Maintenance Mechanic

Wisconsin Whey Protein | A FrieslandCampina Company
Locations: Darlington, WI or Turtle Lake, WI

Keep Our Plant Running. Build Your Career.

Wisconsin Whey Protein, a FrieslandCampina company, is looking for skilled Maintenance Mechanics to help keep our world-class dairy manufacturing operations running safely and efficiently.

If you enjoy diagnosing problems, repairing industrial equipment, and finding better ways to keep production moving, we'd love to have you on our team.

What You'll Do

As a Maintenance Mechanic, you'll play a critical role in maintaining our manufacturing equipment, utilities, and facility while supporting safe, reliable production.

Your day could include:

• Performing preventative and corrective maintenance on manufacturing equipment.
• Completing daily equipment inspections and scheduled work orders.
• Troubleshooting mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, refrigeration, and process system issues.
• Installing, repairing, and commissioning new equipment.
• Inspecting equipment for wear, malfunctions, and opportunities to prevent downtime.
• Working with production teams to quickly resolve equipment issues.
• Utilizing maintenance and plant systems including SAP, Outlook, Historian, iVue, and other plant software.
• Assisting production operations when business needs require.

Equipment You'll Work With

Our Maintenance Mechanics support a wide variety of industrial systems, including:

• Mechanical equipment
• Electrical distribution
• Pneumatic and hydraulic systems
• Steam, water, air, and gas systems
• Refrigeration equipment
• Boilers and heat exchangers
• Pumps, motors, conveyors, and process equipment
• Dryers, evaporators, filtration systems, HTST systems, reactors, and blending equipment
• PLC-controlled manufacturing equipment

No two days are exactly alike, making this an excellent opportunity for mechanics who enjoy solving problems and working on a variety of equipment.

What We're Looking For

Required

• Technical degree or equivalent industrial maintenance experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of industrial electrical or maintenance experience.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with production teams.
• Comfortable using computers and maintenance software.
• Strong communication skills.

Preferred

• Industrial electrical background.
• Electrical Technician Certification.
• Experience in food, dairy, pharmaceutical, chemical, or other manufacturing environments.
• PLC troubleshooting and basic ladder logic experience.
• Experience with sanitary welding.
• Experience maintaining process equipment in a manufacturing environment.

Why You'll Enjoy This Role

You'll have the opportunity to:

• Work on a wide variety of industrial systems—not just one piece of equipment.
• Troubleshoot challenging mechanical and electrical issues.
• Make a direct impact on plant reliability and production.
• Join a collaborative maintenance team focused on continuous improvement.
• Build your career with one of the world's largest dairy companies.

Work Environment

This position is based in a manufacturing facility and requires employees to:

• Work around industrial equipment, steam, refrigeration systems, chemicals, and utilities.
• Wear required PPE, including safety glasses, steel-toe footwear, hearing protection, hard hat, and other equipment as needed.
• Safely work in a fast-paced production environment while following all GMP and safety requirements.

Physical Requirements

• Stand, walk, climb, bend, and reach throughout the shift.
• Frequently lift up to 30 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds.
• Perform repetitive tasks while using hand and power tools.
• Work safely in manufacturing and production environments.

Why Wisconsin Whey?

At Wisconsin Whey Protein, you'll join a team committed to producing high-quality dairy ingredients while creating a workplace built on respect, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

As part of FrieslandCampina, one of the world's largest dairy cooperatives, you'll have the opportunity to grow your career with a global organization while making a meaningful impact close to home.

Our values guide everything we do:

• We Act With Respect
• We Aim Higher
• We Succeed Together

If you're ready to put your mechanical and troubleshooting skills to work with an industry leader, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today to join the Wisconsin Whey team!

Pay: $24.36 - $33.24 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• On-the-job training
• Opportunities for advancement
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• Manufacturing maintenance: 3 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• Electrical Technician license/certification (Preferred)

Location:

• Darlington, WI 53530 (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $24 - $33