General Mills

SKILLED MAINTENANCE MECHANIC

Posted on: 26 Jan 2022

Cedar Rapids, IA

Job Description

“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 

What’s Next  

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Please note: You will be asked to complete as assessment after you complete your application. The entire process should take no more than 15 minutes of your time. 

Begin by creating an account. We’ll ask you to upload a resume/CV (cover letters are optional).  
Depending on your role of interest, you may be asked to fill out an online questionnaire for a better understanding of your career background and accomplishments. 

You will also be asked to complete an assessment during the apply process.  
Upon completion, watch for your email confirmation that your application has been successfully submitted.  
If you do not receive a confirmation email, please log back into our careers website to review the status of your application ad ensure successful submission. 

General Mills

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.

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