Evening Maintenance Technician - Food Processing

Hormel Foods; Aurora (IL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Hormel Foods is seeking a qualified Maintenance Mechanic to support packaging and processing lines in a food manufacturing setting. The role focuses on preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and upgrades to improve equipment reliability and throughput.

Candidates should have at least 3 years of mechanic experience in the food industry, a high school diploma, and proven teamwork and communication skills. The job requires occasional training of peers and willingness to work weekends during busy

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a mechanic in a food industry environment or similar.
• High school education or the equivalent.
• Demonstrated work experience in a team environment.
• Demonstrate a high level of mechanical skills and knowledge.
• Demonstrated ability to learn and use custom equipment and assist in installations.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Initiative to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Performs preventative maintenance on a wide variety of packaging and processing equipment.
• Specifies parts required. Orders if needed, and makes needed repairs based on PM.
• Assists with training new and/or less skilled maintenance and production personnel.
• Troubleshoots basic electrical problems using various test equipment and ladder logic diagrams.
• Troubleshoots mechanical problems using various measurement equipment and mechanical expertise.
• Devises, plans, and completes mechanical upgrades, modifications and overhauls
• Completes changeovers on production lines by following changeover check sheet and recommends modifications to the sheet as needed.
• Performs routine daily setup and adjustment of all production equipment

Skills

3+ years mechanic

Team collaboration

Strong mechanical skills

Independent initiative

Strong communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Hormel Foods is seeking a qualified Maintenance Mechanic to support packaging and processing lines in a food manufacturing setting. The role focuses on preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and upgrades to improve equipment reliability and throughput.

Candidates should have at least 3 years of mechanic experience in the food industry, a high school diploma, and proven teamwork and communication skills. The job requires occasional training of peers and willingness to work weekends during busy