Associate Maintenance Engineer - Various Locations, United States
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Job Body As an Associate Maintenance Engineer, you will supervise maintenance personnel and direct the modification, improvement and installation of high-tech equipment in a manufacturing facility to maximize equipment and facility productivity at minimum cost. Responsibilities May Include: * Making departmental decisions regarding maintenance (maintenance management) * Developing an understanding of the equipment and manufacturing processes * Training and supervising mechanics, electricians, plumbers and other skilled trades * Offering sound technical and engineering advice for facilities performance improvement * Utilizing a CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) * Using CAD to gather information and design custom alterations to equipment * Selecting vendors for equipment purchases * Troubleshooting mechanical processes * Installing and starting-up new equipment and processes * Developing creative ideas to cut costs * Supervising equipment design changes * Monitoring and controlling energy use * Researching alteration requests and providing justification * Negotiating and overseeing contract work * Authorizing, delegating and following-up with maintenance work-orders * Scheduling preventive maintenance for equipment * Ensuring safety and security of physical plant and facilities * Verifying and completing administrative work * Communicating department projects with plant management Locations: * Most Maintenance Engineers begin their career in one of the larger manufacturing facilities in the upper Midwest (Austin, Minn., Fremont, Neb., or Osceola, IA) * Engineers are also placed in other manufacturing facilities in Kansas, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Georgia, California and Minnesota * Location preferences are discussed during the interview process but cannot be guaranteed due to timing of the offer and available locations * Starting location is usually determined at the time an offer is extended Work Environment: * Experience a great deal of variety in this hands-on position * Spend time between the office, production floor and shop areas * Much of the workday is spent in the manufacturing or shop areas * The position provides an exciting combination of maintenance management, technical analysis, project work and administrative tasks * Initially, 80 percent of tasks will be engineering management, leading employees and administrative responsibilities. 20 percent will be straight engineering and design * No two days will be the same Training: * Spend up to six weeks in a hands-on training environment before being assigned to a department * The training program consists of shadowing experienced Maintenance Engineers and training in: o Environmental and Regulatory Compliance o Economic Value Added (EVA) o Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) * Receive continuous feedback regarding training and performance * Attend a one-week “new employee” orientation at the Corporate Office. This will include presentations by different divisions to increase company knowledge, leadership and technical skills, as well as foster new relationships within the company Advancement: * Advance to higher-level engineer or manager positions at your current location, another facility, subsidiary location, or the Corporate Office * Maintenance Engineering is often the stepping stone to corporate engineering, project engineering, design engineering, or plant management. Corporate engineers do mostly project and design work * Additional opportunities may exist with Hormel Foods International Corporation, different departments, divisions, manufacturing facilities, or subsidiaries * Our promote-from-within philosophy rewards high performance with rapid advancement Benefits: Hormel Foods offers an excellent benefits package. Competitive base salary plus bonus, annual merit increase performance reviews, medical, dental, vision, non-contributory pension, profit sharing, 401(k), stock purchase plan and more. Travel Requirements: Travel is not usually required. Travel to other cities or Hormel Foods’ manufacturing facilities may be necessary for training or benchmarking purposes. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Experience Required
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| Name: | Hormel |
| Description: | Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minn., is a multinational manufacturer and marketer of high-quality, brand-name food and meat products for consumers throughout the world. Many of our products are among the best-known and trusted in the food industry and the favorites of families everywhere. |
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| Instructions: | Submit Online Application To: http://hormelfoods.myvurv.com/MAIN/careerportal/Job_List.cfm?szSearchType=Advanced |
Job Ref Code: | 1236 |
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