Maintenance Mechanic

Apply Description Position Overview: The Maintenance Mechanic supports the plant departments by responding in a timely manner to service and/or repair plant equipment and facility.

The General Mills Reed City Plant operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Reasons you will LOVE working here: Our #1 Priority is Human and Food Safety!

Shift Information: * 3rd Shift, D Crew - 11 pm to 7 am (Thursday night through Monday morning) * Shift is scheduled for 32 hours (4-day work week) * Ability and willingness to work overtime, any shift, including days, nights, weekends and for emergency events Wages: * $28.48 per hour with opportunity to advance in skill level up to $38.03 per hour.

* Shift differential of $.35 per hour for hours worked on 3rd shift Benefits: * Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance * Paid Vacation and Holidays * 401k * Pension * And more!

Main Responsibilities: In this role, you will: * Follow all company safety policies and procedures to ensure a safe working environment * Install, maintain, trouble-shoot, and repair industrial yogurt processing and packaging machinery, work tools and equipment * Provide technical support and plant leadership for equipment troubleshooting and equipment modifications * Perform both uptime and down time preventative maintenance in adherence to the master PM schedule * Perform corrective maintenance work order * Repair and maintain building utilities * Ability to learn and perform minor machining and welding tasks * Design and layout circuits, install fixtures, wiring conduits, motors, and other electrical equipment/components * Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives to increase platform performance * Assist with training new employees as needed * Attend meetings and trainings as required * Perform additional related tasks as assigned Requirements * 3 years of experience in manufacturing maintenance or related experience * Experience with PLC * Working knowledge and demonstrated skills in the installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of piping systems * Working knowledge and demonstrated skills in arc welding, gas welding and solder practices * Mechanical, math, troubleshooting and problem-solving and basic computer skills * Effective written and oral communication skills * Proficiency in basic computer skills * Must be able to lift, move, push, pull 50lbs on a regular basis * Must be able to perform physical tasks for extended periods of time, including standing, walking, climbing, bending, squatting, pushing, pulling and twisting over surfaces * Willing and able to work any shift schedule, including nights and weekends, daily overtime or overtime outside of your regular scheduled hours as required (more than 40 hours per week) * Ability to wear protective clothing and equipment such as safety shoes, face masks, safety glasses, hearing protection, hard hat/bump cap, hair/beard net and gloves when required * Ability to work in hot, cold, noisy, dusty, wet environmental working conditions * Ability to climb and/or work at heights while utilizing stairs, ladders, personnel lifts, or platforms * Ability to work with allergens that might be present in a food environment * Ability to work around industrial high-speed moving machinery * Willing and able to adhere to all grooming requirements necessary for a food manufacturing environment Preferred Qualifications: * Experience in welding * Experience in Vertical Mill * Experience in Lathe machining