August Schell Brewing Company is a family-owned and operated brewery in New Ulm, Minnesota. We began in 1860 when August Schell, a German immigrant, couldn’t find a traditional German beer in his new home that was good enough. So, he made his own. While the brewery has seen some changes, like plumbing, August’s legacy of being an innovative brewmaster remains. It has continued through six generations and has over 100 varieties of German craft beer.

We are looking for a skilled Maintenance Technician to join our team at Schell's Brewery! The Maintenance Technician maintains and improves mechanical and light electrical work throughout the brewery. Various duties include repairing mechanical and electrical equipment, completing preventative maintenance (PM), installing new/repaired equipment, and executing capital and major maintenance projects.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Brings forward opportunities to improve the operation and maintenance of various equipment and production systems.
• Supports company objectives of improving facility safety, product quality & manufacturing productivity while reducing costs.
• Repairing equipment but not limited to pumps, heat exchangers, conveyors, packaging machines, fillers, gearboxes, automation, HMI’s, PLC’s,
• Maintains various types of plant equipment by performing preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and machine repairs in a timely manner.
• Assist with installation of new, used, and repaired equipment throughout the brewery.
• Takes responsibility and ownership of repairs to ensure job completion within time demands.
• Fabricate and weld any required items
• Troubleshoot and repair pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
• Train and support staff on equipment upgrades, repairs, PMs, projects, etc.
• Understand the functions of ammonia, glycol, and CO2 systems.
• Responsible for working safely and effectively in compliance with all applicable federal, state, local, company, and facility health and safety, fire, environmental, quality,y, and general ordinances/policies
• May serve as a backup operator in the bottle house to cover absences.
• Other tasks as assigned.

DESIRED SKILLS

• Experience with processing or high-speed packaging on a continuous production line.
• Experience of pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
• Capability to troubleshoot and repair electrical systems and controls
• Boiler license is preferred but not required at hire.  Must obtain specialist license within 12 months and work towards 2B licensing. 
• Strong Computer skills including experience on CMMS system.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Good organizational and communication skills
• Ability to operate forklift
• Ability to work on feet for extended periods of time
• Ability to lift over 50 lbs.
• Flexible to meet the seasonal production needs.
• Ability to take occasional service calls.

 Benefits: 

• $27.00 - $34.07 starting hourly rate
• 401(k) - (up to 4% match)
• Medical Insurance (3 plan options)
• Dental Insurance
• Employee Product discounts
• Paid Time Off - 3 weeks starting
• Vision insurance
• Monday through Friday. 
• Family-Owned Business