Special Skilled Maintenance

Ohly Americas has an immediate opening for a full-time, night shift Special Maintenance Mechanic at our production facility in Boyceville, Wisconsin. In this role, you will be responsible for the maintenance of equipment and machinery to ensure safe and efficient production. Our job offers excellent union benefits & a beneficial schedule leading to every other weekend off, days off during the weekdays, and built-in overtime.

Ohly is one of the world’s leading suppliers of yeast-based specialty ingredients for the global food, fermentation, feed, and health market. It is part of the Associated British Foods Ingredients group (ABFI), providing specialty ingredients to a variety of segments including Food, Beverage, Nutrition, Feed, and Pharma.

Within the model of devolved autonomy operated by Associated British Foods, Ohly develops and implements its own strategy and accounts for its own business success. This empowers our people with great freedom and independence, while enjoying all of the benefits and opportunities that belonging to a global group brings, meaning that individuals and teams can make a real difference within this operating culture.

The Role & Your Tasks

• Use proven capabilities in all areas of general maintenance (welding, plumbing, electrical, and mechanical skills) while performing maintenance, fabrication, problem-solving, and corrective action throughout the facility buildings and grounds
• Follows and helps develop preventative maintenance directives
• Mechanical/Chemical treatment and control relating to boiler and steam generating system
• Control and operation knowledge of the EQ system necessary to take any corrective action thus minimizing wastewater excess solids, BOD or volume.
• Daily log of information and work performance, parts taken from inventory and communication of necessary information to support the next shifts activities.
• Comply with Good Manufacturing Practices and Food Safety Plan.

Your Profile

• Trade school degree or certificate in maintenance or a closely related field, required
• Able to work 36-48hrs/week, night shift (7pm – 7am; 2-2-3 shifts)
• Proven capabilities in general maintenance (welding, plumbing, electrical, and mechanical skills)
• Good communication skills with the ability to read, write, and comprehend English.
• Familiar working with Microsoft’s Outlook, Word, Excel and Teams
• Ability to understand technical manuals and prints describing electro/mechanical layouts
• General math skills with the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers and common fractions
• Ability to maintain certification to operate a forklift
• Must have a valid driver’s license

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to frequently lift/move 50 lbs
• Must be able to stand, climb, sit, reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl daily
• Frequent use of hands to manipulate tools, objects, and controls

We offer excellent Union Benefits including:

• 401K, with employer match up to 6%, no vesting period (i.e. 100% vested)
• Health Insurance (Employer contributes significant portion of premium, low deductible plan)
• Vision, Dental, Short-Term Disability
• Generous time off program, including vacation, personal time, and holidays
• Company-paid uniforms, safety boot, and glasses reimbursement
• Company-provided tools
• Opportunity for overtime

Hours

• 12-hour shifts consisting of 3 days one week and 4 days the next
• 3-day weekend every other weekend
• 8 hours of built in overtime in a 2-week period
• Additional overtime available/necessary at times

Ohly operates based on our values of doing the right thing for our people, customers, and planet. We are committed to creating a diverse and welcoming workplace that includes colleagues with varied lifestyles, backgrounds, and experiences. We believe that enables us to better meet our values while innovating and delighting our customers throughout our global communities. You are interested in this position? Then we look forward to receiving your application.