Maintenance Engineer 2nd Shift -Hormel Foods (Wichita, KS)

Maintenance Engineer Wichita KS

Opening: Shift 2p-midnight with shift rotation every 12-18 months. Some weekends

To save time applying Hormel Foods does not offer sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas for this position at this time.

Hormel Foods Corporation

ABOUT HORMEL FOODS Inspired People. Inspired Food.

Hormel Foods Corporation based in Austin Minnesota is a global branded food company with approximately $12 billion in annual revenue across more than 80 countries worldwide. Its brands includePlanters SkippySPAMHormelNatural Choice Applegate Justins Wholly HormelBlack Label Columbus Jennie-Oand 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 by TIME magazine as one of the Worlds Best Companies 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 visit.

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 starts-up 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 follows-up with maintenance work-orders 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

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A minimum of 3 years of Maintenance Engineering experience.
• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Industrial Technology Engineering Technology Electrical Engineering Civil Engineering Agriculture Engineering or a related field.
• Innovative have good technical and mechanical knowledge and possess excellent interpersonal communication and leadership skills
• Ability to move to another shift every 12-18 months
• 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.

LOCATION:Wichita KS

BENEFITS:Hormel Foods offers an excellent benefits package. Competitive base salary plus bonus annual merit increase performance reviews medical dental vision non-contributory pension profit sharing 401(k) immediate eligible stock purchase plan relocation assistance paid vacation FREE two-year community/technical college tuition for children of employees.

ADVANCEMENT:

• Maintenance Engineering is often the stepping stone to corporate engineering project engineering design engineering or plant management.
• Additional opportunities may exist in different departments facilities or subsidiaries
• Hormel Foods promote-from-within philosophy rewards outstanding performance

The base pay range for this position $75000to $113000per year; however actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to job-related knowledge skills set level of experience and specific office location.

At Hormel we invite difference and diversity in all aspects. We offer a space of support understanding and community. We are committed to the journey! Learn more about our progress here: Foods Corporation is an equal opportunity qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or veteran status.