Audio Engineering, CAD/CAM (Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing), Change Management, Communication Skills, Community and Social Services, Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), Contract Negotiation, Corporate Social Responsibility, Data Collection, Electricity, Engineering, Equipment Maintenance/Repair, Facilities Engineering, Food and Beverage Industry, Global Branding, Identify Issues, Interpersonal Skills, Leadership, Manufacturing/Industrial Processes, News Reporting, Performance Management, Performance Reviews, Physical Security, Plant Management, Plumbing, Preventative Maintenance, Purchasing/Procurement, Stock Purchase Plans, System Start-Up, Tuition Fees, Vendor/Supplier Selection
LOCATION
Wichita, KS
POSTED
1 day ago
Maintenance Engineer – Wichita, KS
Opening: Shift 5a-3p with shift rotation every 12-18 months. Some weekends
Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minnesota, is a global branded food company with approximately $12 billion in annual revenue. Its brands include PLANTERS®, SKIPPY®, SPAM®, HORMEL® NATURAL CHOICE®, APPLEGATE®, WHOLLY®, HORMEL® BLACK LABEL®, COLUMBUS®, JENNIE-O® 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 America's most responsible companies by Newsweek, recognized by TIME magazine as one of the World's Best Companies and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts.
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.
Bachelor's 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
Applicants must not now, or at any time in the future, require employer sponsorship for a work visa.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer.
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, 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.