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Maintenance Manager

Posted: 01/29/2026
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Farmers Union Industries, LLC, also known as FUI, is a leading agricultural-based manufacturing company headquartered in Redwood Falls, MN.  Our current operations include Central Bi-Products, Northland Choice, Midwest Grease, Artex Manufacturing, Redwood Farms Meat Processors, and Performance Pet Products. Please visit our website at fuillc.com/ to learn more!

 

Performance Pet, located in Mitchell, SD, is home to the innovators and formulators who turn the desire for leaner, tastier, healthier or otherwise better pet food into an actual product on the shelves. Everything we do is custom-made for every customer, and we're the only canner to do so. Learn more about what we do at fuillc.com/performance-pet-products/.

 

We are currently seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead our team in Mitchell, SD. We offer a competitive salary, and a complete benefits package includes health, dental, vision, PTO, paid holidays, an impressive 401K match, and much more!

 

Schedule 

 

Monday-Friday, 6:00am-4:30pm

 

Additional hours may be necessary due to downtime and/or projects

 

Areas of Accountability 

 

All areas of accountability to be delivered with GRIT - our values of Generosity, Relationships, Integrity, and Teamwork

 

Equipment & Process Reliability        Team Leadership & Development        Project Management 

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

 

Manage and develop plant maintenance personnel

 

Plan and manage plant outages and projects

 

Develop and foster a partnership with plant equipment suppliers

 

Ensure plant drawings, OEM documentation, and equipment files are organized and maintained

 

Set high standards for plant housekeeping and ensure standards are understood, being achieved, and continuously improved

 

Develop and continuously improve predictive and preventive maintenance practices

 

Work with operations and maintenance personnel to reduce equipment and process downtime, and improve reliability

 

Establish maintenance repair and replacement standards to meet OEM specifications

 

Continually improve standards, based on precision maintenance concepts, through providing necessary maintenance tools, processes, and training

 

Work with suppliers and management to recommend equipment and processes to improve existing operations and meet new business opportunities

 

Adhere to all health and safety policies/procedures and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)

 

Maintain regular and predictable on-site attendance

 

Travel up to 10%, annually

 

Situations may arise that require employees to temporarily or permanently assume responsibility for tasks not specifically outlined in this job description. Employees may be requested to work additional hours and/or accommodate a heavier than normal workload. 

 

Qualifications

 

5-7 years’ experience with mechanical and electrical maintenance; boilers; and freezers, preferred

 

5-7 years’ experience in maintenance supervision

 

General knowledge and experience with plant accounting, purchasing, MRO inventory, and capital practices

 

Experience with computerized maintenance programs with strong PC skills - Microsoft Office applications

 

Bilingual skills (English and Spanish), desired

 

Ability to perform safety sensitive position

 

Ability to work in a facility that processes multiple proteins including beef, pork, chicken, turkey, fish, lamb, rabbit, kangaroo, and egg

 

Must be 18 years of age or older for insurance purposes

 

Physical Requirements

 

Consistently push and/or pull heavy objects

 

Consistently bend at the waist and/or knees or crawl

 

Consistently climb stairs; occasionally climb ladders up to 20 feet; rarely perform work on building roofs

 

Occasionally lift up to 60 pounds from floor to waist level; rarely team lift up to 150 pounds

 

Stand up to 100% of the workday

 

Ability to distinguish colors (ex: wire color codes) 

 

Tolerance of varying environmental conditions – heat, cold, and/or wet and slippery conditions

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