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Maintenance Engineer- McCook, IL

Hormel Foods

McCook, ILFull-time$84–117K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$84–117K/yr
Location
McCook, IL
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Maintenance Engineer supports maintenance management and manufacturing operations at Fontanini Italian Meats in McCook, Illinois. The role develops equipment and process knowledge, supervises skilled trades, advises on facility improvements, and oversees equipment installation, maintenance work orders, preventive maintenance, and energy use. The position is scheduled for first shift Monday through Friday, with coverage of other shifts and weekends as needed.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Maintenance ManagementEquipment and Manufacturing ProcessesTechnical KnowledgeMechanical KnowledgeInterpersonal SkillsCommunicationLeadership

Qualifications

3+ Years Maintenance Engineering ExperienceBachelor's in Engineering or Related FieldWork Authorized in the United StatesNo Employer Visa Sponsorship Required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Relocation Assistance
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Maintenance Engineer – Fontanini Italian Meats - McCook, IL

Opening: 1st Shift -Monday-Friday (5:00am - 3:00pm). Ability to cover other shifts and weekends as needed

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.

LOCATION: Fontanini Italian Meats - McCook, IL

  • Opening: 1st Shift -Monday-Friday (5:00am - 3:00pm). Ability to cover other shifts and weekends as needed

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 $83,850 to $117,400 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 : 36488

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.

How this job compares

Set against the 719 open Maintenance Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$84–117K/yr
  • US median$90–123K/yr209 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $101K, is 8% below the US median midpoint ($110K) — in the middle half of Maintenance Engineer salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 25 open Maintenance Engineer jobs in Illinois and 719 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Maintenance Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (529 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 144 of the 719 open Maintenance Engineer jobs (20%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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