Recognized as a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Top Workplace for 14 consecutive years, including three years of being honored as number one! Join us at West Bend, where we believe that our associates are our greatest asset. We hire talented individuals who are conscientious, dedicated, customer focused, and able to build lasting relationships. We create and maintain an environment where you feel a sense of belonging and appreciation. Your diversity of thought, experience, and knowledge are valued. We’re committed to fostering a welcoming culture, offering you opportunities for meaningful work and professional growth. More than a workplace, we celebrate our successes and take pride in serving our communities.
The Maintenance Specialist is responsible for maintaining, repairing, and improving company facilities and equipment to ensure a safe, efficient, and professional work environment. This role performs a wide range of maintenance duties, including plumbing, electrical, carpentry, painting, flooring installation, office workstation setup, network cabling, and building renovations. The position also supports office relocations, coordinates small projects with contractors and vendors, assists with custodial and snow removal activities as needed, and provides responsive customer service to employees.
This position is an in-office role located in our West Bend office.
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Physical Demands
This position requires significant physical activity throughout the workday, primarily performed indoors. Duties are primarily performed while standing, walking, bending, or reaching, with frequent movement between different areas of the facility. The role involves regular lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling of objects and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds, and occasionally heavier items with assistance. Tasks may require climbing ladders or stairs, operating machinery, and handling chemicals and supplies. The role involves manual dexterity and the ability to perform repetitive motions and also requires the ability to respond quickly to spills or other hazards, and to perform tasks that may involve kneeling, crouching, or working in confined spaces. It may also require the use of personal protective equipment (e.g. hard hats, goggles, gloves, safety shoes, N-95 masks, etc.).
Working Conditions
Work is performed primarily indoors in a variety of facility settings, including offices, restrooms, hallways, and common areas. The environment may be humid, dusty, or subject to strong odors due to cleaning products and waste materials. The noise level can range from quiet to moderately loud, especially when operating equipment. The position may require exposure to potentially hazardous chemicals. Work hours may include early mornings, evenings, or weekends, depending on facility needs.
Preferred Experience and Skills
Preferred Education and Training
The hourly range for this position is $23.80-29.75. The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate will be based on multiple factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity. Compensation decisions are made by West Bend and are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.
West Bend offers a comprehensive benefit plan including but not limited to:
West Bend provides equal employment opportunities to all associates and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, and promotion.
For more than 130 years, West Bend has been a trusted provider of insurance products, serving the diverse needs of business, home, and automobile owners. This reputation for excellence is recognized not only by our policyholders, but by the insurance industry itself. West Bend has been rated A (Excellent) or better by A.M. Best since 1971. West Bend is also consistently ranked at the top by thousands of insurance agents nationwide in an ease-of-doing-business survey conducted annually by Deep Customer Connections, Inc.
Over 130 years ago, a fire roared through the city of West Bend, WI. This tragedy was one of the worst for our community and touched the lives of many people. Because of that fire, our company was formed. And even then, we began to show that something good can come from something bad.
Over time, people have come to expect this of us. To call with problems and leave with solutions. As time passes, things change. But not our reason for being.
At the core of everything we do lies a simple premise. A sincere desire to help our customers through problems and adversity. To make sure that positives come from negative situations. To step up when you need us. To do the right thing.
The worst brings out our best. ®
That's The Silver Lining. ®
