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Overview

Pleasant View Dairy is seeking a skilled and dependable Industrial Maintenance Technician to join their team in Northwest Indiana. This position is responsible for troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining production equipment throughout the dairy processing and bottling facility.

Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair mechanical and electrical issues on industrial production equipment.
  • Work with electrical systems, including motors, motor starters, contactors, relays, sensors, and variable frequency drives (VFDs).
  • Repair and maintain gearboxes, bearings, drive systems, pumps, and other mechanical components.
  • Troubleshoot and maintain conveyor systems, including motors, belts, chains, sprockets, and associated controls.
  • Diagnose equipment malfunctions and determine the root cause of breakdowns.
  • Perform preventative maintenance and routine inspections to minimize equipment downtime.
  • Troubleshoot and repair automated bottling, filling, packaging, and processing equipment.
  • Read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and mechanical drawings.
  • Use electrical testing equipment, including multimeters, to diagnose electrical problems.
  • Assist with equipment installations, upgrades, and modifications.
  • Work with production personnel to identify equipment issues and improve reliability.
  • Maintain a clean and safe work environment while following company safety procedures.

Requirements

  • Strong mechanical and electrical background.
  • Comfortable diagnosing equipment failures.
  • Ability to work independently.
  • Experience with industrial automation, PLCs, and control systems is a plus.
  • Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, and work around production equipment for extended periods.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
  • Comfortable working in wet production environments and around operating machinery.
  • Willingness to work occasional overtime or respond to urgent maintenance needs when required.
  • Ability to follow electrical safety, lockout/tagout, and food safety procedures.
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How this job compares in Highland, IN

Pay in context

At roughly $31/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Indiana, whose middle half runs $27–$42/hr across 11 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 55% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Highland, IN

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Highland, IN, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Indiana as a whole we're tracking 58 other active welding openings from 37 employers. Browse welding jobs across Indiana.

The most active employers in Indiana at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are TEAM, Inc. (7), Core & Main (3), and Atlas Copco Group (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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