Maintenance Technician - 1st Shift

STEM Search Group
  • Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    30+ days ago

    Job Description

     STEM Search Group is seeking an experienced Multi-Craft Maintenance Technician on behalf of a growing food & beverage manufacturer in the Milwaukee area.  This is a 1st Shift opportunity - no nights, no weekends.  You'll be working in a clean, temperature-controlled, highly automated production facility with a small, close-knit maintenance team. Low turnover and strong long-term employee retention.

    What You'll Do

    • Troubleshoot and repair electrical, mechanical, and process equipment throughout the plant
    • Work hands-on with PLC-controlled equipment, motor controls, VFDs, and process sensors
    • Calibrate pressure, temperature, flow, and pH instrumentation
    • Support plant utilities: boilers, steam, compressed air, ammonia refrigeration, HVAC
    • Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on pumps, mixers, heat exchangers, tanks, and piping
    • Read electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and P&IDs to diagnose issues
    • Log work in a CMMS and support equipment upgrades and continuous improvement

    What You Bring

    • 5+ years of industrial maintenance experience in a process manufacturing environment
    • Strong electrical and mechanical troubleshooting skills
    • Experience with PLC-controlled equipment, motor controls, VFDs, and process instrumentation (pressure, temperature, flow, pH)
    • Experience supporting plant utility systems - boilers, steam, compressed air, refrigeration, or HVAC
    • Experience maintaining pumps, mixers, heat exchangers, tanks, and piping systems
    • Ability to read electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and P&IDs
    • Technical degree/certification in Industrial Maintenance, Electro-Mechanical Technology, or equivalent hands-on experience
    • Food, beverage, pharmaceutical, or chemical manufacturing background a plus
    • TIG welding experience (stainless steel) a plus

    Why This Role

    • First shift schedule:  7:00AM - 3:30PM, Monday - Friday
    • Excellent benefits: generous PTO, paid holidays, annual year-end shutdown, 401(k) contributions, tuition reimbursement, paid parental leave
    • Long-term stability with a company known for strong employee retention

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationMilwaukee, Wisconsin

    Skills

    • Biotech and Pharmaceuticalunmatched
    • Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)unmatched
    • Continuous Improvementunmatched
    • Electrical Wiringunmatched
    • Electricityunmatched
    • Electromechanicsunmatched
    • Employee Retentionunmatched
    • Food Productionunmatched
    • Food and Beverage Industryunmatched
    • HVACunmatched
    • Heat Exchangerunmatched
    • Identify Issuesunmatched
    • Instrumentationunmatched
    • Maintenance - Electricalunmatched
    • Maintenance Servicesunmatched
    • Manufacturingunmatched
    • Motor Control Systemsunmatched
    • Pipingunmatched
    • Preventative Maintenanceunmatched
    • Process Manufacturingunmatched
    • Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)unmatched
    • Pumpsunmatched
    • Refrigerationunmatched
    • Schematicsunmatched
    • Weldingunmatched

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