Maintenance Mechanic

Position Overview

The Maintenance Mechanic supports the plant departments by responding in a timely manner to service and/or repair plant equipment and facility. The Reed City Plant operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

• 2nd Shift (3pm to 11pm)
• Crew will be determined prior to start date
• Shift is scheduled for 40 hours (5‑day work week)
• Ability and willingness to work overtime, any shift, including days, nights, weekends and for emergency events

• $29.66 per hour with opportunity to advance in skill level up to $38.03 per hour.
• Shift differential of $.35 per hour for hours worked on 3rd shift

• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Paid Vacation and Holidays
• 401k
• And more!

In this role, you will:

• Follow all company safety policies and procedures to ensure a safe working environment
• Install, maintain, trouble‑shoot, and repair industrial yogurt processing and packaging machinery, work tools and equipment
• Provide technical support and plant leadership for equipment troubleshooting and equipment modifications
• Perform both uptime and down time preventative maintenance in adherence to the master PM schedule
• Perform corrective maintenance work order
• Repair and maintain building utilities
• Ability to learn and perform minor machining and welding tasks
• Design and layout circuits, install fixtures, wiring conduits, motors, and other electrical equipment/components
• Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives to increase platform performance
• Assist with training new employees as needed
• Attend meetings and trainings as required
• Perform additional related tasks as assigned

• 3 years of experience in manufacturing maintenance or related experience
• Experience with PLC
• Working knowledge and demonstrated skills in the installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of piping systems
• Working knowledge and demonstrated skills in arc welding, gas welding and solder practices
• Mechanical, math, troubleshooting and problem‑solving and basic computer skills
• Effective written and oral communication skills
• Proficiency in basic computer skills
• Must be able to lift, move, push, pull 50lbs on a regular basis
• Must be able to perform physical tasks for extended periods of time, including standing, walking, climbing, bending, squatting, pushing, pulling and twisting over surfaces
• Willing and able to work any shift schedule, including nights and weekends, daily overtime or overtime outside of your regular scheduled hours as required (more than 40 hours per week)
• Ability to wear protective clothing and equipment such as safety shoes, face masks, safety glasses, hearing protection, hard hat/bump cap, hair/beard net and gloves when required
• Ability to work in hot, cold, noisy, dusty, wet environmental working conditions
• Ability to climb and/or work at heights while utilizing stairs, ladders, personnel lifts, or platforms
• Ability to work with allergens that might be present in a food environment
• Ability to work around industrial high‑speed moving machinery
• Willing and able to adhere to all grooming requirements necessary for a food manufacturing environment

• Experience in welding
• Experience in Vertical Mill
• Experience in Lathe machining

Mid‑Senior level

Part‑time

Management and Manufacturing

Food and Beverage Manufacturing