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Hiring for two full time postions

Join an Industry Leader!

We are proud to be celebrating our 26th year serving the dairy community. Now is a great time to join our growing team.

Service Technician: We are seeking someone who is mechanically inclined and has electrical or refrigeration experience.  Certification in these areas is beneficial, though not required.  Duties include performing repair, preventative maintenance, and installation of milking and cooling equipment.  This position offers variety in your work and continual learning opportunities.  We provide training to the specifics of our industry.  Applicants must have good communication and troubleshooting skills, clean driving record, and no lifting restrictions.

Equipment Operator & Installation: We are seeking someone with track excavator and/or backhoe experience as well as welding skills and a general mechanical background.  This position involves operating off-road equipment, digging graded trenches, pipe laying, equipment maintenance, mobilization of equipment and materials between job sites, and aiding with our installation work. A portion of this position involves travel.  Applicants must have a CDL, clean driving record, and no lifting restrictions.

Compensation package includes group health insurance, matching retirement plan, paid vacation and holidays. Interested parties should contact Ed to inquire more about these positions. Visit our office or check out our website to learn more about what we do. Application forms available upon request.

Sioux Dairy Equipment, Inc. 2122 10th St Rock Valley, IA 51247  712-476-5608 ed@siouxdairy.com

UV Pure in the DairyStar
Our installation of a UV Pure for Mike Hulstein of County Line Dairy was featured in a story by the DairyStary newspaper.  

Dykstra Heifer Ranch in the DairyStar
One of our recent projects was featured in a story by the DairyStary newspaper.

GEA Farm Technologies Introduces the IQ Milking Unit
Milk production for the new decade: every penny counts!
Now is the time for greater intelligence to be used with milking clusters! Now is the time for IQ - the first four-way milking cluster in the world. Its revolutionary four-way technology ensures that you maximize milk quality, quantity and udder health. Furthermore, using IQ could not be easier in every way - easier attaching, easier milking and easier maintenance.

WestfaliaSurge Formally introduces GEA Farm Technologies
WestfaliaSurge formally announces the launch of GEA Farm Technologies as part of an effort to emphasize their expertise in more than just milking equipment.  GEA Farm Technologies will combine the strengths of the WestfaliaSurge, Houle, and Norbco product lines into one family brand that also incorporates their parent company, the GEA Group.

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