Night Maintenance Technician

Location – This
is an onsite role that works at the Chaseburg Creamery in Chaseburg, WI.
Employee Type – Hourly 
Bonus Eligibility – No
Safety Sensitive – Yes

Schedule - This is a 12-hour night shift on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule that provides built-in extended time off each week. This schedule offers stability, work-life balance, and predictable rotation with alternating 5-day weekends off.

• Shift A: Monday & Tuesday, working every other Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
• Shift B: Wednesday & Thursday, working every other Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

If a company is going to make a difference in today's world, it's going to have
to think differently. At Organic Valley, our philosophy and decisions are based
on the health and welfare of people, animals and the earth.  We're a mission-driven cooperative, owned by
family farmers, and we've been leaders in organic agriculture from the very
beginning.  Once pioneers of organic
agriculture, we're now an established leader.  Organic is all we do.  We are
driven by our mission to promote regional farm diversity and economic stability
by the means of organic agricultural methods and the sale of certified organic
products.
Summary of Role

We're looking for a hands-on Maintenance Technician who thrives in a fast-paced, highly automated food-processing environment. You'll support everything from pasteurizers and robotics to boilers and wastewater systems, keeping operations running safely, smoothly, and sustainably. This is a multi-craft role—mechanical, electrical, and controls—where no two days are alike. You'll troubleshoot, repair, and optimize equipment used to produce and package award-winning butter while helping uphold the creamery's strict food safety and quality standards. This is a safety sensitive
role in a 24/7; 365 dairy processing operation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on production, packaging, and utility systems.
• Troubleshoot PLCs, VFDs, sensors, robotics, and automated packaging lines.
• Support compliance for pasteurization and regulatory-sealed systems (PMO, DATCP, Weights & Measures).
• Maintain utilities including ammonia refrigeration, boilers, compressed air, and wastewater pretreatment.
• Collaborate with production and quality teams to ensure sanitary, efficient repairs.
• Use the Limble CMMS to manage work orders, parts, and maintenance records.
• Champion safety and food safety every day.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• 3+ years of industrial or food manufacturing maintenance experience.
• Strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills (480 VAC, PLCs, VFDs, pneumatics, hydraulics).
• Ability to read schematics and use diagnostic tools (multimeter, calibrator, gauges).
• Detail-oriented and committed to safety, quality, and teamwork.
• Willingness to be part of a rotating on-call schedule.
• High school diploma or GED required; technical training or certifications preferred.
• Preferred Experience/Training
  (Don't worry if you don't have these. We will provide if you are the right candidate):
  · Ammonia refrigeration, boiler or wastewater operator certification.
  · PLC/HMI or robotic experience (Allen-Bradley, Fanuc, etc.).
  · Sanitary welding (AWS D18.1)/fabrication skills.
• Lift, push, or pull up to 50 pounds regularly and up to 80 pounds occasionally.
• Use pallet jacks and forklifts to move up to 3,500 pounds.
• Climb and work from ladders, platforms, and elevated areas.
• Occasionally work in hot, humid, or confined spaces.
• Stand and move throughout the shift in a production environment.
• Safely wear required PPE (hearing, eye, gloves, respirator as needed).
  

Base hourly wage range: $ $31.30 per hour
This position also
receives a $1.00 per hour shift premium between the hours of 6pm and 6am, and a
$1.00 per hour shift premium on Saturdays and Sundays. This hourly wage range
is exclusive of fringe benefits. The compensation package may also include
incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary bonuses. If
you are hired at CROPP, your final base hourly wage compensation will be determined
based on factors such as skills, education, and/or
experience. Additionally, we believe in the importance of pay equity and
consider the internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final
offer. Please keep in mind that entry-level candidates to this role should
expect to be at the lower end of the hourly wage range and hiring at the maximum of the hourly wage range
is not typical.
Benefits
We believe when our people
are strong, our mission is strong. Therefore, we offer a comprehensive and
holistic Total Rewards package meant to strengthen employees' and their
family's total wellbeing. Here are some of the great benefits offered: 

• Comprehensive Health Insurance - Choice of plans for you and your family, including some that can be paired with an HSA (which CROPP contributes to on your behalf)
• Supplemental insurances: we offer accidental insurance, critical illness insurance, and hospital indemnity insurance.
• Time Off – 136 hours in the 1st year of employment prorated by start date. Plus 9 paid holidays, plus one floating holiday to use at will. 
• 6 Weeks Paid Parental Leave – For all gendered partners in childbirth or adoption.
• Vision & Dental Insurance – Free annual eye exam, discounts on glasses/contacts, flexible dental network, adult ortho.
• 401k – We match 100% up to the first 3% of an employee's contribution, and then 50% for 3.1%-5.0% of employee contributions.
• Free services at five local Neighborhood Family Clinics.
• Tuition Reimbursement – Up to $1,500 per year to support continuing higher education.
• Life Insurance - $50,000 policy funded by CROPP for each employee. Supplemental voluntary coverage available for employees, spouses, and children.
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability/AD&D Insurance - $50,000 of life insurance coverage of $50,000 of AD&D coverage funded by CROPP for each employee.
• Employee Assistance Program - Free and Confidential for employees, spouses, and dependents.
• Free biometric screenings (cholesterol, glucose, blood pressure) and health coaching.
• Financial advisors and seminars
• Annual $360 Lifestyle Spending