Feed Mill Maintenance Mechanic - Sleepy Eye, MN
About the Company
Christensen Farms is one of the largest, family-owned pork producers in the United States, marketing approximately 3 million hogs per year. Headquartered in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, the company operates throughout the Midwest with facilities in Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, and South Dakota. Christensen Farms owns three feed mills, manages 145,000 sows on 44 farms, and oversees more than 350 nurseries and grow-finish sites. The company employs nearly 1,000 people and maintains 1,500 contract partnerships. It is vertically integrated with a strong presence across the pork value chain from farm to fork and is the largest shareholder of Triumph Foods LLC, a producer-owned primary pork processing plant in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Responsibilities
- Ensure all Feed Mill equipment is in proper working order and assess preventative maintenance needs.
- Service, repair, and recondition Feed Mill equipment and machinery, whether new or used.
- Complete 100% of the set maintenance program on a timely basis (weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly).
- Perform as-needed maintenance as directed by Feed Mill operations.
- Communicate maintenance issues to the Plant Manager.
- Ensure all safety mechanisms are operational and maintained on schedule.
- Diagnose problems and determine necessary repairs.
- Perform required inspections and keep accurate, easy-to-read records of work performed.
- Research potential repair options and propose changes or purchases to the Plant Manager.
- Ensure an accurate and efficient work order process.
- Maintain and care for all shop tools, machines, and equipment.
- Help maintain cleanliness, neatness, and safety of the work area and building.
- Coordinate with the Plant Manager for scheduled repair and maintenance.
- Stay current with technical and safety changes; pursue continuing education if necessary.
- Provide seasonal assistance with corn piling/retrieving and snow removal.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Minimum of 2+ years of experience in a maintenance-related field.
- Knowledge of electrical systems, welding, cutting, plumbing, general carpentry, heating, and air conditioning.
- Working understanding of computers.
- Ability to understand and follow instructions in English.
- Ability to operate large machinery.
- Ability to lift a minimum of 50 pounds.
Pay
$21.00 - $25.00 per hour