Maintenance Specialist
Salary: $25 - $30 per hour
Location: Louisville, KY
Posted: September 16 2025
Minimum Degree:
Relocation Assistance: Not Available
Maintenance Skill Highlights for a Feed Mill
You can pick and choose these to insert into your outreach or candidate pitches:
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Preventive & Predictive Maintenance – scheduling and executing PMs to minimize downtime.
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Equipment Troubleshooting & Repair – conveyors, pellet mills, grinders, mixers, bucket elevators, dust systems.
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Electrical & Mechanical Systems – motor controls, PLCs, pneumatics, hydraulics, gearboxes, and pumps.
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Regulatory & Safety Compliance – OSHA, feed safety standards, and environmental requirements.
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Reliability & Continuous Improvement – reducing unplanned downtime, optimizing parts inventory, and implementing root cause analysis.
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Capital Project Oversight – managing upgrades, new installations, or expansions within a plant setting.
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Team Leadership & Training – supervising maintenance techs, assigning work orders, and ensuring skill development.
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CMMS / Work Order Systems – using software to track maintenance schedules, costs, and asset reliability.
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24/7 Operations Support – responding to breakdowns quickly to keep production running smoothly.