Maintenance Technician - Rolla, KS

Seaboard Foods, a leading US pork producer and exporter to more than 30 countries, is looking for a Maintenance Technician to join the Rolla, Kansas team. This full-time, on-site role supports the maintenance crew at the Rolla facility, helping keep the physical structures and critical systems running for animal production. If you like hands-on work, fixing things, and taking pride in reliable equipment, this could be a good fit.

The company employs about 5,400 people across five states, working on farms, feed mills and a processing plant to deliver Prairie Fresh pork. The Maintenance Technician role focuses on maintaining and repairing buildings and equipment across production sites, including preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, installation and inspection of systems such as automated feed lines, fresh water and recycle systems, cool cells, ventilation, controllers, and penning. Welding of building equipment and fabrications for penning or gates may be required, and on-call availability for emergencies is part of the role. You’ll rely on a broad toolkit and follow work orders and specifications to guide repairs.

The team values clear communication, accountability and results, and this role fits someone who likes practical, hands-on problem solving in a production setting.

Hands-on tasks you’ll tackle daily

On a typical day, you’ll keep essential facility systems in good shape by performing preventive maintenance, diagnosing issues, and carrying out repairs or installations as needed. You’ll work with a range of tools, from hammers and wrenches to precision measuring instruments and electrical testing devices, and you’ll interpret work orders and specs to decide what needs replacement or repair. You may weld building components and fabricate gate or pen parts, and there’s a need to stay flexible since emergencies can require on-call response.

What you’ll need to bring to the job

Must-have requirements

• A technical credential at the associate level or higher, or a high school diploma or GED with related training or a short period of hands-on experience, or a blend of education and practical work
• Ability to read and understand simple instructions and work orders, and to write brief notes or correspondence
• Ability to apply basic math to real-world tasks
• Ability to interpret instructions delivered in written, oral, diagram or schedule form
• A current valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record and the ability to pass a DOT physical to obtain a medical card

Nice-to-haves

• A higher-level technical credential or additional training beyond the minimum, or an equivalent mix of education and experience
• Additional hands-on maintenance exposure beyond the minimum requirements

Pay and practical details

This is a full-time, on-site position in Rolla, KS, with on-call duties for emergencies. A valid driver's license, an acceptable MVR and the ability to pass a DOT physical to obtain a medical card are required.

Tips to help your application stand out

Put your education and training that match the must-haves up front on your resume, especially if you have an associate degree or a high school diploma with relevant training or experience. If you have a mix of education and hands-on work, call that out at the top so the reader can see it immediately.

Show concrete examples that prove you can read work orders, interpret different formats of instructions, and apply math to maintenance tasks. A short, real-world example, such as a past project that involved preventive maintenance on a system similar to those listed (feed lines, water or ventilation), will help illustrate your fit.

Be ready to talk about times you’ve performed welding or fabrication tasks for penning or gates, and your experience using electrical testing devices and basic tools. Being able to describe how you handled an on-call emergency will also help demonstrate your readiness for this role.

When you ask a question, steer it toward the specifics of the job: ask about the on-call rotation, the primary systems you’ll support (for example automated feed, water, recycle, cooling cells, ventilation, and penning), and what the most common emergency scenarios look like in Rolla. A smart question shows you’re thinking about how you’d contribute from day one.