Who We Are and What We Do

Farmer Focus’s mission is to promote and protect generational family farms by shifting farm-level decision-making and chicken ownership back to farmers and empowering them to farm the way they know is best. We are committed to consistently producing 100% organic and humanely raised chicken that is better for people, the planet, and animals. Our culture is rooted in servant leadership, and we live by our Farmer Focus CARES values: Community, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Stewardship.

Industrial Maintenance Technician

Job Details

Job Title: Maintenance Technician
Department: Acorn Maintenance
Reports To: Maintenance Superintendent
FLSA Status: Hourly
Location: Acorn
Work Arrangement: On-site
Shift / Schedule: 1st Shift
Employment Type: Full-time

Role Overview / Purpose and Scope

An Industrial Maintenance Technician at Farmer Focus plays a critical, hands‑on role in keeping production operations safe, reliable, and efficient. The technician is responsible for diagnosing, repairing, installing, and optimizing a wide range of mechanical and automated systems that support daily plant operations. This role combines preventative maintenance, rapid troubleshooting, and continuous improvement to minimize downtime and ensure equipment performs at peak levels.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform routine preventative maintenance of machinery and equipment to ensure smooth business and production operations.

• Disassemble machinery and equipment to remove parts and make repairs.

• Examine parts for defects such as breakage and excessive wear.

• Repair or replace broken or malfunctioning components of machinery and equipment.

• Ability to work in all departments in the processing plant environment, which includes cold, damp conditions.

• Clean, lubricate and adjust parts, equipment, and machinery.

• Reassemble equipment after completion of inspections, testing, or repairs.

• Provide a means of notification/communication during non-working hours for emergencies. Respond to emergency call-ins within 30 minutes.

• Ensure shop and surrounding areas are kept clean by the removal of all debris in work areas, work benches and break rooms.

• Ensure a safe work environment by eliminating unsafe acts or conditions.

• Be proficient in cutting and welding, hydraulics, filter systems, pipe fitting/plumbing, operations of shop equipment, sheet metal fabrication and pneumatics, electrical wiring and motors.

• Perform other responsibilities, as needed, to support Farmer Focus business objectives.

Qualifications

• Proven industrial/manufacturing maintenance or electrical experience

• Knowledge and understanding of good safety practices

• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.

• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills and have basic math skills.

• Ability to organize the tasks to be performed and at times to monitor and oversee quality of work being performed.

• Use tools ranging from common hand and power tools to precision instruments and electrical and electronic testing devices.

• Ability to work with or near animal blood.

• Must be able to read, write, and comprehend English.

• Must be self-motivated and be able to work with minimal supervision.

Work Environment, Physical Demands, and Travel

Required to access the poultry production environment. Must be able to tolerate the varying heat, wet, and chill of the plant. Hearing and eye protective equipment required in the production area. Required to wear hair and beard nets in the production area.

About Farmer Focus

Farmer Focus exists to promote and protect generational family farms by shifting farm-level decision-making and chicken ownership back to farmers and empowering them to farm the way they know is best. We are committed to producing 100% organic and humanely raised chicken that is better for people, the planet, and animals. Our culture is grounded in servant leadership and guided by our CARES values: Community, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Stewardship. Our top priorities are people, safety, and quality. At Farmer Focus, our vision is to disrupt the status quo by creating bold opportunities for people who demand more and deserve better.

Farmer Focus is committed to the principles of equal employment and to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities, and all other employment laws and regulations. It is our intent to maintain a work environment that is inclusive and equitable, free of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation based upon an individual's age, race (including traits historically associated with race, which includes hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation (including transgender status, gender identity, or expression), pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), military status (including status as a uniformed servicemember, a veteran, or dependent of a servicemember), or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. Farmer Focus is dedicated to the fulfillment of this policy regarding all aspects of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, placement, transfer, training, promotion, rates of pay and other compensation, termination, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.