Get in on the ground floor of our new freeze-dry manufacturing facility! Grow your career into 2025 as a key member of our pet food division as Thrive Freeze Dry expands into the largest freeze-dry manufacturer in the world.

Conveniently located in Oak Creek, WI, we are hiring immediately for a full-time Plant Maintenance Technician position in our Pet Food Division.

• Position: Plant Maintenance Technician
• Location: Ryan Rd & I-94, Oak Creek, WI
• Schedule: 1^st Shift - 6am – 6pm, Monday – Thursday 
• Starting Pay: $31.00 - $33.00 per hour 
• Reports to: Maintenance Manager

About Thrive Freeze Dry:

Thrive Foods is a leader in the freeze-dried food industry. Headquartered in American Fork, Utah with plant operations throughout North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, Thrive Foods is leading trends in healthy snacking, good for you ingredients and clean label products in growing human food, probiotics, and pet food segments. As a result, Thrive Foods maintains a blue-chip customer list of food service companies, natural food retailers, and well-known brands.

As our company grows so do our dreams. We are team-oriented and committed to safety and food quality and our values are simple. Leading with integrity means we treat people well. In chasing big goals it’s important to do what matters most in order to win together, learning and growing as we do.

Thrive Freeze Dry Values:

Job Summary:

The Plant Maintenance Technician works with the most advanced freeze dry technology in the world. They play a vital role in delivering high-quality product to our customers to fuel their life’s important moments. The ideal candidate is one who is committed to food safety and quality, looks for improvement and is ready to roll up their sleeves with us.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities Include: 

•  Responsible for performing highly diversified duties to install, troubleshoot, repair and maintain production and facility equipment, while adhering to safety, predictive and productive maintenance systems and processes in an effort to support the site’s business goals and objectives. 
• Provide emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production and performs scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment including but not limited to packaging equipment, machines, and other proprietary systems and machines. 
• Perform mechanic skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting and repair of production machines. 
• Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.
• Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, test and make adjustments.
• Perform regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment, and plant facilities.
• Perform a variety of plumbing maintenance and carpentry functions.
• Use a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters, and material handling equipment in performing duties.
• Detect faulty operations, defective material, and report those and any unusual situations to proper supervision.
• Comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas.
• Perform all other duties as assigned or needed.
• Must be highly motivated and able to work independently. 
• Perform on-call responsibilities as required. 

 Requirements Include: 

• Requires a high school diploma/GED and mechanical inclination. Associates in mechanical, electrical, or industrial maintenance desirable. 
• 4 years of manufacturing experience.
• Experience with some or all of the following: hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical and industrial skills with some ammonia / refrigeration and HVAC.

Food Safety Requirements:

• Place high priority on food safety, quality, and sanitation by understanding and executing food safety and sanitation policies and procedures.
• Hold self and others accountable to food safety & sanitation guidelines and policies by communicating any food safety incident, observation, or opportunity to your leadership team or teammates. 
• In the absence of Maintenance Supervisor, serves as back up to ensure all food safety, quality objectives and SQF system requirements are met. 

Physical Requirements - Must be able to perform the following functions with or without accommodations:

The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands:

frequent lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; frequent stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling; and frequent fine finger dexterity. 

Generally, the job requires the following percentages of time committed to physical activity: 20% or more sitting, 70% or more walking, and 70% or more standing. 

The job is performed under frequent temperature variations and in a food manufacturing production environment. Unrestricted visual and audio abilities are required for the safety of all employees. The ability to lift to 40 lbs. is required.

Benefits:

We offer a full range of benefits for today, tomorrow and beyond!

Health Insurance: Medical (UMR/United Healthcare Network), Dental (Sunlife), Vision (VSP), Health Savings Account (HSA), Employee Assistance Program, (1^st of the month after 30 days of employment)

Supplementary Insurance: Optional Critical Illness and Critical Accident Insurances, Company paid life, short-term and long-term disability insurances

Retirement: 401k w/ employer match, up to 4% annual salary (1^st of the month after 90 days of employment)

Other Benefits: Weekly Pay, Paid time off, Holidays, Safety shoe program, Tool Reimbursement, Tuition reimbursement 

Thrive Freeze Dry is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you'd like more information on your EEO rights under law, please visitwww.EEOC.gov .

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