Lakeside Foods, Inc.

Senior Field Mechanic

Lakeside Foods, Inc.  •  Reedsburg, WI (Onsite)  •  4 months ago
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Job Description

At Lakeside Foods and our family of companies, we're committed to 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:

Here at Lakeside Foods, our field maintenance team is the backbone of our field operations, ensuring equipment runs optimally. Field maintenance mechanics/technicians are respected team members, performing preventative maintenance, adjustments and repairs on our harvesting equipment such as bean harvesters and carrot harvesters. If you are a creative problem-solver who likes to work outdoors during the summer months and indoors in the winter months, we want to talk with you.

What You’ll Get:

  • Competitive wages based on experience
  • Off-season schedule: Four 10’s Monday – Thursday (weekends off)
  • Production season (June – November): Flexible scheduling with OT availability
  • Stable work environment with a growing company
  • Schedules to maintain work/life balance
  • Excellent market-leading medical insurance, dental and vision insurance, with medical premiums starting at just $59/month!
  • 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 Program with potential for up to 37% pay increase
  • Paid onsite and offsite training
  • An Employer that works hard to ensure your safety on the job

What You’ll Do:

  • Harvest season (June - October)
    • Responsible for the efficient operation of the pea harvesters, sweet corn harvesters, and any other equipment used in our planting and harvesting operations.
    • Serve as a supervisor/mechanic for field operations. Train other field employees in the safe, proper and efficient operation of field equipment.
    • Assist in the planting and harvesting of crops.
  • Preventative Maintenance Season (November – May):
    • Overhaul and repair of machinery and vehicles used in field operations.

What You’ll Bring:

  • Should have two to three years experience as a Field Mechanic or equivalent experience. Knowledge

of the operation preventative maintenance and repair of field equipment would be useful

  • High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required
  • 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!

Lakeside Foods and our family of companies 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. Lakeside Foods participates in E-Verify.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities

Lakeside Foods, Inc.

About Lakeside Foods, Inc.

Lakeside Foods, Inc. is a premier producer and supplier of high-quality canned vegetables, frozen vegetables, frozen whipped topping and frozen appetizers for the retail, food service, and industrial sectors. Founded in 1887 as a small pea canning company in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Lakeside Foods has grown to 13 processing locations in three states, with nearly 1,000 employees year-round and more than 2,000 during seasonal production.

We remain family owned and committed to working with local family farmers to grow our produce. We're focused on providing safe, quality food for our customers. Our processing facilities meet the highest level of food safety certification and are located near our crops, ensuring maximum freshness of our products from farm to table.

What makes Lakeside unique compared to other employers in the industry and in the region?

- We bring a long heritage and a commitment to continued growth.

- We’re driven to work hard and create new products and offerings.

- We’re committed to the communities where we operate.

- We’re down to earth and approachable.

- We treat employees like part of our family.

- We’re friendly and welcoming – to our customers and to our employees.

Industry
Food & Beverage
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Year Founded
1887
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