Maintenance Mechanic - Portland Plant

Danone; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Danone is seeking a Maintenance Mechanic for its Portland plant specializing in frozen yogurt and ice cream. This role involves troubleshooting and maintaining production equipment within a unionized environment, offering a competitive wage and a $2000 sign-on bonus for qualified candidates. The ideal candidate will have a background in food manufacturing, technical expertise, and a commitment to safety standards.

Benefits

Sign on bonus: $2000

Pay for Performance

Excellent benefits package

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of maintenance experience in food production/manufacturing.
• Experience with high speed production equipment and troubleshooting mechanical issues.
• Knowledge of refrigeration, hydraulics, and ammonia systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot mechanical breakdowns in manufacturing production equipment.
• Rapidly assess, analyze, and resolve complicated problems.
• Ensure compliance with safety and environmental standards.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Preventative maintenance

Team communication

Problem assessment

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

PLC

HVAC

Pumps

Compressors

Job description

At Danone, Manufacturing the best products and supplying them to meet demand is a key driver for our plant teams. We are currently looking to hire aMaintenance Mechanicbased inPortland, ORplant where we manufacture frozen yogurt and ice cream!

Why work here?

• **Sign on bonus: $2000 paid in 3 installments ($500 at 30 days, $500 at 90 days, and $1000 at 12 months)**
• Starting wage range: $30.75 - $41/per hour
• Shift: Swing or Graveyard
• Work schedule will have 2 or 3 days off per week
• Shift differential pay from 3:30 pm - 4:30 am
• Pay for Performance: incentive bonus annually
• Unionized workforce
• Excellent benefits package!

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• You will troubleshooting mechanical breakdowns in manufacturing production equipment
• You will need to rapidly assess, analyze, and resolve complicated problems with little initial information or direction and with varying degrees of ambiguity
• You will be competent in electrical troubleshooting, equipment repair, preventative and predictive maintenance in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.
• You will demonstrate your ability to communicate and work as a team with other key personnel within the operation
• You will ensure you work with personal safety, food safety, and environmental standards, at tope of mind. This includes following all established maintenance processes to adhere and uphold all plant technical standards and ensure company compliance with all federal, state, local and company regulations

About you

• You will have a High School diploma or GED
• You will have 2-4 years of maintenance experience in a food production/manufacturing environment, repairing and troubleshooting mechanical issues on packaging and/or filling equipment, and other food processing equipment
• You will have previous experience with high speed production equipment, Evergreen packaging equipment is a plus. Previous dairy, food and beverage industry maintenance experience strongly desired
• You will have previous experience in a combination of the following areas: PLC, instrumentation, pumps, mechanical, pneumatic, motors, electrical, hydraulic, lubrication, HVAC, refrigeration, freezers, compressors, utilities, boilers and ammonia based systems

About Danone

At Danone North America, you’ll work with some of the best-known food and beverage brands in the world like Activia, Silk, Two Good, Oikos, evian, and Happy Family. You’ll be part of one of the largest Certified B Corps in the world, working together to make sure our brands create real benefits for people, communities, and the planet. We have 6,000+ employees across the U.S. and Canada. Come join our movement for a healthier world: One Planet. One Health BY YOU.

Danone North America is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. It is our policy to give equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to legally protected characteristics, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state/provincial and/or local law. For our EEO policy statement and your EEO rights under law click here .

Job details

Dedicated to bringing health through food to as many people as possible, we are a leading global food & beverage company built on four businesses: Essential Dairy and Plant-Based Products, Waters, Early Life Nutrition and Medical Nutrition.