Maintenance Technician/Mechanic

Lakeside Foods is a family-owned company providing wholesome foods to enrich people’s lives through food.  We are a culture that pursues our vision of growth and innovation with passion, confidence and commitment. We are strongest together – valuing collaborative contribution, transparency and new ideas to enable change and growth. We are committed to an inclusive and respectful environment that promotes a healthy work-life balance. And there’s a seat at the table for you. 

Become One Of Our Valued Mechanics:

Do you enjoy the Wisconsin outdoors? Do you like winter sports but never have the time?  If you answered yes, we are the company for you! We offer an awesome dayshift opportunity that will give you off Thursday afternoon through Sunday every single week from November through May to enjoy the things that make Wisconsin Great! Then we ramp up to 5 twelve hour days with two days off per week during our production season.

Here at Lakeside Foods, our maintenance technician team is the backbone of our operations, ensuring equipment runs optimally while maintaining the facility. Maintenance mechanics/technicians are respected “Jack of All Trades” team members, performing mechanical and/or fabrication updates and using their knowledge to continuously improve production processes. We have a great team and a great team atmosphere. If you are a creative problem-solver who perseveres through challenging equipment repairs, or is willing to learn, we want to talk with you. 

What You’ll Get:

• $1500 SIGN ON BONUS
• Excellent wages based on experience
• Off-season schedule: Four 10’s Monday – Thursday (weekends off)
• Production season (June – November): Flexible scheduling with OT availability paid at time and a half
• Stable work environment with a growing company who has been in business over 135 years
• Schedules to maintain work/life balance - not just a slogan we live this!
• Excellent market-leading low cost medical insurance, dental and vision insurance
• Paid vacation and personal time after 30 days of employment
• Retirement plan with company match of 50% up to 6% of pay
• Prescription safety glasses & safety shoe reimbursement
• Professional Mechanic Career Path Development program
• Paid onsite and offsite training
• An Employer that works hard to ensure your safety on the job

 What You’ll Do:

• Repair and maintain a wide variety of food processing machinery and conveyers
• Assist production staff to produce high quality vegetables by following Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)

 What You’ll Bring:

• Prior experience with mechanical maintenance preferred, willing to provide on the job training
• Valid driver’s license is required
• Ability to work 1st shift from mid-November through June with weekends off, and 2nd Shift from May through November
• Positive attitude
• Strong work ethic
• Safety mindset

Where You’ll Work:

WELCOME TO REEDSBURG

Located less than 20 miles from Baraboo and Wisconsin Dells, Reedsburg is filled with activities and events for individuals and families.  From the Baraboo River and state trails, to golfing, fishing, boating and hiking there is something for everyone no matter what time of year!

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Lakeside Foods welcomes people of all backgrounds and the varied ideas they bring to the workplace. Being an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer is part of our heritage and culture. We recruit, hire and promote employees based on qualifications and merit, without regard to race, religion, age, gender, disability, marital or veteran status. 

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