“We lead with safety and?value people first. Always.”?
The health and safety of our employees – and the food we make – is our top priority. We were an early adopter in instituting protection measures in our plants during the pandemic and continue to implement?a number of?safety precautions to protect our employees.??
ARE YOU HUNGRY FOR WHAT’S NEXT??
We are looking for team members who come to the table with a shared passion for?making food the world loves. As a part of our manufacturing group, you will be responsible for?preventative and reactive maintenance of processing and packaging equipment?and providing technical support to improve and optimize within the manufacturing operations and processes.?
Pay Rate:
$31.42 per hour with annual wage progression up to $35.17 per hour
Shift differential
Additional $.24 per hour for hours worked on 2nd shift
Additional $.31 per hour for hours worked on 3rd shift
Overtime (1.5x hourly rate) for hours worked over 40
Weekend premium pay – Saturday (1.5x hourly rate), Sunday (2x hourly rate)
Holiday pay (if eligible for holiday pay and holiday is worked, 3x hourly rate)
Weekly paycheck via direct deposit
Schedule:?
8-hour shifts
1st shift: 7 am to 3 pm
2nd shift: 3 pm to 11 pm
3rd shift: 11 pm to 7 am
Shift schedule of 2nd or 3rd shift to be determined during orientation and based on availability and business need
Ability and willingness to work overtime, any shift, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays
Plant operation is 24 hours a day, 7 days per week
Your seat at the table will include:?(Duties and Responsibilities)?
Following all company safety policies and procedures to ensure a safe working environment
Maintaining, installing, replacing, and repairing industrial processing and packaging equipment
Providing technical support and being the subject matter expert during equipment troubleshooting and modifications
Performing both uptime and downtime preventative maintenance work to improve equipment reliability and write follow up work orders as needed
Performing corrective maintenance work orders
Documenting plant maintenance activities in a computerized maintenance management system
Repairing and maintaining parts and components of plant utilities distribution systems
Performing basic machining and welding tasks
Understanding of circuit layouts; replacing and troubleshooting instrumentation, motors, and other electrical equipment/components
Participating and leading Continuous Improvement initiatives to increase plant's safety and performance
Assisting and training other employees to improve their technical understanding
Performing additional related tasks as assigned
Leading with and championing human and food safety
Your recipe for success?must include:?(Minimum Qualifications)?
Must be 18 years of age or older
Must have the ongoing right to work in the U.S. without sponsorship
High School Diploma or GED
1 year experience in industrial maintenance or equivalent experience in a maintenance field
Proficiency in basic computer skills
Ability to perform physical requirements of the position with or without reasonable accommodation
Must be able to lift, move, push, pull 50 lbs as required by the position
Must be able to perform physical tasks for extended periods of time, including standing, walking, climbing, bending, squatting, pushing, pulling and twisting over surfaces
Ability to climb and/or work at heights while utilizing stairs, ladders, personnel lifts, or platforms
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, 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
Ability to work with allergens that might be present in a food environment
Willing to work around industrial high-speed moving machinery
Ability to work in confined space such as bins, silos, or tanks
Preferred Qualifications:
Technical degree in industrial maintenance or related field
Computer Maintenance Management System experience (Maximo)
Reasons you will LOVE working here:??
Benefits starting on day 1 (Medical, Dental, Vision)
Vacation (120 hours/annually with increased hours based on years of service)
Sick and Emergency Time Off (48 hours)
401k and Roth 401k plan (with a match and automatic company match/contribution)
Mental Health and Wellbeing Programs
Parental Bonding Leave
Caregiver Leave
Onsite fitness center
Free local gym membership (MAC)
Discount tickets to local events/businesses
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Minneapolis, MN
General Mills, Inc. manufactures and markets branded consumer foods worldwide. The company operates in five segments: North America Retail; Convenience Stores & Foodservice; Europe & Australia; Asia & Latin America; and Pet. It offers ready-to-eat cereals, refrigerated yogurt, soup, meal kits, refrigerated and frozen dough products, dessert and baking mixes, frozen pizza and pizza snacks, grain, fruit, and savory snacks, as well as organic products, including refrigerated yogurt, nutrition bars, meal kits, salty snacks, ready-to-eat cereal, and grain snacks. It also supplies branded and unbranded food products to the North American foodservice and commercial baking industries; and manufactures and markets pet food products, including dog and cat food.
The company markets its products under the Annie’s, Betty Crocker, Bisquick, Blue Buffalo, BLUE Basics, BLUE Freedom, BLUE Wilderness, Bugles, Cascadian Farm, Cheerios, Chex, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cocoa Puffs, Cookie Crisp, EPIC, Fiber One, Food Should Taste Good, Fruit by the Foot, Fruit Gushers, Fruit Roll-Ups, Gardetto’s, Go-Gurt, Gold Medal, Golden Grahams, Häagen-Dazs, Helpers, Jeno’s, Jus-Rol, Kitano, Kix, La Salteña, Lärabar, Latina, Liberté, Lucky Charms, Muir Glen, Nature Valley, Oatmeal Crisp, Old El Paso, Pillsbury, Progresso, Raisin Nut Bran, Total, Totino’s, Trix, Wanchai Ferry, Wheaties, Yoki, and Yoplait trademarks.
General Mills sells its products directly, as well as through broker and distribution arrangements to grocery stores, mass merchandisers, membership stores, natural food chains, e-commerce retailers, commercial and noncommercial foodservice distributors and operators, restaurants, convenience stores, and pet specialty stores, as well as drug, dollar, and discount chains. It operates 507 leased and 372 franchise branded ice cream parlors. The company was founded in 1866 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.