling site visits, and completing maintenance and repairs of swine facilities and equipment for Iowa Select Farms production sites.

• Adhere to ISF bio-security policy at all times and report to management team any violations.
• Adhere to ISF animal wellbeing policy at all times and know reporting procedures when incident occurs.
• Adhere to ISF safety policies and procedures and wear appropriate safety equipment (PPE) for appropriate tasks and work in a safe manner.
• Follow company guidelines for vehicle usage.
• Work closely with site managers and/or production supervisors to ensure all facilities operate at optimal levels.
• Review open work ticket reports daily to schedule maintenance activities ensuring repairs are made in a timely manner.
• Advise site managers and/or production supervisors when items can be repaired rather than replaced.
• Utilize the ISF Tools work ticket system to effectively track all repairs, materials and labor hours associated with each repair.
• Prioritize maintenance requests to deal with high priority items first.
• Be available to work in an on-call rotation for weekend emergency maintenance needs.
• Demonstrate knowledge in general construction methods including plumbing, electrical, carpentry and welding.
• Repair and replace curtain systems
• Fabricate, weld and repair penning area
• Repair and replace feedline systems
• Repair and replace ventilation systems
• Repair and replace waterlines
• Clean up debris in and around sites; including power washing
• Repair and replace building roof, siding, ceilings or windbreaks
• Repair and replace hog paneling
• Repair and replace light fixtures and motors; as well as outlets
• Repair and replace heating and cooling systems
• Manage parts inventory as necessary to complete necessary repairs.
• Complete repairs safely and accurately according to manufacturer’s recommendations.
• Work with various hand and power tools to complete necessary repairs.
• Maintain equipment inventory levels on maintenance vehicles to complete necessary repairs.
• Shower in and out of facilities as necessary to complete maintenance work orders.
• Attendance is critical. Be at work on scheduled days and be ready to walk into barns by start time given.
• Be friendly, positive, helpful, team-oriented, and respectful to co-workers and management team.

• We believe in doing the right thing every day, operating with character and integrity, and being stewards of our resource by committing to:
  • Our Animals
  • Our People
  • Our Environment
  • Our Community
• The core values of an organization are those values we hold which form the foundation on which we perform work and conduct ourselves. We expect all leaders, managers, and employees to demonstrate, foster and promote:
  • Respect:
    We treat people with respect regardless of personal opinions or differing backgrounds, and no one within the organization is more or less important than anyone else
  • Accountability:
    We hold ourselves accountable for completing our job responsibilities and following through on our commitments. We encompass our ability to recognize our own strengths and areas for improvement as well as accept responsibility for the performance and actions of ourselves and our teams without blaming others.
  • Good Decision-Making:
    We are expected to continuously improve processes, attain results, and create efficiencies to achieve our mission while solving problems based on a combination of factual information, analysis, wisdom, and experience.
  • Flexibility:
    We must react to changing circumstances, ambiguity and uncertainty with confidence, openness, positive energy, and optimism.
  • Adhere to Iowa Select Farms bio-security policy at all times which includes reporting any violations or concerns to management team
  • Adhere to Iowa Select Farms animal wellbeing policy at all times and partner with the Health and Care team in a timely manner if an incident occurs
  • Compliance with Iowa Select Farms safety policies and procedures
  • To maintain biosecurity standards, employees working on a farm are prohibited from cohabitating with employees from other production departments or support teams that access farms other than those assigned to their department.

• This position is performed indoors.
• This position may require some tasks to be performed in extreme outside weather conditions.
• The environment of this position will change daily pending weekly schedule.
• This position will have duties in all facilities of Iowa Select Farms so employees will need to be comfortable working in and being exposed to all facility environments.
• The noise level in the work environment and job…