Palletizing Maintenance Technician

COMPANY OVERVIEW

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best - bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one another and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.

Pay

• Up to $28.15 per hour
• Starting pay $31.05 per hour (Pay is based on a pay-for-skills program and is not based on experience)
• Additional $0.25 per hour for hours worked on 2nd or 3rd shift
• Annual negotiated increases
• Pay for Skills Program available to get to maximum pay

Shift Hours

• 8-hour shifts
• Opening on 2nd shift
• 2nd shift: 2:00 pm - 10:30 pm
• Ability and willingness to work overtime, any shift, including days, nights, weekends and holidays
• Plant operation is 24 hours per day, 7 days per week

Benefits

• Great paid time off benefits within the first year
• Up to 6% 401(k) match
• Health Insurance - including medical, dental and life
• On-site Fitness Center
• On-site Health Clinic
• And much more!

Key Accountabilities

• Creating high quality foods that are eaten EVERYDAY, NATIONWIDE
• Using TECHNOLOGY in an industry-leading facility
• Working with HIGH-LEVEL operators on EXPERIENCED teams that are looking to pass down their knowledge to workers WILLING TO LEARN and get paid doing it
• CHALLENGING yourself to get the JOB DONE RIGHT and gain skills to take with you to your next opportunity
  • Follow all company safety policies and procedures to ensure a safe working environment
  • Provide technical support and plant leadership for equipment troubleshooting and equipment modifications
  • Perform both uptime and downtime preventative maintenance in adherence to the master PM schedule
  • Must be able to troubleshoot A.C. and D.C. voltage
  • Ability to maintain and troubleshoot palletizer equipment and conveyors
  • Willing to work at different height requirements
  • Perform correction maintenance work orders
  • Able to learn and perform minor machining and welding tasks
  • Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives in order to increase platform performance
  • Know how or be willing to utilize Maximo work order system
  • Be able to plan and schedule workloads
  • Must be self-sufficient and able to work with management to resolve daily issues
  • Must be able to order and track parts, keeping within budget
  • Report unsafe conditions to plant safety personnel
  • Assist with training new employees as needed
  • Attend meetings and trainings as required
  • Perform additional related tasks as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of a high school diploma or GED
• At least two years’ experience working in Maintenance
• Continuing education in maintenance/technical skills
• Computer Maintenance Management Systems experience
• Demonstrated leadership ability

Physical requirements:

• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs
• Must be able to perform physical tasks for extended periods of time including: standing, walking, climbing, bending, pushing, pulling and twisting over surfaces
• Ability to climb and/or work at heights while utilizing stairs, ladders, personnel lifts, or platforms
• Ability to wear protective clothing and equipment such as safety shoes, face masks, safety glasses, hearing protection, a hard hat, a hair/beard net and gloves when required
• Willing and able to adhere to all grooming requirements necessary for a food manufacturing environment
• Ability to work in hot, cold, noisy, dusty, wet environmental working conditions
• Willing to work around industrial high-speed moving machinery
• Ability to work with allergens that might be present in a food environment

ELIGIBILITY

Applicants must meet a minimum 18-year age qualification.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER (EOE)

General Mills is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital or familial status, status regarding public assistance, or membership or activity in a local human rights commission.

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