Maintenance

Salary Range : $29.50 To $30.50 Hourly

Position Overview

The Dairy Industrial Maintenance Mechanic is responsible for repairing and maintaining mechanical, electrical, air, and hydraulic systems on processing, filling, blow-molding, and material handling equipment. This includes troubleshooting malfunctions, replacing defective parts, performing adjustments, welding repairs, and ensuring proper operation of plant systems such as boilers, refrigeration, and hydraulics while completing required documentation.

Key Responsibilities

• Repairs and maintains mechanical, air, electrical and hydraulic components of various equipment such as processing, blow-molding, filling, and material handling equipment, following blueprints, wiring diagrams and specifications, and using hand tools, power tools, welders, and precision measuring instruments.
• Visually inspects and listens to machines and equipment to locate causes of malfunctions.
• Dismantle machines and equipment to gain access to problem area, using hand tools and power tools. Inspects and measures parts to detect wear, misalignment, or other problems.
• Removes and replaces worn or defective parts of drive mechanism or hydraulic system, using hand tools and power tools, and following blueprints, diagram, and service manuals.
• Re-aligns and adjusts components, such as spindles and clutches, using hand tools and following diagrams.
• Locates damaged air and hydraulic pipes on machine, and measures, cuts, threads, and installs new pipe.
• Starts machines and equipment to test operation following repair.
• Repairs broken parts, using brazing, soldering, and welding equipment and hand tools.
• May modify computer-controlled functions on various equipment.
• Will be required to work with and understand boilers, refrigeration, hydraulic, air, electrical, and other systems in the plant.
• Will be filling out written reports.

Required Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

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About Prairie Farms – “Farmer Owned. Locally Produced. Since 1938.”

We are a farmer-owned cooperative. This means we are owned and operated by over 800+ farm families who are critical members of society. They have selflessly taken on the tremendous task of producing nutritious, high-quality milk for a growing population, which requires being on the job 24 / 7, 365 days a year.

We have represented American agriculture since our founding in 1938. Many of our dairy farms are operated by several generations of family members with roots dating back to the 1800s. On average, each farm milks around 120 cows and everyone pitches in to keep them happy and healthy - which means around-the-clock care!

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EEO Statement

Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.