Full-Time

Maintenance Technician

Prestage

Prestage

201-500 employees

Vertical-integrated pork and turkey producer

No salary listed

Eagle Grove, IA, USA

In Person

Category
General Maintenance & Repair (1)
Required Skills
Word/Pages/Docs
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
Microsoft Outlook

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Requirements
  • A high school diploma or equivalent knowledge is required.
  • Two years of industrial maintenance experience in a food manufacturing facility are required.
  • Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating instructions, and procedure manuals.
  • Thorough knowledge of maintenance management systems, work order processes, preventive and predictive maintenance, and total productive maintenance.
  • Ability to troubleshoot technological problems, adapt to new technologies, and maintain current technical skills.
  • Ability to plan daily work, work independently, and manage multiple tasks accurately.
  • Ability to perform basic arithmetic using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and word-processing software.
  • Ability to enter confined spaces while wearing applicable safety equipment and regularly lift or move up to 50 pounds.
Responsibilities
  • Assist with reducing downtime and increasing efficiencies during equipment repairs and maintenance.
  • Work toward production, technology, and resource objectives.
  • Install, test, maintain, and repair facilities and equipment.
  • Assist with strategies to reduce mechanical downtime and maintain product flow and production.
  • Participate in maintenance training to remain current with operating procedures.
  • Assist with operating plant equipment and systems to minimize unplanned downtime, anticipate problems, and identify continuous-improvement opportunities.
  • Complete maintenance key performance indicators, including asset utilization, maintenance cost preventive maintenance, and scheduled finalization.
  • Follow safety, health, and environmental policies while maintaining equipment.

Prestage Farms is a vertically integrated producer of pork and turkey in the United States. The company controls every part of the supply chain, from raising animals to producing specialized feed in their own mills and running a major processing plant, culminating in packaged products. Its product flow starts on the farm, passes through in-house feed mills and processing facilities, and ends as ready-for-sale meat products. What sets Prestage apart is that it remains family-owned and operated, expanding steadily across states while maintaining full control of the entire value chain rather than relying on external suppliers. Its goal is to be a leading, reliable provider of pork and turkey by maintaining tight oversight of quality, efficiency, and scale through a long-term, disciplined growth strategy from farm to final product.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Grant

Total Funding

$25M

Headquarters

Riegelwood, North Carolina

Founded

1983

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What believers are saying

  • Prestage completed a second feed mill near Moltonville, expanding internal feed capacity.
  • Its March 2019 Iowa plant gives direct control over slaughter, processing, and margins.
  • About 1.1 billion pounds of production and private-label channels support steady scale advantages.

What critics are saying

  • July 2026 turkey antitrust settlements force Prestage into costly price-fixing litigation and damages.
  • Ongoing Illinois trial against remaining defendants keeps subpoena risk and discovery pressure alive.
  • A major food-safety or labor scandal could cripple vertically integrated operations and brand trust.

What makes Prestage unique

  • Family-owned since 1983, Prestage controls feed, farms, processing, and branded turkey and pork.
  • The 2019 Eagle Grove pork plant deepens integration from hogs to packaged product.
  • Prestage operates across six states with about 3,000 employees and 450 growers.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

21%

1 year growth

21%

2 year growth

21%
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Swineweb.com
Aug 9th, 2023
Industry Leaders Awarded at 2023 Oklahoma Pork Congress

Greg Stephens of Prestage Farms received the Oklahoma Pork Council Golden Pig Award for 30 years of distinguished service within U.S. pork production.