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Summer Maintenance Jobs in Michigan (NOW HIRING)

Michigan Sugar Company

Mechanic

Bay City, MI · On-site

$20.75 - $26.75/hr

Monitor and repair all inbound amp; outbound sugar path equipment and perform summer maintenance. * Respond to radio calls for mechanical repairs while prioritizing importance and reporting any ...

Michigan Sugar Company

Mechanic

Bay City, MI · On-site

$23.25 - $29.75/hr

Monitor and repair all inbound & outbound sugar path equipment and perform summer maintenance. * Respond to radio calls for mechanical repairs while prioritizing importance and reporting any downtime ...

Cabot Corporation

Summer Help

Midland, MI · On-site

$15/hr

We are once again exploring summer work opportunities for 2026. We are currently seeking ... Cabot is committed to supporting and maintaining a safe and environmentally focused working ...

Life Time, Inc.

Summer Camp Counselor

Novi, MI · On-site

$13.25 - $17.25/hr

Maintains cleanliness and order of camp in order to ensure safety * Promotes monthly events and ... Completion of Life Time Summer Camp Counselor Certification prior to Camp Season * First Aid ...

Life Time, Inc.

Summer Camp Counselor

Troy, MI · On-site

$13.25 - $17.25/hr

Maintains cleanliness and order of camp in order to ensure safety * Promotes monthly events and ... Completion of Life Time Summer Camp Counselor Certification prior to Camp Season * First Aid ...

Life Time

Summer Camp Counselor

Novi, MI · On-site

$13.25 - $17/hr

Maintains cleanliness and order of camp in order to ensure safety * Promotes monthly events and ... Completion of Life Time Summer Camp Counselor Certification prior to Camp Season * First Aid ...

Summer Discovery

Resident EMT

Ann Arbor, MI · On-site

$17.25 - $23/hr

Follow Summer Discovery emergency protocols and maintain direct communication with the Medical Director during the 9 AM-6 PM EST window. * Student Support: Provide compassionate, non-judgmental care ...

Workbox Staffing

Admin Assistant

Sparta, MI

$18/hr

What You'll Be Doing As a Summer Help Assistant Admin, your core responsibilities will include: * Employee Records Management: Assist with maintaining employee files, records, and documentation to ...

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What is a summer maintenance?

Summer maintenance jobs involve performing upkeep and repair tasks during the summer months, usually on school campuses, parks, residential properties, or commercial facilities. Typical duties include landscaping, cleaning, painting, basic repairs, and equipment maintenance. These positions are often seasonal and ideal for students or individuals seeking temporary employment. The work helps ensure that facilities remain safe, operational, and visually appealing throughout the busy summer season.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a summer maintenance worker?

To thrive as a Summer Maintenance worker, you need basic mechanical aptitude, physical stamina, and familiarity with general maintenance tasks, often supported by a high school diploma or equivalent. Experience using common hand and power tools, lawn care equipment, and safety protocols is typically required. Strong attention to detail, reliability, and effective communication help you stand out in this role. These skills and qualities are crucial for maintaining facilities efficiently, ensuring safety, and supporting smooth operations during busy summer months.

What are some common challenges faced in a summer maintenance position and how can they be managed?

Summer Maintenance roles often involve working outdoors in varying weather conditions, managing physically demanding tasks, and adapting to a fast-paced schedule as facilities prepare for increased seasonal use. Common challenges include staying hydrated and safe in the heat, efficiently juggling multiple repair or cleaning assignments, and coordinating with other team members to ensure timely completion of projects. Effective communication, strong time management, and attention to safety protocols are key to overcoming these challenges and succeeding in the role.

What is the difference between Summer Maintenance vs Landscape Technician?

AspectSummer MaintenanceLandscape Technician
Required CredentialsHigh school diploma or equivalent; some roles may require certifications in equipment operationHigh school diploma; certifications in horticulture or landscape design are common
Work EnvironmentOutdoor, seasonal work focusing on property upkeep during summer monthsOutdoor, hands-on work involving planting, trimming, and landscape installation
Employer & Industry UsageProperty management companies, parks, schools, and municipalitiesLandscape design firms, nurseries, and residential/commercial landscaping companies

Summer Maintenance primarily involves seasonal outdoor property upkeep, focusing on tasks like lawn care, irrigation, and general maintenance during summer. Landscape Technicians perform more specialized landscaping tasks such as planting, trimming, and landscape installation. While both roles work outdoors and may require similar certifications, Summer Maintenance tends to be more generalist, whereas Landscape Technicians focus on specific landscaping projects.

What are the most commonly searched types of Maintenance jobs in Michigan?

The most popular types of Maintenance jobs in Michigan are:

What cities in Michigan are hiring for Summer Maintenance jobs?

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Infographic showing various Summer Maintenance job openings in Michigan as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 72% Full Time, 24% Part Time, 2% Temporary, and 2% Summer. Highlights an 100% In-person job distribution.

Mechanic

Bay City, MI • On-site

Michigan Sugar Company
Food and Drink Manufacturing • 1 - 5K employees

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Company rating: 7.3 out of 10

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$20.75 - $26.75/hr

Full-time

Re-posted 9 days ago

Job description

Tradition. Pride. Excellence. Are you ready to plant your career in a place where words like these serve as the foundation for doing business every day?
Michigan Sugar Company has an immediate full-time opportunity at its Bay City Factory Packaging amp; Warehouse facility. This position is an hourly position working a variable schedule and is part of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers, and Grain Millers Local # 263-G.
Job Summary:
The Mechanic will be responsible for maintenance and repair of the packaging warehouse sugar path equipment, production packaging machinery. The employee is expected to follow all GMP/SQF guidelines while continuously maintaining quality and improving production.
Primary Responsibilities:
  • Troubleshoot mechanical repairs and perform change overs on packaging equipment.
  • Order and track all parts from start to finish while working with the maintenance coordinator and parts cage attendant through email and in person.
  • Navigate parts location in parts cage for in stock parts and charge parts out to equipment number.
  • Mechanics will also provide support to supervisors, foreman,team leaders and maintenance crews to minimumize downtime and production loss.
  • Monitor and repair all inbound amp; outbound sugar path equipment and perform summer maintenance.
  • Respond to radio calls for mechanical repairs while prioritizing importance and reporting any downtime to supervisor or foreman.
  • In timely fashion complete all assigned work orders and find projects to fill your schedule.
  • Fill out daily shift change forms of worked performed and information hand off.
  • Research and store information on maintenance website and files for future use.
  • Measure and determine size and quantity of materials amp; manage inventories.
  • Use various technical tools and measuring devices such as calipers,shiv alignment,temp readers.
  • Rigging and lifting equipment and parts multiple floors
  • Understands blue print reading and basic mathematical calculations such as decimal/fractions
  • Work weekends every 3rd weekend and overtime during summer maintenance.
Position Qualifications:
  • College certificate or license in maintenance field
  • High School diploma or equivalent
  • Prefered 3+ years of industrial mechanic work
  • Prefered knowledge of plumbing and compressed air systems
  • Ability to navigate through computers and equipment PLC’s to operate machinery
Michigan Sugar Company was founded in 1906 when six smaller sugar companies merged their operations. In 2002, Michigan Sugar Company became a grower-owned cooperative and in 2004, it merged with Monitor Sugar Company to form the company that exists today.
Michigan Sugar Company is headquartered in Bay City and has sugarbeet processing facilities in Bay City, Caro, Croswell and Sebewaing, Michigan. Its nearly 900 grower-owners plant and harvest up to 160,000 acres of sugarbeets each year in 20 Michigan counties, as well as Ontario, Canada. Those beets are sliced at the factories and turned into about 1.3 billion pounds of sugar annually.
That sugar is sold to industrial, commercial and retail customers under the Pioneer and Big Chief brands.
Michigan Sugar Company has 930 year-round employees and an additional 1,100 seasonal workers. It is the No. 1 employer in Huron County, the No. 2 employer in Bay and Sanilac counties and the No. 3 employer in Tuscola County. The company’s annual payroll is more than $65 million and its annual local economic impact is about $500 million.
Michigan Sugar Company is the third largest of nine sugarbeet processing companies in the United States and Michigan is one of 11 states where sugarbeets are grown in the country.
Michigan Sugar Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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