Plant Maintenance

Job Details

Job Level: Entry

Location:

Redwood Farms Meat Processors – Estherville, IA 51334

Position Type:
Full Time

Education Level: None

Salary Range: $26.17 Hourly

Travel:
None

Job Shift: 1st (Day Shift)

Job Category:
Maintenance

• Repair and maintain production equipment, buildings, and grounds.
• Perform weekly, monthly, and annual preventative maintenance tasks.
• Maintain, repair, or replace grinders, augers, pumps, motors, and gear boxes.
• Promptly respond to emergency radio calls; work efficiently to repair machinery with minimal downtime.
• Completely repair equipment or ensure proper hand‑off before leaving facility.
• Safely operate skid steers, forklifts, telehandlers, and scissors lifts.
• Correctly operate and maintain welding and fabrication equipment such as acetylene torches, air plasma cutters, and TIG welders.
• Perform building repairs and complete general handyman duties throughout facility, as needed.
• Accurately complete work orders to document materials used and time spent on maintenance projects.
• Submit purchase requests to Maintenance Manager to procure parts and supplies.
• Perform inventory cycle counts, as directed by Maintenance Manager; label and organize materials, as necessary.
• Follow all company safety policies, practices, procedures, and improvement initiatives.
• Comply with all regulatory compliance requirements including environmental and food/feed safety.
• Perform general housekeeping to maintain a clean work environment, as needed.
• Maintain regular and predictable on‑site attendance.
• Situations may arise that require employees to temporarily or permanently assume responsibility for tasks not specifically outlined in this job description.
• Employees may be requested to work additional hours and/or accommodate a heavier than normal workload.

• Experience working in a manufacturing environment with a mechanical and/or electrical discipline.
• Awareness of the importance of food safety standards while performing equipment maintenance.
• Experience with skid steers, forklifts, telehandlers, and scissors lifts, preferred; pass in‑house certifications upon hire.
• Knowledge of safety procedures such as confined space entry, line opening, fall protection, lockout/tagout, and hot work.
• Effectively communicate with supervisors and co‑workers and follow written and/or verbal instructions.
• Accurately read and understand signs, labels, warnings, directions, operator manuals, service manuals, and wiring schematics associated with the maintenance and/or operation of instruments, equipment, and/or chemical usage.
• Proficient in basic math skills, measuring, and reading data trends; accurately and legibly record information.
• Understand and operate basic computer systems.
• Ability to function as both an independent contributor and team member, as necessary.
• Interest in continuous learning and developing new mechanical skills.
• Welding experience, a plus.
• Willingness and ability to work extra hours as needed during the week or weekend.
• Ability to work in a facility that processes pigs.
• Must be 18 years of age or older for insurance purposes.

• Consistently push and/or pull heavy objects.
• Consistently bend at the waist and/or knees or crawl.
• Consistently climb stairs and/or ladders up to 10 feet or be elevated in scissors lifts up to 40 feet.
• Occasionally lift up to 50 pounds from floor to waist level; rarely lift up to 75 pounds.
• Stand up to 100% of the workday.
• Ability to distinguish colors (e.g., wire color codes).
• Tolerance of varying environmental conditions – heat, cold, and/or wet and slippery conditions.

• Hourly wage $26.17/hour with regular increases.
• Weekly paycheck.
• Health, dental, vision insurance.
• PTO and paid holidays.
• Impressive 401(K) match.