Maintenance Technician
McCain Foods · Rice Lake, WI
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Preferred
- Experience asked
- 60+ years
- Industry
- Food & beverage
- Posted
- 2 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at McCain Foods (food & beverage) in Rice Lake, WI.
- They ask for
- 60+ years · degree preferred
- Tools it names
- 5S, FDA / GMP
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
- Openings
- 2 with this title at this site
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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 149 maintenance technician openings in Wisconsin, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Wisconsin plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 151 other live reliability postings in Wisconsin.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (60+ vs 5+)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- PLC 49%
- ✓ Team leadership 48%
- Welding 44%
- Robotics 24%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for FDA / GMP, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: McCain Foods in Rice Lake
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Full description from McCain FoodsAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Qualifications
- ✓High school diploma or general education degree (GED), or equivalent combination of education and related experience Certification and/or Associate Degree in Mechanical field highly preferred.
- ✓Employee must frequently lift, push, and pull up to 35 lbs.
- ✓Must be able to wear and follow GMP (Smock, gloves, hairnet, sleeves, waterproof suit, ear plugs, protective toe shoes, and goggles - when needed.
The McCain experience
We are McCain: this statement is about our power collectively and our importance individually—your impact is a significant part of the business. Our winning culture focuses on authenticity and trust so we can always bring out the best in our people. Here, you have the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive while being yourself. Join our team to see why we’re better together.
Benefits: At McCain, we’re on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and wellbeing at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person’s needs are unique and ensure our benefits & wellbeing programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits: health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Wellbeing programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned with applicable law and can vary by work level, location, and nature of the role. Additional benefit details available during the applicatio
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Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
About the role.
In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and interested in helping each other create good work experiences. We think about the customer and make doing business with McCain easy.
Our Maintenance Technicians perform maintenance procedures on all plant equipment, including lubrication, line inspections, and preventative maintenance procedures from a checklist. They also make minor mechanical adjustments and replace equipment/parts. This role will require a working schedule on night shift 6pm to 6am 12-hour rotating shift.
We are offering a $5,000 sign-on bonus for new hires!
Accountabilities
- •Performs maintenance and repair work on all production line equipment with little or no assistance or supervision.
- •Manages scheduled work through CMMS.
- •Performs preventive maintenance work as scheduled. Inspects equipment to ensure proper maintenance. Identifies and documents required repairs.
- •Performs electrical troubleshooting on three-phase and single-phase power, and on instrumentation equipment, using a multimeter and arc flash gear.
- •Performs mechanical troubleshooting and repairs on all equipment.
- •Replaces bearings, seals, electric motors, and gear drives.
- •Repairs and/or splices wire belting, modular belting, and rubber belts on conveyors.
- •Repairs and maintains heating and ventilating units.
- •Repairs and maintains material handling equipment.
- •Sharpens and installs blades on various machines.
- •Maintains all ammonia compressors, air compressors, and vacuum systems.
- •Performs plumbing on steam, water, and hydraulics.
- •Performs general machine tool and stainless-steel fabrication.
- •Proactively supports internal and external customers.
- •Understands and follows established food safety and safety rules and practices.
- •Keeps shop and work areas in a clean and orderly condition in compliance with 5S.
Skills
- •Must have the ability to read and interpret company policy and procedure, safety rules, equipment operation, and maintenance instructions.
- •Must have the ability to prepare and write routine reports and correspondence.
- •Must demonstrate prior knowledge of refrigeration, pneumatic and hydraulic systems, and troubleshooting techniques.
About McCain
At McCain, we’re feeding the world: from French fries to cakes, we contribute to the important role food plays in people's lives. That’s why we’re dedicated to ensuring our core values—Family, Authentic, Trusted, and Quality—shine through every day. As a privately owned family company with over 60 years of experience, a presence in more than 160 countries, and a global team of 22,000 people, our values and culture are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that we can work together, along with our business and community partners, to bring sustainable growth and positive change today, tomorrow, and for generations to come. Join us and see how you can MAKE IT at McCain!
Leadership Principles.
Our principles, each with related practices, guide our actions across the organization. Together, they address how McCain interacts with our customers and employees, and how we work as individuals and collectively to find success. While each role adheres to the Leadership Principles, individual roles may focus more on a specific principle or principles.
We are customer-obsessed . Customers are our starting point. By understanding their needs and leveraging data and consumer insights, we drive mutual success.
We think big and plan ahead . Through ambition, curiosity, and smart risks, we can accomplish goals, refine processes, and innovate to scale success.
We bring out the best in our people . We create safe spaces for our people so that trust and empowerment come naturally. Inclusion is about listening first, showing humility, and working together.
We act like owners. Together, we clear obstacles and do the work that makes us all successful and proud to be part of McCain.
