We can’t do what we do best – make our great-tasting sausage products – unless our equipment is running well and reliably. This is where you’ll do your part to make Johnsonville great, by keeping our machines, lines and facilities running. You and your maintenance teammates will be responsible for all production and industrial refrigeration equipment, as well as our electrical and controls systems. You’ll also work closely with our engineers and production members to make important upgrades to our production machinery, as innovate and grow our business.

2nd shift Electro-Mechanical Technician

Maintenance Department

Why This Is A Great Job For A Person Who Accepts Nothing Less Than Personal Greatness

Your contribution will ensure that Johnsonville products are of the highest quality and meet our defined standards of safety. You’ll learn about a variety of processes, expanding your existing knowledge for application into the business of making sausage. There is unlimited opportunity for growth as you become an active contributor to the Maintenance Team and assist your team in the quest for continual improvement.

Position Overview

You will be directly involved in the Reliability and Maintenance of the equipment and processes we use to produce our great tasting sausage. This position will not only be involved in maintaining current equipment, but it will allow you to apply Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) techniques and concepts on our way to helping Johnsonville become the "Best Company in the World."

Why choose a career with Johnsonville?

• Great Company Culture
  • You will become a Member of a Team and not just an employee
  • We believe in the guiding principles of respect, trust, integrity, caring, ownership, appreciation, candor, humility, and innovation
  • Opportunity for growth
• Great Compensation program
  • Great Base Pay
  • Monthly Bonus program eligibility immediately after hire with NO annual cap!
  • Outstanding insurance package including medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage after 60 days
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Gym Membership Incentives
  • PTO
  • 401K eligibility after 90 days
  • Discounted Johnsonville products

Responsibilities

• Apply RCM techniques to improve the performance of a variety of production equipment
• Perform maintenance of utility equipment
• Troubleshoot electrical and mechanical problems on various production and utility equipment and apply RCA techniques to improve and eliminate future problems
• Work on projects (i.e. machining, fabrication, Capital projects and working with outside vendors)
• Help gather information to create technical equipment data for development of preventative maintenance information for SAP
• Assist with new equipment installation and/or equipment relocation
• Maintain facilities and equipment to meet Perry Way Foods, OSHA and U.S.D.A. standards
• Be part of teams that implement ideas to improve uptime of plant equipment through equipment modifications, layout adjustments, and general machine maintenance
• Member must be highly motivated with high expectations
• Preventive maintenance of all plant equipment
• Maintain/monitor inventory system for plant and utility equipment
• Improve uptime on plant equipment through machine modification, layout adjustments, and general machine maintenance
• Maintain all utility areas in a neat/orderly fashion
• Basic Electrical experience/understanding is required (PLCs are a plus.) –Willingness to learn is essential
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required
• Basic computer skills required
• Ability to perform responsibilities in a safe and efficient manner
• Complete all other duties as assigned

Education

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred

Experience

• Industrial maintenance experience is required
• Experience in ammonia refrigeration, heating, ventilation and air conditioning and steam generation (boiler), is a plus

Physical Demands

• Must be able to lift up to 80 pounds
• Walking and/or Standing throughout the shift
• Bending and/or Reaching throughout the shift

Other Requirements

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  External Candidates Only: Ability to pass a pre-employment, post offer drug screen, physical and background check

Location: Watertown, WI

Member Status: Fulltime, Hourly

(At Johnsonville, you are not an employee. You are a Member and, yes, Membership has its privileges – like the ability to buy sausage at great discounts. Our more traditional benefits are great, too.)

Referral Bonus: Refer a new member and you’re BOTH eligible for a $1,000 referral reward (paid out in increments over the new hire’s first 6 months of service)!

How to Apply:

External candidate: Apply online only at: http://careers.johnsonville.com

We value the diversity of our workforce and we embrace the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment. M/F/Vet/Disability

Johnsonville values the service Veterans and their family members have given to our country. We support the hiring of returning service members and military spouses.