Maintenance Mechanic Harvest

America's Heartland Packing is opening a 775,000 sq. ft. greenfield facility in early 2025, featuring a harvest floor, carcass chillers, fabrication area, rendering, further processing, storage coolers, freezers, and loading docks.

About the role

The Maintenance Mechanic role requires basic knowledge of General Maintenance, Hydraulic Systems, Pneumatic, Electrical and Electronic Systems, and Welding (TIG, STICK). Mechanics must follow all safety and GMP’s for the facility at all times.

Responsibilities

• Follow all company safety policies and procedures
• Ensure all assigned daily PM’s are completed
• Ensure production lines are in good mechanical order
• Aid other teams (Production, Quality) when needed
• Setup and visually inspect and test machinery and equipment
• Tear down, listen for unusual sounds from machines or equipment to detect malfunction, and discuss machine operation variations with supervisors or other personnel to diagnose problems or repair machines
• Dismantle defective machines and equipment and install new or repaired parts
• Clean and lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery
• Repair and maintain the physical structures of the establishment

NOTE: This description is not intended to be all-inclusive. An employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization; these duties are considered marginal.

Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Ability to learn mechanical systems and food manufacturing processes
• Ability to function effectively in a team environment and interact productively with all levels of team personnel and outside contractors
• Ability to operate a forklift, genie lift, scissor lift, or other powered industrial trucks (PIT)
• Understand and follow oral and written instructions
• Ability to read and execute work orders, write daily reports, and translate equipment manuals
• Read, write, and orally communicate in English and ability to work with little or no supervision
• Flexibility to work overtime, weekends, and holidays as scheduled

Preferred Qualifications

• Metal fabrication skills
• 1+ years of related experience and/or training in an industrial mechanical maintenance or food manufacturing environment; or 4 years’ direct experience in an industrial mechanical maintenance or food manufacturing maintenance environment
• Vocational Diploma, Technical Diploma, or associate degree from a technical maintenance or school
• Previous management experience in a meat slaughter facility
• Bilingual English / Spanish

Skills

• Plumbing
• Welding
• Industrial electrical
• Mechanical systems
• Hydraulic and Pneumatic systems

Physical Demands

• Occasionally required to stand, walk, or sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear
• Must occasionally lift and/or move objects
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, and color vision
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 70 pounds
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds utilizing the buddy system or specifically designed lifting devices
• Frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear

Benefits

• Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance
• Flex Spending Accounts
• Voluntary Benefits
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401k
• Long & Short Term Disability
• Discount Meat Purchase Program

Competitive total compensation package for you and your family.