Maintenance Technician - Mon​/Tue & e​/o Fri-Sun

Maintenance Technician
- Mon/Tue & e/o Fri-Sun, 6 pm - 6 am)

Thisis an onsite role that works at the Chaseburg Creamery in Chaseburg, WI. The shift hours are 6pm-6am every Monday and Tuesday and every other Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Hourly

This position is eligible for a 3% annual bonus incentive based on cooperative and individual performance.

Yes

If a company is going to make a difference in today’s world, it’s going to haveto think differently. At Organic Valley, our philosophy and decisions are basedon the health and welfare of people, animals and the earth. We’re a mission-driven cooperative, owned byfamily farmers, and we’ve been leaders in organic agriculture from the very beginning. Once pioneers of organicagriculture, we’re now an established leader.

Organic is all we do. We aredriven by our mission to promote regional farm diversity and economic stability by the means of organic agricultural methods and the sale of certified organic products.

The Maintenance Technician is a versatile and flexible role designed to ensure seamless operations of the Chaseburg Creamery. Provide multi-craft (mechanical/electrical/controls) maintenance for a highly automated dairy facility. Ensure safe, compliant, and reliable operation of production, packaging, and utility systems—including FDA/State-regulated pasteurization equipment, Weights & Measures sealed systems, and robotics—while maintaining documentation to meet food safety and regulatory requirements. This is a safety sensitive role in a 24/7;

365 dairy processing operation. Occasional on-call is required for vacation and absence coverage.

• Perform all tasks safely and in compliance with OSHA and Organic Valley safety policies by modeling safe behaviors, properly using required safety equipment (including fall protection), and actively promoting a strong safety culture.
• Adhere to FDA, USDA, WDATCP, GMPs, and Organic Valley food safety requirements, including following written procedures and maintaining required documentation related to maintenance activities.
• Perform maintenance and repairs in production areas in a sanitary manner, following established policies and collaborating with Quality Assurance and Production to prevent product contamination or loss.
• Protect product quality by promptly addressing equipment and facility issues, maintaining tool and material accountability, and clearly communicating repair completion and sanitation needs to production leadership.
• Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain automated butter processing, packaging, and robotic equipment, including PLC controlled systems, metal detection, case packing, and palletizing.
• Maintain core production and process equipment such as churns, centrifuges, pumps, conveyors, fillers, checkweighers, cartoners, and high pressure systems.
• Maintain HTST pasteurizers and CIP/COP systems in compliance with PMO and WI DATCP requirements, supporting sanitary, hygienic maintenance practices.
• Calibrate, verify, and document process instrumentation and inspection systems, including flow, pressure, temperature, level, CIP conductivity, and metal detection.
• Maintain Weights & Measures sealed scaling systems and use electrical and calibration test equipment to verify signals, preserve seals, and support required inspections and compliance.
• Operate, monitor, and maintain utility systems including ammonia refrigeration and glycol cooling, boilers and steam systems, RO water, compressed air, HVAC, and facility ventilation to support safe and reliable operations.
• Maintain electrical and control systems up to 480 VAC (including motors, panels, VFDs, lighting, and controls) in accordance with NFPA 70E…