Utilities Technician

Looking for a challenging yet rewarding career with a company that produces the world’s most recognizable products? In your role as a Utilities Technician located in the Zanesville, OH plant, you will work closely with the maintenance department and be able to use your skills to continuously improve our machinery to keep our plant running smoothly. In this role, you will be working a biweekly rotating 2/2/3 schedule at a rate of $34.36 per hour.

As a Utilities Technician with us, you’ll have the chance to work on a variety of systems, including HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and even metal fabrication! No certification? No problem! We provide training and will help you obtain your certification within your first year. You’ll work closely with a supportive team to keep our production lines running smoothly and efficiently. In Zanesville, no two days are the same, ensuring you always have something new to learn.

You will work alongside skilled professionals who are passionate about what they do.

A Taste of What You’ll Be Doing

• Following Best Practices – Adhere to good manufacturing practices as you prepare equipment for production. You ’ ll use all the right safety precautions as you support our efforts to create better mornings and better breakfasts for our consumers.
• Ensuring Performance Efficiency – Always maintain reliable function of utilities and facilities equipment. Develop and execute standard operating procedures for all utilities equipment.
• Preventative Maintenance – Perform scheduled and emergency maintenance repairs of utilities equipment. Review and improve preventive and predictive maintenance to include inspecting failed components to determine root cause of failures, identifying and setting critical spare part levels and continuous improvements to utilities and facilities. Diagnose and repair equipment and systems effectively.
• Safety and Compliance – Read and interpret equipment manuals, piping diagrams, blueprints, electrical schematics, and work orders to perform required maintenance. Adhere to all Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and safety guidelines. Learn and follow the International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration (IIAR) standards and successfully complete all assigned trainings within specified timeframe.
• Provide Top Notch Customer Service – Complete self-assessment for developed equipment and work with department lead to develop training plan. Escalate issues to the Utilities & Facilities Manager when necessary. Enter maintenance notifications. Create, execute, and close work orders.

We’re Looking for Someone With

• Ability to obtain CARO Certification within first year of employment. If already CARO or CIRO certified there will be an increase in compensation
• Basic knowledge of HVAC, plumbing and proficient with electrical circuitry up to 480
  
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• Basic knowledge of metal fabricating and machine shop tools
• Effective communication, basic computer software knowledge, interpersonal and organizational skills
• Steam or boiler basic knowledge, operator knowledge a plus

What’s Next

Applications for this position will be accepted through August 4, 2025. After you apply, your application will be reviewed by a real recruiter, so it may take us a few weeks to get back with you by email or phone. Visit our How We Hire page to get insights into our hiring process and more about what we offer. All applicants must have permanent legal authorization to work in the United States.

Kellanova does not sponsor employment visas for this role.

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Benefits offerings vary by site but are competitive and generally include medical, dental, vision, life, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, along with an employee assistance program. Kellanova offers paid time off, paid holidays, and other leaves to promote work/life balance.

Where applicable, we offer income protection benefits such as supplemental life insurance and the ability to participate in a retirement plan. Part-time employees may have access to some of these benefits on a pro-rated basis.

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