Maintenance Mechanic

General Mills, Inc. manufactures some of the most beloved foods in the world, including Cheerios and Lucky Charms, Nature Valley granola bars, and Totino's pizza rolls. Blue Buffalo became part of General Mills in 2018, so even your pets love us too. 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. 

Check out why General Mills Manufacturing is the place to grow a career: 

Maintenance Mechanic – Milwaukee, WI: 

Shift hours: *Currently hiring for 2nd and 3rd shift

• 2:30PM to 10:30PM (2nd Shift) or 10:30 PM to 6:30 AM (3rd Shift)
• Ability and willingness to work overtime, and weekends and holidays
• Plant operation is 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

 Pay:

• $38.24 per hour

 Benefits:  

• 15 days (120 hours) of vacation annually and 11 paid holidays
• Great paid time off benefits
• 401(k) match
• Health Insurance- Including medical, dental and life
• And much more! 

About our Location:

Our Milwaukee manufacturing site is located in a big city, with big city amenities, but with a lower cost than most. Our site was originally owned by the Gardetto family, who created Gardetto’s by using any broken breadsticks leftover in their plant combined with seasonings! If you ask what some of the things that employees value most at Milwaukee, you will hear about our employee appreciation events, family events, and all employee sporting events and watch events. We have the Chex Club that puts on events once a month for employees. At General Mills, we encourage growth for our employees. At our site, you will find that we have a lot of opportunities for job growth.

Our Products:

Gardettos, Bugels, Chex Mix, Muddy Buddys 

What your day will look like:  

• Creating high quality foods that are eaten EVERYDAY, NATIONWIDE
• Using TECHNOLOGY in an industry-leading facility
• Working with HIGH-LEVEL operators on EXPERIENCED teams that are looking to pass down their knowledge to workers WILLING TO LEARN and get paid doing it.
• CHALLENGING yourself to get the JOB DONE RIGHT and gain skills to take with you to your next opportunity
  • Installing, maintaining, repairing, and replacing industrial processing and packaging machinery, work tools and equipment
  • Identifying and troubleshooting mechanical issues
  • Providing technical support and plant leadership for equipment troubleshooting and equipment modifications
  • Performing welding and fabrication activities
  • Repairing and maintaining building utilities, including assembly and installation of pipe sections, fittings, or plumbing fixtures.  Installation of water or sewer treatment plant equipment by performing hydraulic plumbing
  • Installing, maintaining, repairing and replacing electrical systems, including conduits, tubing, fixtures or components
  • Installing or replacing electronic equipment, components, systems, power, communication, control, or security equipment or system
  • Understanding, initiating, and participating in Root Cause Analysis (Why, Why)
  • Performing both uptime and down time preventative maintenance 
  • Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives to increase platform performance
  • Assist in training new employees
  • Perform other duties as needed

What you have to offer:  

• High school diploma or GED
• 5 years of experience in industrial maintenance or equivalent education in a related field
• Working knowledge of PLCs, HVAC systems, pneumatic and hydraulic systems
• Machinist and/or metal fabrication experience
• Experience in a manufacturing/production environment preferred 
• Ability to solve diverse procedural problems within well-defined standards by selecting from learned responses.
• Basic computer skills including Microsoft systems (Outlook, Excel, and Word) and Maximo (CMMS).
• Ability to understand and troubleshoot basic electrical circuits. Must display a willingness to learn additional electrical skills.

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