Maintenance Technician

Middlebury Cheese Company, a Northern Indiana cheese maker, is seeking skilled Maintenance Technicians to join our team and help ensure the smooth, reliable operation of our production facility. In this role, you’ll be responsible for troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining production equipment and systems to minimize downtime while upholding the highest safety and quality standards. 

We are a subsidiary of the Michigan Milk Producers Association, the 10th largest dairy cooperative in the United States serving dairy farmer members in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin. We are looking for skilled Maintenance Technicians to join our team .

Why you’ll love working here:

• Competitive salary
• Health and wellness benefits with medical coverage through Blue Cross Blue Shield, including mental health benefits
• Disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement including 401k with employer contributions
• Personal and professional growth opportunities
• Employee appreciation events and recognition awards
• Employee wellness initiatives
• Employee feedback and suggestion forums 

Key Responsibilities:

• Pump/motor maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair.
• Valve maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair.
• Variable speed drive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair.
• Fan and blower maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair.
• Steam Boiler control monitoring.
• Ability to fill out monitoring log sheets and charts
• Air compressor and related systems maintenance, and monitoring.
• Ammonia system monitoring.
• Glycol systems operation, maintenance, and monitoring.
• Basic skill in troubleshooting and repair.
• Ability to learn Pasteurizer and related systems maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair
• OSHA Knowledge of safe work practices
• Understanding of liquid flow in process piping through pumps, valves and lines.

While this list is extensive, it is not comprehensive. Other tasks may be assigned as required to properly maintain production equipment, structures, grounds or utilities.

Preferred but not required:

• Heat exchanger (Plate, Shell/Tube, Triple Tube or other) maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair.
• Hot water set operation, maintenance, and monitoring
• Ice builder operation, maintenance, and monitoring.
• Separator and related systems maintenance, troubleshooting and repair
• Homogenizer pump maintenance and repair
• HVAC PM, CM, and monitoring. Awareness of and compliance with all HACCP, USDA, FDA, SQF, MDA, GMP, and Food Safety Standard.

Qualifications:

• Journeyman card or four (4) years of equivalent manufacturing experience
• Ability to obtain an industrial lift truck operator permit
• HS Diploma or equivalent
• Ability to pass a drug test and background check

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each responsibility satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the responsibilities. 

This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive list of responsibilities that are required of the role. Responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.

The Middlebury Cheese Company provides the opportunity for meaningful work that makes a difference in the dairy industry and in our communities. The diverse talents and perspectives of our employees help us to meet the needs of our member farms and the customers we serve.

We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. 

We are committed to maintaining a safe, healthy, and productive environment for all employees as one of our top priorities. As part of our commitment to your well-being and workplace safety, all applicants are required to undergo a drug screening and background check as part of the hiring process. 

We are not accepting unsolicited candidate introductions, referrals, or résumés from third-party recruiters or staffing agencies for this position.

MMPA is an equal opportunity employer.