Maintenance Mechanic

Maintenance Mechanic - Belvidere, IL

Starting Pay: $29.77 per hour

$2.00 per hour night shift differential

12-hour shifts | Rotating schedule: 5 on / 3 off / 2 on / 5 off / 4 on / 2 off / 3 on / 4 off

Your Work Schedule and Shift Information

• Day shift: 5:45 a.m. 6:00 p.m.
• Night shift: 5:45 p.m. 6:00 a.m. (currently hiring for nights)
• Alternating workweeks: 48-hour weeks and 36-hour weeks, averaging 42 hours per week
• Eligibility to bid on available shift schedule changes after 6 months
• Must be willing to work overtime and any shift as needed, including nights, weekends, holidays, and emergency events
• Plant operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Schedule Perks: Regular 25 day breaks built into the rotation & predictable schedule that supports work-life balance, rest, and personal commitments
• Overtime opportunities available

Key Accountabilities

• Be responsible for preventative and reactive maintenance of processing and packaging equipment
• Provide technical support to improve and optimize within the manufacturing operations and processes
• Create high-quality foods that are eaten EVERYDAY, NATIONWIDE
• Use TECHNOLOGY in an industry-leading facility
• Work 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
• CHALLENGE yourself to get the JOB DONE RIGHT and gain skills to take with you to your next opportunity
• Install, maintain, repair, and replace industrial processing and packaging machinery, work tools, and equipment
• Identify and troubleshoot mechanical issues
• Provide technical support and plant leadership for equipment troubleshooting and equipment modifications
• Understand, initiate, and participate in Root Cause Analysis (Why, Why)
• Perform both uptime and downtime preventative maintenance
• Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives to increase platform performance
• Assist in training new employees

Minimum Qualifications

• High school education or GED
• Minimum 3 years of industrial maintenance or related industry experience
• Basic mechanical knowledge and understanding of electrical motors, gearbox and components along with systems troubleshooting, including use of a multimeter and specialized tools
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
• Ability 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 (Personal Protective Equipment - PPE) 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
• Willing to work around industrial high-speed moving machinery
• Ability to work with allergens that might be present in a food environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing/production environment

Eligibility

Applicants must meet a minimum 18-year age qualification.

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)

General Mills is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital or familial status, status regarding public assistance, or membership or activity in a local human rights commission.