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Maintenance Mechanic

Reed City, MI (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=121+E+Slosson+Ave+Reed+City+MI+USA+49677)

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