1st Shift Sr. Maintenance Technician

Senior Maintenance Technician

An established food manufacturing company in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin is seeking an experienced Senior Maintenance Technician to join its first-shift maintenance team. This is a senior-level technical role responsible for advanced equipment troubleshooting, improving plant reliability, mentoring maintenance technicians, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives throughout the facility. This position offers excellent long-term stability and the opportunity to make a significant impact on plant performance and equipment reliability.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead advanced troubleshooting of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and PLC-controlled manufacturing equipment.
• Identify recurring equipment failures and perform root cause analysis to implement long-term corrective actions.
• Improve preventive and predictive maintenance programs to maximize equipment uptime and reliability.
• Maintain accurate maintenance documentation and work orders within the CMMS system.
• Mentor maintenance technicians by sharing troubleshooting techniques, technical knowledge, and best practices.
• Partner with supervisors, planners, and project teams to prioritize maintenance activities and planned shutdowns.
• Promote safe work practices while maintaining a clean and organized maintenance environment.
• Support additional maintenance projects and plant improvement initiatives as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of industrial maintenance experience
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting complex manufacturing equipment
• Strong working knowledge of:
  • PLC troubleshooting
  • Electrical systems
  • Mechanical systems
  • Hydraulics
  • Pneumatics
  • Welding
  • Plumbing
  • Machine tools
  • Reading electrical and mechanical schematics
• Experience developing and improving preventive and predictive maintenance programs
• Strong root cause analysis and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to work independently while providing technical leadership to other maintenance personnel
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills

Preferred

• Food manufacturing experience
• Experience utilizing CMMS software
• Previous mentoring or maintenance leadership responsibilities
• Experience supporting continuous improvement or reliability initiatives