Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician 

• $28.50 per hour up to $35.19 per hour
• Advancement opportunities up to $43.49 per hour
• Hiring for 12-hour rotating shift schedule and 8-hour shift schedules
• Great 1st day benefits

Key Information:

• We're building a new facility and building our team! Apply now for a position on our team producing Betty Crocker Cake Mix, Gushers and Fruit by the Foot - What a Sweet Adventure!
• Training for Fruit by the Foot and Gusher positions will be held at our Belvidere, IL plant (more information will be shared during the interview process)

General Mills, Inc. manufactures some of the most beloved foods in the world, including Cheerios, 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. Our Geneva, IL Plant is the newest addition to our North America plant network. To increase capacity and keep pace with the growing consumer demand for the products, General Mills is making a significant investment to expand capacity for our beloved Fruit brands (Gusher and Fruit by the Foot).

 We are looking for team members with a shared passion for making food the world loves, solving problems, and shaping 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, apply technology in the manufacturing space, and be recognized for the skills and abilities you demonstrate on the job; General Mills is a great place to start.

 Maintenance Technician  

What your compensation will look like:

• $28.50 per hour up to $35.19 per hour depending upon skillset and experience
• Maintenance Tech I: $28.50 per hour
• Maintenance Tech II: $31.53 per hour
• Maintenance Tech III: $35.19 per hour
• Maintenance Tech IV: $39.63 per hour (Internal Advancement Opportunity)
• Maintenance Tech IV Level Completion: $43.49
• Rates include $1.00 per hour shift differential for rotational shift, 2nd shift and 3rd shift

What your benefits will look like:

• 120 hours of vacation annually and 11 paid company holidays
• 48 hours paid sick and emergency time
• Great paid time off benefits
• 401(k) - company match, annual company contribution and more
• Health Insurance that includes medical, dental, vision and life
• AND much more!

What your schedule will look like:

• Our Dessert system (dry baking mixes) will have:
• 8-hour shifts (Monday through Friday with Saturday/Sunday as needed)
• 1st shift: 6:45 am to 3 pm
• 2nd shift: 2:45 pm to 11 pm
• 3rd shift: 10:45 pm to 7 am
• Our Fruit system (Fruit by the Foot/Gushers) will have:
• 12-hour rotating shifts - hours may change after training (see shift schedule below)
• Day shift: 5:30 am to 5:30 pm
• Night shift: 4:30 pm to 4:30 am
• Shift Schedule:
• 2 on, 2 off, 3 on, 2 off, 2 on, 3 off rotating schedule
• Each work block rotates from days to nights
• Schedule Perks
• 182 Scheduled Days Off Per Year
• Every other weekend is a 3-day weekend
• 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

 What your day will look like:

• Safely creating high quality foods that are eaten EVERYDAY, WORLDWIDE
• Using TECHNOLOGY in a newly built, industry-leading facility
• Working with HIGH-LEVEL operating teammates in a plant with a learning mindset culture
• CHALLENGING yourself to get the JOB DONE RIGHT and gain skills to take with you to your next opportunity
• Equipment Ownership including installing, maintaining, repairing, and replacing industrial processing and packaging machinery, work tools and equipment
• Identifying and troubleshooting mechanical, electrical and/or electronic issues
• Providing technical support and plant leadership for equipment troubleshooting and equipment modification
• Own and manage DMS (Daily Management System) activities inside and outside of shift DDS (Daily Direction Setting)
• Management of work order, parts requisition, and data entry through understanding and use of Maximo Maintenance Management System
• Understanding, initiating, and participating in Root Cause Analysis (Why, Why)
• Performing both uptime and down time preventative maintenance Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives to increase platform performance
• Assist in training new employees

What you have to offer:

• Minimum of a high school education or GED
• Proficient in English
• 2+ years (minimum) in industrial maintenance or related industry experience and/or equivalent education in a related field/industry
• Basic mechanical knowledge and understanding of PLC operation, electrical components and systems troubleshooting, including use of a multimeter
• Basic shop equipment (mill, lathe, grinder, presses, etc) preferred
• Experience in a manufacturing/production environment preferred

What your growth will look like:

• Be a part of a high-performance team that values your technical skillset
• Skillset and leadership development opportunities with a pay for skills program to acheive higher pay levels by developing and acquiring new skills from an "Equipment Ownership", "Process Ownership" and "Leadership" standpoint
• 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

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

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.