Electrical Maintenance Technician - 3rd shift
Clemens Food Group · Coldwater, MI
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 6 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Clemens Food Group (industrial) in Coldwater, MI. Being a team player, having a positive attitude, acting in a professional manner, having good customer service skills, and being able to communicate well on a daily basis.
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $58k–$84k.
Median of the low and high ends of 37 live postings that list pay, out of 1616 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 70 other live reliability postings in Michigan.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $87k–$145k, from 10 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 61%
- PLC 42%
- EHS / safety 27%
- Welding 27%
- Robotics 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
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Pick 2–3 people on the Reliability team at Clemens Food Group
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Send a short, curious note
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Turn a reply into a short call
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- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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Bring proof to the interview
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Full description from Clemens Food GroupAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Required skills
- ✓Experience with 480 Volts
- ✓Experience with VFD's and Scales
Responsibilities
- ◆Completes quality electrical and electronic maintenance work.
- ◆Repairs production or processing equipment.
- ◆Specializes in troubleshooting and repair of modern automated equipment.
- ◆Troubleshoots and analyzes complex problems and implements proper remedies safely.
- ◆Performs some installation work.
- ◆Completes minor mechanical work on breakdowns and helps save downtime.
- ◆Assists other divisions of the Maintenance department as needed.
- ◆Adapts to new and changing technology.
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Pay up to $40 per hour for the right candidate.
Preferred skills
- +Must function effectively under deadline and breakdown pressures and meet the physical demands of the job.
- +Must have initiative and be able to aggressively work toward a goal of troubleshooting and repairing any in-house electrical and electronic automated equipment down to the component level on the circuit board.
- +Must have a courteous/friendly personality and be able to act in a professional manner.
- +Needs to have good communication skills and be able to follow directions from management, keep management informed of progress or changes, work independently, and have the confidence of management to get the job done right.
Departmental fundamental competencies
- •Must be able to work in a safe manner.
- •Electronic training with advanced math skills, mechanical aptitude, computer literacy, and a continuous learning mentality are needed to be able to work on the complex machinery throughout the plant.
- •Good problem-solving skills, being able to take logical steps, ability to improvise, and being resourceful are needed to get machinery repaired in a timely manner.
- •After completion of work, all tools, prints, books, etc. should be returned to their proper places.
- •Following through with projects and breakdowns until they are finished (such as creating permanent repairs from temporary fixes) is important.
- •Being a team player, having a positive attitude, acting in a professional manner, having good customer service skills, and being able to communicate well on a daily basis.
- •All standard shop procedures should be used, must be reliable, have good attendance, be self-motivated and able to work independently.
Agency Statement
Clemens Food Group does not accept unsolicited resumes from search or staffing firms. All resumes submitted by search or staffing firms to any employee at Clemens Food Group via email, the Internet, or directly without a valid written search agreement for this role, and without having been asked to participate in this by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Clemens Food Group, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired. Firms not authorized to submit candidates will not be eligible for any fee or ownership claim.