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 and place a strong emphasis on being a force for good, expanding learning, exploring new perspectives, and reimagining possibilities every day.

We look for bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one another and grow together.

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

• $38.24 per hour

• 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!

Our Milwaukee manufacturing site is located in a big city, with city amenities but at a lower cost than most. The site was originally owned by the Gardetto family, who created Gardetto’s by using any broken bread sticks leftover in their plant combined with seasonings! Employees value our appreciation events, family events, sporting events, and monthly Chex Club gatherings. General Mills encourages growth for our employees and offers many opportunities for job advancement.

Gardettos, Bugels, Chex Mix, Muddy Buddys

• 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 pass down their knowledge to willing learners and pay them for doing so
• Challenging yourself to get the job done right and gaining skills for 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 modifications
  • Performing welding and fabrication activities
  • Repairing and maintaining building utilities, including assembly and installation of pipe sections, fittings, or plumbing fixtures, and 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 downtime preventive maintenance
  • Participating in continuous improvement initiatives to increase platform performance
  • Assisting in training new employees
  • Performing other duties as needed

• 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; willingness to learn additional electrical skills

• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs
• Must be able to perform physical tasks for extended periods, 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