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Posted on: November 24, 2025
  • Full Time
  • Milbank, SD
  • December 16, 2025

Website Valley Queen Cheese

We Make Dairy

Maintenance Technician
Location: Milbank, SD
Schedule: Full-time, 12-hour shifts working half the days of the year.

Join our team and help keep our production running smoothly!
As a Maintenance Technician, you’ll play a key role in installing, troubleshooting, and repairing equipment to ensure our facility operates safely and efficiently. Your work supports our mission to deliver high-quality products while maintaining the highest standards of safety and food quality.

What You’ll Do
Perform maintenance on mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems for food processing equipment.
Read and follow equipment manuals and work orders to complete repairs and service.
Conduct plant rounds, identifying issues before they become problems.
Respond quickly to maintenance calls to keep production moving.
Maintain plant utilities to prevent downtime.
Keep accurate records for safety, quality, and compliance.
Follow all safety rules, PPE requirements, and food safety standards.
Participate in required safety and quality training.
Look for opportunities to improve processes and equipment performance.

What We’re Looking For
Required:

High school diploma or GED
Basic computer skills
Minimum age: 18
Valid driver’s license (or ability to obtain)
Preferred:

Knowledge of ammonia refrigeration
Associate degree in a technical field or equivalent maintenance experience

Why You’ll Love Working Here
Hands-on role in a dynamic production environment
Opportunities for growth and development
Be part of a team that values safety, quality, and continuous improvement
Work Environment: Shop and plant setting with exposure to moving parts, vibration, temperature changes, and occasional loud noise.

To apply for this job email your details to mrogers@vqcheese.com