House Mechanic - Packaging

00001 American Crystal Sugar Co; East Grand Forks (MN); On-site; USD 48,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical from day one

Free dental

401(k) match

Pension

Job summary

American Crystal Sugar Company is seeking an entry-level House Mechanic (Millwright) to perform a wide range of maintenance interventions across the mill. The role offers progression from $35.03 to $39.56 per hour, day shift, with benefits starting day one.

You will inspect equipment, perform part replacements, align, balance, install, and refurbish machinery while collaborating with Production to optimize performance and ensure safe, effective operations across the plant.

Qualifications

• 2-year technical degree OR completion of a state-approved millwright apprenticeship with a minimum of 2 years of full-time industrial millwright experience.
• GED accepted with a minimum of 5 consecutive years of full-time industrial millwright experience.
• Candidates must pass millwright, welding and basic skills testing and a Safety Screen.

Responsibilities

• Inspect equipment and perform parts replacements.
• Align, balance, install, and refurbish machinery.
• Perform welding, cutting, brazing and soldering of carbon and stainless steels.
• Collaborate with Production to optimize maintenance interventions.

Skills

Welding

Fabrication

Maintenance

Education

2‑year technical degree

Millwright apprenticeship

GED + 5 years experience

Job description

Entry Level $35.03 with Progression to $39.56 Day shift schedule. Benefits Day One: Medical, Free Dental, 401K Match plus a Pension and More! The House Mechanic will perform a wide variety of duties and tasks associated with the mechanical (millwright) discipline. These duties and tasks include a multitude of maintenance interventions ranging from basic parts replacements to equipment refurbishment to optimizing equipment performance to advanced troubleshooting.

The principle accountabilities include, but are not limited to:

• Inspection
• (parts) replacements
• alignment
• balancing
• installation
• and refurbishment.

Individuals will be required to understand the operating principles of this equipment and its role in the process/factory. Mechanics are expected to understand equipment function and application to the extent that equipment performance can be optimized. Individuals will work closely with Production gaining a detailed understanding of operating parameters to ensure that Maintenance interventions are both appropriate and effective.

Perform a variety of joining and fabrication activities. To that extent, individuals will weld, cut, braze, and solder a variety of materials. This includes welding carbon steel using the SMAW and GMAW processes and welding stainless steel metals using the SMAW process.

Job Requirements:

• 2-year technical degree (such as Industrial Technology, Manufacturing Technology, Mechanical Design, Machinist & Toolmaker, or related degree) OR must have fully completed a state-approved millwright apprenticeship (non-ACS). With a minimum of 2 years of full-time industrial millwright experience.
• OR A High School degree or diploma although a GED certificate is acceptable and a minimum of 5 consecutive years of full-time industrial millwright experience.
• In addition to: Candidates will be required to take a millwright, welding and basic skills testing Candidates will be required to submit to and successfully pass a Safety Screen that evaluates their ability to safely execute the duties and tasks defined for this position.

Compensation Range: $35.03 - $39.56 /hr

Benefits Include:

• Our benefits include eligibility for comprehensive medical insurance starting on day one.
• In addition, we offer Pension, 401(k) retirement savings plan with a Company match, paid dental, paid basic life insurance, paid short -term disability, voluntary long-term disability, life insurance, vision insurance, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, paid time off, paid sick leave, paid parental leave, and paid holidays.
• We also offer tuition reimbursement, service awards, and a 24/7 employee assistance program with access to eight confidential visits with a licensed counselor at no cost.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Our Cooperative Grows Opportunity.

American Crystal Sugar Company is more than just a sugarbeet cooperative. Our company is deeply rooted in the communities of the Red River Valley. We are committed to the sustainability and growth of our business and to improving lives in the places where we work and live. We do that by investing in our people, our communities, and the future of our company. At American Crystal Sugar Company, growers who grow and harvest the sugarbeets also own the company and the factories that make our products. We're proud to be an economic engine for our communities, employing approximately 1,600 full-time employees and about 900 hourly seasonal workers and many more contracted third-party workers. Together, we build a better future for the sugar industry and the Red River Valley.

Everything We Do Benefits Our Growers and Our Communities.

Our valued team members can access a variety of benefits to enhance their health, wellness, and financial security.