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Night Maintenance Technician, 2nd or 3rd Shift in Rockford

Date Posted: 29 September 2026

Job Snapshot

Job Description

A growing food manufacturer is seeking an experienced Maintenance Technician to join its expanding maintenance team in the Green County, WI area. This is a hands-on troubleshooting role for manufacturing technicians who can diagnose equipment failures and make effective repairs—not simply replace parts.  Experience repairing robotic equipment is required.

The facility offers the candidate the choice between 2nd or 3rd shift and exposure to a wide range of mechanical, electrical, PLC, hydraulic, and automated equipment.  

Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair production equipment, including robots.
  • Perform mechanical and electrical maintenance and repairs.
  • Troubleshoot PLCs and controls; programming is not required.
  • Maintain hydraulic and automated production systems.
  • Respond to breakdowns and restore production quickly and safely.
  • Perform preventive and corrective maintenance.
  • Support equipment reliability and continuous improvement.
  • Follow food safety, GMP, LOTO, and plant safety procedures.

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of manufacturing maintenance
  • Strong mechanical troubleshooting and repair skills, particulary with robots.
  • Electrical and PLC troubleshooting experience.
  • Experience with hydraulics and automated production equipment.
  • Strong diagnostic and problem-solving abilities.
  • Experience with boilers, HVAC, CIP, wastewater, spiral freezers, flow wrappers, cartoning/packaging equipment, or similar systems is a plus.
  • Experience writing/editing SOPs is helpful but not required.

What’s in it for You?

  • $30–$45/hour
  • Choose between 2nd or 3rd shift
  • Predictable schedule
  • Growing maintenance team with advancement opportunities
  • Broad exposure to mechanical, electrical, PLC, hydraulic, and automated systems
  • Opportunity to expand your technical skill set
  • Work with a family-owned company with new production lines.

Interested?

Alek Scherber | gpac 612-431-7735 alek.scherber@gogpac.com

All inquiries and candidate information will be held in the strictest confidence.

Keywords

Maintenance Technician • Industrial Maintenance Technician • Food Manufacturing • Maintenance Mechanic • Electromechanical Technician • Electrical Maintenance • Mechanical Maintenance • PLC Troubleshooting • Hydraulics • Automation • Packaging Equipment • Flow Wrapper • Cartoner • Spiral Freezer • CIP • Boilers • HVAC • Preventive Maintenance  • Write SOPs • Troubleshooting • LOTO • GMP • Green Bay WI

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations. GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.

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