Maintenance Technician

About the role

The Maintenance Technician is a key member of our manufacturing group responsible for the preventative and reactive maintenance of processing and packaging equipment. This role also involves providing technical support to improve and optimize manufacturing operations and processes.

Responsibilities

• Preventative and reactive maintenance of processing and packaging equipment
• Provide technical support to improve and optimize manufacturing operations and processes
• Work independently and as part of experienced teams
• Install, maintain, repair, and replace industrial processing and packaging machinery, work tools and equipment
• Troubleshoot and repair mechanical and electrical problems of plant and packaging/processing equipment
• Perform both uptime and downtime preventative maintenance
• Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives to increase platform performance
• Aid in training new employees

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED
• Minimum 3 years of industrial maintenance or related industry experience
• Basic mechanical knowledge and understanding of PLC operation, electrical motors, gearbox and components along with systems troubleshooting
• Experience in repairing and troubleshooting AC/DC electrical systems, reading schematics and using electrical testing equipment
• Basic shop equipment (mill, lathe, grinder, presses, etc.) experience preferred
• Experience in a manufacturing/production environment preferred
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and perform physical tasks for extended periods of time
• Ability to work independently and as a team with flexibility to quickly shift work priorities

Qualifications

• Ability and willingness to work overtime, any shift, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays
• Plant operation is 24 hours a week

Skills

• Basic mechanical knowledge and understanding of PLC operation, electrical motors, gearbox and components along with systems troubleshooting
• Experience in repairing and troubleshooting AC/DC electrical systems, reading schematics and using electrical testing equipment
• Basic shop equipment (mill, lathe, grinder, presses, etc.) experience preferred
• Experience in a manufacturing/production environment preferred

Benefits

• Paid vacation days after 60 days
• Great paid time off benefits
• 401(k) match
• Pension
• Health Insurance - Including medical, dental and life
• And much more!

Pay

$25.45 per hour, up to $33.78 per hour depending upon skillset and experience

Schedule

• 1st shift: 7 am to 3 pm
• 2nd shift: 3 pm to 11 pm
• 3rd shift: 11 pm to 7 am

About our Location

The Kansas City plant provides job growth opportunities in most departments and promotes positive relationships throughout the facility, fostering a collaborative work environment. It has an employee club within the premises, organizing holiday dinners for Christmas and Thanksgiving, where hams and turkeys are distributed to employees. Additionally, employees have the opportunity to attend various events such as Chiefs games, Royals games, dinner theaters, plays, and World of Fun visits, with some tickets provided to each employee.

Our Products

Bisquick and Gold Medal Flour

What your day will look like

• Create high quality foods that are eaten EVERYDAY, NATIONWIDE
• Use TECHNOLOGY in an industry-leading facility
• Work with HIGH-LEVEL operators on EXPERIENCED teams that are looking to pass down their knowledge to workers
• Willing and able to LEARN and get paid doing it
• CHALLENGE yourself to get the JOB DONE RIGHT and gain skills to take with you to your next opportunity
• Install, maintain, repair, and replace industrial processing and packaging machinery, work tools and equipment
• Troubleshoot and repair mechanical problems of all plant equipment (e.g., mechanical drive systems, hydraulic and pneumatic systems)
• Troubleshoot and repair electrical problems of plant and packaging/processing equipment such as wiring, circuits, fuses, switches, electrical installations, motors and AC/DC motor drivers and circuit boards
• Perform both uptime and downtime preventative maintenance
• Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives to increase platform performance
• Aid in training new employees

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 another and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.