Maintenance Technician - Leoti

Your Opportunity

We have an exciting Maintenance Team Member opportunity in Leoti, KS. The Maintenance Team Member assists in maintaining and repairing physical structures of buildings by performing the following duties.

• Perform preventive maintenance, troubleshoot, repair, install, and inspect automated feed systems, fresh water systems, recycle systems, cool cells, ventilation, controllers, and penning for animal production facilities sites to ensure operations run efficiently and effectively.
• Use tools ranging from common hand and power tools, such as hammers, hoists, saws, drills, and wrenches, to precision measuring instruments and electrical and electronic testing devices.
• Follow work orders and specifications to determine machines and equipment that require replacement, repair or maintenance.
• Welding of building equipment including load‑out chutes, and fabrication of some penning or gating.
• Must be on call available for emergencies.

Instills trust, communicates effectively, action‑oriented, ensures accountability, and drives results.

• Two‑year technical degree or greater, high school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred; or one to three months experience or training; or combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions and work orders. Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to apply mathematical concepts to practical situations.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
• Must possess a current valid driver’s license, acceptable MVR, and ability to pass DOT physical and obtain medical card.

The hours and days of work are established by departmental needs and at the discretion of management. After-hours, weekends and overnight travel as requested.

We offer a competitive pay rate based on your skills and experience related to this position.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to move around the facility.
• The employee must regularly lift and move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts; and in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment is dependent on which environment you are in.

• Medical, vision & dental benefits after 90 days.
• 401K with company match.
• Paid Time Off & Company Holidays—Live Operations.
• Earned Time Off & Company Holidays—Plant Operations.
• Wellness Program.
• Employee pork purchase program.

For a complete list of our benefits please visit our career site:

Seaboard Foods is an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans’ status, status as a disabled individual, or any other status protected by law.