Maintenance Technician
International Paper · Fond du Lac, WI
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Experience asked
- 1+ years
- Industry
- Packaging
- Posted
- 19 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at International Paper (packaging) in Fond du Lac, WI.
- They ask for
- 1+ years
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in Wisconsin: typical posted base $54k–$86k.
Median of the low and high ends of 4 live postings that list pay, out of 108 maintenance technician openings in Wisconsin, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 109 other live reliability postings in Wisconsin.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (1+ vs 4+)
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 51%
- PLC 46%
- Welding 44%
- Robotics 25%
- CNC 20%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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Maintenance Technician
Pay Rate
Starting pay at $34.88.
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Sign on Bonus
$1000 after 30 days
$500 after 6 months
$500 after 1 year
Category/Shift
Hourly Full-Time (Monday-Friday)
2 nd Shift 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM
3 rd Shift 11:00 PM – 7:00 AM
- •Overtime and Weekends as needed
Exact shift placement will depend on the plants current need.
Training will begin on 1st shift. Must be available on all three shifts if needed to cover overtime.
Physical Location
Fond du Lac Container Facility
981 South Hickory Street
Fond du Lac, WI 54935
(920) 921-9600
The Job You Will Perform
- •Safely providing maintenance support while following all safety rules and practices.
- •Perform preventive maintenance on all production machines, equipment and facility.
- •Work closely with production personnel to identify and correct routine and repetitive problems.
- •Perform emergency/breakdown maintenance as necessary.
- •Perform repairs and maintenance on electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic and steam systems as needed.
- •Accurately create and complete essential maintenance work orders and other required paperwork.
- •Trouble-shoot and solve simple to complex problems.
- •Reference equipment manuals and other technical literature.
- •The ability to accurately read measuring devices.
for the Position
- •Industrial maintenance experience
- •Well-rounded in electrical and mechanical knowledge
- •Machine shop skills
- •Stable work history
- •Good attendance record
- •Positive attitude
- •Desire to produce quality work as part of a team
- •Ability to read, write, and speak English