Maintenance Engineer 2nd shift -Dans Prize (Long Prairie, MN)

Maintenance Engineer – Dans Prize (Long Prairie, MN) Shift: (230p-1230a and around every 3rd or 4th weekend)

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, Minn., is a global branded food company with over $9 billion in annual revenue across more than 80 countries worldwide. Its brands include SKIPPY® , SPAM ®, Hormel® Natural Choice®, Applegate®, Justin’s®, Wholly®, Hormel® Black Label®, Columbus® 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 on the “Global 2000 World’s Best Employers” list by Forbes magazine for three straight years, is one of Fortune magazine’s most admired companies, has appeared on Corporate Responsibility Magazine’s “The 100 Best Corporate Citizens” list for the 12th year in a row, 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 world’s most trusted and iconic brands to tables across the globe. For more information, visit www.hormelfoods.com and http://csr.hormelfoods.com/ .

Apply best practices in maintenance and operations and actively support continuous reliability improvement to optimize physical assets as well as guide and direct a staff of skilled maintenance technicians.

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

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: Long Prairie, MN

BENEFITS: Dans Prize offers an excellent benefits package. Competitive base salary plus bonus, annual merit increase performance reviews, medical, dental, vision, 401(k), stock purchase plan, relocation assistance, paid vacation, FREE two-year community/technical college tuition for children of employees, and more.

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 $84,000 to $110,000 per 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: https://www.hormelfoods.com/about/diversity-and-inclusion/

Hormel Foods Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Requisition ID : 25896

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.