HVAC Technician

General Mills, Inc. manufactures some of the most beloved foods in the world, including Cheerios and Lucky Charms, Nature Valley granola bars, and Totino's pizza rolls. Blue Buffalo became part of General Mills in 2018, so even your pets love us too. 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.

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HVAC Technician - Murfreesboro, TN:

As a part of our manufacturing group, you will be responsible for supporting production packaging and processing operations, sanitation and participation in startup, changeover, and shutdown of operating equipment.

Shift hours: (should there be a 2nd shift?)

• 8-hour shifts on a 7-2, 7-2, 7-3 schedule
• 1st shift: 6:20 am to 2:40 pm
• Ability and willingness to work overtime, any shift, including days, nights, weekends, holidays, and emergency events
• Plant operation is 24 hours a day, 7 days per week

Pay:

• $32.40 per hour up to $37.70 per hour based on skillset and experience

• Shift differential:
• Additional $0.75 per hour when working night shift

Benefits:

• 120 hours of vacation annually (15 days) (opportunity to earn 12 additional Paid Days Off)
• 11 paid holidays
• Great paid time off benefits
• 401(k) with match
• Health Insurance- Including medical, dental, vision and life
• And much more!

About our location:

Located in beautiful Middle Tennessee, the Murfreesboro manufacturing site is comprised of 1000 dedicated employees serving the Morning Foods and Meals & Baking Operating Units for General Mills. We operate in a dynamic business environment in a site that values safety, teamwork, accountability, responsiveness, and respect. We pride ourselves in serving the world by making food people love!

Our Products:

Toaster Strudel, Toaster Scrambles, Pie shells, Pillsbury canned dough product (crescent rolls, cinnamon rolls, breads), shapes cookies, tub cookies.


What will your day look like:

• 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
  • Identifying and troubleshooting mechanical issues

• Providing technical support and plant leadership for equipment troubleshooting and equipment modifications
• Understanding, initiating, and participating in Root Cause Analysis (Why, Why)
• Performing both uptime and downtime preventative maintenance
• Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives to increase platform performance
• Assist in training new employees as well as engaging in your individual training.

What you have to offer:

• Minimum of a high school education or GED
• 1 year Manufacturing Maintenance experience in Industrial Maintenance or a Technical Degree in Industrial Maintenance or Engineering
• RETA CARO certification or higher
• Experience with HVAC, Compressed Air, Electrical Power Distribution and Steam systems.
• Experience in a food manufacturing/production environment preferred.
• Prior ammonia refrigeration experience.
• Proficiency in basic computer skills

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 and ammonia PPE requirements
• 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
• Ability to certify as a HAZMAT Technician and respond in a Level A suit.
• Ability work in a 40 cal arc flash suit while racking in and out switchgears

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 other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what's next.