Maintenance Technician
Schreiber Foods · West Bend, WI
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Experience asked
- 18+ years
- Industry
- Food & beverage
- Posted
- 23 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Schreiber Foods (food & beverage) in West Bend, WI. Work with Leaders and fellow partners to ensure Food Safety and Partner Safety.
- They ask for
- 18+ years
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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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.
Wisconsin plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 85 other live reliability postings in Wisconsin.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (18+ vs 3+)
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 55%
- Welding 50%
- PLC 48%
- Robotics 28%
- Automation 23%
- Tooling 21%
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This plant: Schreiber Foods in West Bend
1 other open role at this site · 3 people we found in reliability roles at Schreiber Foods.
- Operational Excellence Specialist · Lean / CI · Specialist
Full description from Schreiber FoodsAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Up to $43.15 per hour (based on experience)
Shift premium of $1.00 per hour for second shift and $2.00 per hour for third shift.
$5,000 sign on bonus paid out within first year.
Job Duties
- ◆Work with Leaders and fellow partners to ensure Food Safety and Partner Safety
- ◆Record accurate data on maintenance reports and network maintenance programs
- ◆Build experience by assisting other maintenance partners to ensure systems function at maximum efficiency
- ◆Use multi-meters, calipers, micrometers, laptops and other diagnostic equipment to assist with troubleshooting and repair equipment breakdowns
- ◆complete routine assigned maintenance work orders under the guidance of qualified maintenance partner(s)
- ◆Build a general knowledge of refrigeration, compressed air equipment, boiler and feed water systems
- ◆Implement similar task functions e.g. obtain, measure, cut and position materials, select size, obtain tools and equipment.
- ◆Assist with scaffolding, tearing down equipment, preparing foundations, moving and installing equipment, etc.
- ◆Use measuring devices, hand in simple power tools incremental to operation.
- ◆Perform general maintenance work, electrical systems, small machines, heating systems, plumbing, carpentry, etc as needed.
- ◆Work is subject to final inspection and check.
- ◆Attendance is an essential function.
- ◆Incumbent will be expected to work on weekends to support production schedules and to perform preventative maintenance when necessary.
Requirements
- ✓High school diploma/GED equivalent
- ✓Effective verbal and written skills
- ✓Manufacturing experience
- ✓Maintenance experience
- ✓Passing score on Ramsey test
Requirements
- ✓3-5 years manufacturing/maintenance experience
- ✓Food manufacturing experience
Physical
Requirements
- ✓Ability to lift 50 pounds regularly
- ✓Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on machinery, equipment, and technical systems according to maintenance plans and procedures
- ✓Diagnose mechanical, electrical, or technical faults and carry out repairs within defined competence and authority
- ✓Support execution of planned maintenance activities and respond to unplanned breakdowns
- ✓Carry out maintenance tasks using internal procedures, technical documentation, and safety
requirements
- ✓Coordinate maintenance activities with production and other plant partners to minimize operational disruptions
- ✓Record completed work, inspections, and findings in the maintenance management system
- ✓Support spare‑parts usage by identifying required materials and reporting inventory needs
- ✓Assist with minor building repairs and general facility maintenance as assigned
- ✓Participate in root‑cause analysis and corrective actions related to equipment failures
- ✓Follow health, safety, environmental, and food safety
requirements
and report non‑standard situations
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Job Category
Manufacturing & Operations
Job Family
Repair & Maintenance
Job Description
We are looking for Maintenance Technicians to join our team! Schreiber Foods provides dairy favorites to people around the globe. At West Bend, we specialize in cream cheese – that meet our customers’ needs and appeal to consumer tastes worldwide.
Shift/Schedule
2nd shift - 2 pm - 10 pm
3rd Shift - 10 pm-6 am
Overtime is expected and weekend work is likely. Overtime is paid on 8+ hours in a day, time and half paid on Saturdays and double time paid on Sundays.
Full Benefits Package Available
- •Health insurance available on date of hire (medical, dental, vision and life insurance)
- •401k Match: $ for $ on first 7%
- •Paid Vacation and Holidays
- •Accrue up to 5 weeks of vacation (at 18 years of service)
- •Health and wellness programs available (includes a HSA with company contributions of $1,200 per year based on medical plan elections and screening and up to $600 in wellness reimbursements).
- •Professional growth and development opportunities through training and our Tuition Assistance Program
to succeed
- •Secondary technical or vocational education in mechanics, electrical systems, or a related technical field
- •Typically requires a minimum of 3 years of experience in industrial or plant maintenance
- •Ability to read technical drawings, manuals, and maintenance documentation
- •Practical knowledge of preventive and corrective maintenance methods
- •Basic computer skills for maintenance systems, documentation, and reporting
- •Reliability, responsibility, and ability to work independently on assigned tasks
- •Willingness to work in physically demanding and operational plant environments
Qualifying positions offer
- •A 401(k) plan with a generous, above market Schreiber match.
- •Personal Time Off (PTO) starting on day one.
- •Earn extra money for taking care of yourself. Eligible partners can earn a Wellness Incentive and receive an employer‑funded Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA) to use on fitness, mental health, and other lifestyle expenses.
- •Pursue development that’s relevant to your role, career goals and the company. Plus, we offer tuition reimbursement if you want to further your education to grow in your role at Schreiber.
- •Get access to medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, pet and mental health benefits starting day one.
- •Experience caring like you’ve never experienced it before. We have a program that’s completely organized by and for other partners who need extra help. It’s called Partners Helping Partners. We have hundreds of examples of partners organizing fundraisers to help out others going through a hard time.
- •Benefits that support your whole life. Visit Schreiber – Care for you to see everything Schreiber offers to support your health, wellbeing, and financial future.
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