Maintenance Millwright - Fremont, NE
ADM · Fremont, NE
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Travel
- Includes overnights
- Industry
- Food & beverage
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at ADM (food & beverage) in Fremont, NE.
- Tools it names
- PLC, Welding, Tooling, EHS / safety
- Day to day
- overnight travel
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $62k–$88k.
Median of the low and high ends of 74 live postings that list pay, out of 2992 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 34 other live reliability postings in Nebraska.
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Welding 43%
- ✓ PLC 37%
- Team leadership 29%
- Root cause 26%
- FDA / GMP 20%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Tooling, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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Responsibilities
- ◆Perform corrective and preventive maintenance on grain handling equipment and facility systems
- ◆Direct installation and revision of plant and facility equipment, working alongside mechanics or contractors as needed
- ◆Troubleshoot electrical and electronic controls, including programmable logic controllers (PLCs), human-machine interfaces (HMIs), and PC-based systems
- ◆Fabricate fixtures and equipment from drawings or design concepts
- ◆Use computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) software to record maintenance activities and parts usage
- ◆Apply proficiency across multiple maintenance disciplines, including welding, HVAC, control circuits, piping, and fluid pumping systems
- ◆Use basic maintenance testing and measuring equipment
- ◆Read and interpret blueprints and other technical materials
- ◆Identify and source components needed to resolve mechanical breakdowns
- ◆Maintain and organize ADM-provided tools and service truck
Position
Qualifications
- ✓Five or more years of hands-on maintenance experience
- ✓Formal technical training in related technical areas desired
- ✓Experience with grain handling equipment is preferred
- ✓High school diploma or equivalent
- ✓Valid driver's license; ability to pass a U.S. DOT physical (a commercial driver's license is not required)
- ✓Forklift operation experience and familiarity with manufacturing environments
- ✓Strong communication skills and the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively
- ✓Adheres to and promotes all safety programs, policies and procedures
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Maintenance Millwright – Fremont, NE (Eastern Nebraska)
This is a full-time, salary non-exempt role.
ADM Grain
Work That Feeds the World
As a Maintenance Millwright, you'll support grain handling operations across 12 locations in eastern Nebraska, Iowa, and southwest Minnesota, making sure the equipment that moves grain from field to market stays running safely and reliably.
You'll be based out of one of our eastern Nebraska locations, including Fullerton, Newman Grove, Wisner, Lincoln, or Columbus, with a preference for Fremont. You can expect roughly 10% overnight travel, with ADM covering all transportation and travel expenses.
Position
Working Conditions
- •Travel to 12 locations across eastern Nebraska, Iowa, and southwest Minnesota, with approximately 10% overnight travel
- •Work is performed primarily outdoors in hot and cold seasonal conditions
- •Must be comfortable working at heights and performing confined space entries
- •Availability required for emergency or unplanned work outside of scheduled hours; increased overtime is expected during fall harvest months
Excited about this role but don’t think you meet every requirement listed? We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings.
ADM requires the successful completion of a background check.
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