What are the responsibilities and job description for the Industrial Maintenance Technician (1st Shift) position at STEM Search Group?
About the Opportunity
Join a well-established food & beverage manufacturer in the Milwaukee area known for its strong employee retention, collaborative culture, and continued investment in its people.
We're seeking an experienced Industrial Maintenance Technician to troubleshoot, repair, and maintain production equipment, process systems, and plant utilities in a clean, highly automated manufacturing environment. This is a first-shift opportunity offering excellent benefits, long-term stability, and the chance to work on a wide variety of industrial equipment.
What You'll Do
- Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain a wide variety of electrical, mechanical, and process equipment throughout the facility.
- Perform electrical and mechanical troubleshooting on PLC-controlled equipment, motor controls, VFDs, sensors, and industrial instrumentation.
- Calibrate and maintain process instrumentation, including pressure, temperature, flow, and pH devices.
- Support critical plant utility systems, including boilers, steam systems, compressed air, air handlers, ammonia refrigeration, and HVAC equipment.
- Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on pumps, agitators, heat exchangers, centrifuges, tanks, mixers, piping systems, and other industrial process equipment.
- Use multimeters and other diagnostic tools to troubleshoot 24VDC and 120VAC control circuits.
- Read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, maintenance manuals, and P&IDs to diagnose and resolve equipment issues.
- Assist with equipment installations, upgrades, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Perform TIG welding on stainless steel equipment and piping as needed.
- Partner closely with Operations, Engineering, and Quality to improve equipment reliability and minimize downtime.
- Document maintenance activities, repairs, and preventive maintenance within the CMMS system.
- Maintain compliance with safety, GMP, and quality standards while supporting a clean manufacturing environment.
What We're Looking For
- 5 years of industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing or process manufacturing environment.
- Experience as an Industrial Maintenance Technician, Maintenance Mechanic, Multi-Craft Maintenance Technician, or Electro-Mechanical Technician.
- Strong electrical and mechanical troubleshooting skills.
- Experience working with PLC-controlled equipment, VFDs, motor controls, industrial electrical systems, and process instrumentation.
- Experience supporting plant utility systems, including boilers, steam, compressed air, HVAC, refrigeration, or air handling equipment.
- Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, maintenance manuals, and P&IDs.
- Experience maintaining pumps, tanks, piping systems, mixers, heat exchangers, or similar industrial process equipment.
- Technical degree, apprenticeship, or certification in Industrial Maintenance, Electro-Mechanical Technology, Mechatronics, or a related field preferred.
- Experience in food, beverage, pharmaceutical, chemical, ingredient, or other regulated manufacturing environments is strongly preferred.
- TIG welding experience, particularly on stainless steel equipment or piping, is a plus.
- Team-oriented with a strong commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
What This Role Offers
- First Shift: Monday-Friday, 7:00 AM-3:30 PM
- Excellent benefits including generous PTO, paid holidays, and an annual year-end shutdown
- 401(k) contributions, tuition reimbursement, and paid parental leave
- Clean, well-maintained manufacturing environment with ongoing investment in new equipment
- Long-term career stability with a company known for employee retention and internal investment
- Small, collaborative maintenance team where your contributions make significant impact