Maintenance Mechanic

Are you looking to feel valued at a company?

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 are looking for team members who come to the table with a shared passion for making food the world loves, to solve problems and shape

General Mills for the future. 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.

General Mills encourages growth for our employees; if you want to learn new things, attain and prove competency quickly, and apply

technology in the manufacturing space; GMI is a great place to start.

Maintenance Mechanic

What your compensation will look like:

$32.84 per hour after 1 year of employment

$28.40 per hour after 3 months of employment

$26.90 per hour to start

Additional $1.00 per hour when working off-shift work schedules

15 days (120 hours) of vacation annually (depending on your schedule) and 11 paid company holidays

Great paid time off benefits

401(k) match

Health Insurance- includes medical, dental, vision and life

And much more!

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 itCHALLENGING yourself to get the JOB DONE RIGHT and gain skills to take with you to your next opportunity

Installing, maintaining, repairing, and replacing industrial processing and packaging machinery, work tools and equipment

Design and layout circuits, installing fixtures, wiring conduits, motors, and other electrical equipment/components, including proven ability to

use multimeter

Identifying and troubleshooting mechanical issues

Providing technical support and plant leadership for equipment troubleshooting and equipment modifications

Performing both uptime and downtime preventative maintenance

Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives to increase platform performance

Assist in training new employees

What your schedule will look like:

12-hour shifts - currently hiring for night shift. Shift schedules are determined upon hire.5 pm to 5 am

6 pm to 6 am

6:30 pm to 6:30 am

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

What your growth will look like:

Be a part of a team that will learn and grow

Develop leadership skills, that will allow you to focus on new KNOWLEDGE and ability to adopt and implement those ideas

Ability to operate within a safety culture

Expanded technical capabilities

What you have to offer:

Minimum of a high school education or GED

2 years of experience in industrial maintenance or equivalent education in a related field

Proven ability to use multimeter and other electrical equipment/components

Working knowledge of PLCs, HVAC, pneumatic and hydraulic systems preferred

Experience in a manufacturing/production environment preferred

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

Need to be able to work in a tobacco free environment

COVID-19 considerations:

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.

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.