Maintenance Engineer-Osceola, IA

Maintenance Engineer – Osceola, IA

Opening: 2nd shift- 2:00pm - 11:00pm - Monday through Friday with weekends as needed. Annually rotate to different shifts.

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 —

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. For more information, visit hormelfoods.com . hormelfoods.com .

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

• 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.

• Must be at least 18 years old.

LOCATION: Osceola Foods (Osceola, IA)

• Opening: 2nd shift- 2:00pm - 11:00pm - Monday through Friday with weekends as needed. Annually rotate to different shifts.

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

The base pay range for this position $82,500 to $115,500 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 provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability.

Requisition ID : 34887

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.