Maintenance Technician

General Mills, Inc. manufactures some of the most beloved foods in the world, including Cheerios and Lucky Charms, Nature Valley granola bars, Totino's pizza rolls, and Yoplait yogurt. 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 an other and grow together.

Check out why General Mills Manufacturing is the place to grow a career:

Maintenance Technician - Joplin, MO

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.

Shift hours: 

• 8-hour shift
  • 2nd shift: 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm
  • 3rd shift: 11:00 pm to 7:00 am
• Currently hiring for 2nd shift and/or 3rd shift (dependent upon business need)
• Two days off per scheduled work week
• 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 a week

Pay:

• Up to $34.33 per hour
• $29.58 per hour up to $34.33 per hour depending upon skillset and experience
• Shift differential for 2nd and 3rd shifts

Benefits:

• 15 days (120 hours) of vacation annually and 11 paid company holidays
• Great paid time off benefits
• 401(k) match
• Health Insurance - includes medical, dental, vision and life
• And much more!

About our Location:

Our Joplin manufacturing site goes through a million pounds of flour daily to help make the food the world loves. At our site, we strive to give our employees a great career path, by promoting internally and providing opportunities to drive into different departments. We operate in an environment that values safety, employee feedback, communication, teamwork, and employee recognition. What our employees value most about our site is our team environment and culture, as well as our many holiday events!

Our Products:

Frozen dough - biscuits, breads, pizza crust and refrigerated pie crust

What your day will 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
  • Understanding and following all company safety policies and procedures to ensure a safe working environment
  • Installing, maintaining, repairing, and replacing industrial processing and packaging machinery, work tools and equipment
  • Identifying/diagnosing and troubleshooting mechanical issues, electrical and/or electronic issues
  • Management of work orders, parts requisition, and data entry through understanding and use of Maximo Maintenance Management System
  • Providing technical support and plant leadership for equipment troubleshooting and equipment modification
  • Understanding, initiating, and participating in Root Cause Analysis (Why, Why)
  • Performing both uptime and down time preventative maintenance
  • Effectively communicate and productively interact with all levels of team personnel and outside contractors, vendors, visitors, etc.
  • Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives to increase platform performance
  • Assist in training new employees

What you have to offer:

• Minimum of a high school diploma or GED
• 2 years (minimum) maintenance experience in a manufacturing setting with electrical experience and/or an equivalent combination of education and experience, including completion of an accredited maintenance or industrial technical program (such as an Associate Degree in Industrial Maintenance or Technical Manufacturing)
• Understanding of PLC operation, industrial electrical components and systems troubleshooting
• Must have a solid understanding of mechanical, pneumatic, and electrical systems, ability to diagnose problems, repair or replace components, preventative maintenance and attention to detail
• Experience with various tools and technologies, including hand tools, power tools, electrical test equipment and CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System)
• Ability to work independently and as a team with flexibility to quickly shift work priorities

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
• 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

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.