DescriptionAssociate Maintenance Engineer
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ABOUT HORMEL FOODS Inspired People. Inspired Food.
Hormel Foods Corporation based in Austin Minnesota is a global branded food company with over $12 billion in annual revenue across more than 80 countries worldwide. Its brands include Planters Skippy SPAM Hormel Natural Choice Applegate Justins Wholly Hormel Black Label Columbus JennieO and more than 30 other beloved brands. The company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats was named one of the best companies to work for by U.S. News & World Report one of Americas most responsible companies by Newsweek recognized on Fast Companys list of the 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators received a perfect score of 100 on the 202324 Corporate Equality Index and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts. The company lives by its purpose statement Inspired People. Inspired Food. to bring some of the worlds most trusted and iconic brands to tables across the globe. For more information visithormelfoods.
Job Purpose: Supervises maintenance personnel and directs the modification improvement and installation of hightech equipment in a manufacturing facility to maximize equipment and facility productivity at minimum cost.
Responsibilities:
- Makes departmental decisions regarding maintenance (maintenance management)
- Develops an understanding of the equipment and manufacturing processes
- Trains and supervises mechanics electricians plumbers and other skilled trades
- Offers sound technical and engineering advice for facilities performance improvement
- Utilizes a CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System)
- Uses CAD to gather information and design custom alterations to equipment
- Selects vendors for equipment purchases
- Troubleshoots mechanical processes
- Installs and startsup new equipment and processes
- Develops creative ideas to cut costs
- Supervises equipment design changes
- Monitors and controls energy use
- Researches alteration requests and provides justification
- Negotiates and oversees contract work
- Authorizes delegates and followsup with maintenance workorders schedules preventive maintenance for equipment
- Ensures safety and security of physical plant and facilities
- Verifies and completes administrative work
- Communicates department projects with plant management
Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Industrial Technology Engineering Technology Electrical Engineering Civil Engineering Agriculture Engineering or a related field with a minimum 2.7 cumulative GPA preferred.
- Innovative have good technical and mechanical knowledge and possess excellent interpersonal communication and leadership skills
- Must be a Citizen or National of the United States a lawful permanent resident or have authorization to work in the United States
- Applicants must not now or any time in the future require sponsorship for an employment visa
- Must be open to relocation
Training:
- Spend up to six weeks in a handson training environment before being assigned to a department
- The training program consists of shadowing experienced Maintenance Engineers and training in Environmental and Regulatory Compliance Economic Value Added (EVA) and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP)
- Maintenance Engineers attend a virtual Inspired Hires orientation. This will include presentations by different divisions to increase product knowledge company knowledge and leadership skills.
Advancement:
- Maintenance Engineering is often the stepping stone to corporate engineering project engineering design engineering or plant management. Corporate engineers do mostly project and design work.
- Additional opportunities may exist in different departments facilities or subsidiaries
- Hormel Foods promotefromwithin philosophy rewards outstanding performance
Locations:
- Osceola IA
- Dubuque IA
- Fort Smith AR
- Papillion NE
- Wichita KS
- Austin MN
Compensation/Benefits:
- At Hormel Foods base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. The base hiring pay range for this role is between $66100$92600 per year and your actual base pay within that range will depend upon a variety of factors including but not limited to jobrelated knowledge skill set level of experience and geographic market location.
- Other components of Hormel Foods total compensation package includes comprehensive medical dental and vision coverage discretionary annual merit increases bonuses and profit sharing 401(k) with employer match stock purchase plan relocation assistance paid time off FREE twoyear community/technical college tuition for children of employees and more.
Hormel Foods Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color age religion gender sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or veteran status.
Required Experience:
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