Maintenance Tech, BioPDO, Loudon

1101 Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC; Tennessee; On-site; USD 67,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Healthcare plan choices

Dental and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Disability insurance

Life, AD&D, voluntary insurance

Paid holidays & vacation

Floating days off

Parental leave

Employee resource groups

Learning & development programs

Fun culture and growth opportunities

Job summary

Primient is seeking a Maintenance Tech (BioPDO) in Loudon to operate and maintain highly automated processes. You will work on a shift-based role with opportunities to learn and advance on our Skill Blocks program, and you will join a team focused on safety and continuous improvement.

The role emphasizes hands-on maintenance tasks, learning new skills, and contributing to a culture that values safety, quality, and teamwork within a plant environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a High School diploma or equivalent.
• Basic math, reading, and problem-solving skills.
• Passionate about safety not only for yourself, but for your co-workers as well.

Skills

High School diploma or equivalent

Basic math

Reading

Problem solving

Safety awareness

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Maintenance Tech, BioPDO, Loudon | Primient

About Primient

Primient is a century old company with an entrepreneurial spirit. We are a leading producer of food and industrial ingredients made from plant-based, renewable sources. We deliver value through deep technical, commercial, and operational excellence that is backed by our long-standing corn wet milling heritage. Wherever we are in the process, from field to customer, our priorities are focused on ensuring we produce the safest, highest quality products through practices that uphold both our responsibility and commitments to the challenge and drive for excellence, our people and our planet. We’re investing in our plants and people to unlock our potential in the industrial and food sectors. Guided by our values of Safety, Excellence, Integrity, and Growth, we’re focused on growing our business, our reputation, and the career of every teammate.

About the Role

Manufacturing careers that offer more: The Primient Process Operator role is not your typical factory job. There is some manual labour. But you are not just standing on a line or doing simple repetitive tasks. Each shift is different, with new problems to solve and wide-ranging duties to perform as part of a team. From your first day onwards, you will be learning and mastering key skills – to start on the path to becoming a skilled technician.

Process Operator – the need to know

You will help to ensure the safe operation of our process through a highly automated, state-of-the-art system. We put a strong focus on safety – it is always front of mind. Your role will involve climbing stairs and ladders and working in warm and cold temperatures. Manual labor is not the main part of the job, but you do need to lift and carry up to 55 lbs at times.

Skill blocks: the more you learn, the more you earn

At Primient we pay you to upskill through a system of learning and development called “skill blocks”. Gaining new skills blocks leads to pay enhancements and helps you to advance on our structured Operator Career Path. Over time, you can develop into a subject matter expert – designing improvements to the processes you run every day.

About You

Minimum of a High School diploma or equivalent

Basic math, reading, and problem-solving skills

Passionate about safety not only for yourself, but for your co-workers as well

Total Rewards

Starting pay of $78,283.39 annually + overtime with opportunity to advance with our pay for skill system.

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• Competitive Pay
• Multiple Healthcare plan choices
• Dental and vision insurance
• A 401(k) plan with company and matching contributions
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Life, AD&D, and Voluntary Insurance plans
• Paid holidays & vacation
• Floating days off
• Parental leave for new parents
• Employee resource groups
• Learning & development programs
• Fun culture where you have an opportunity in shaping our future

Career Path & Culture

Primient is committed to a workplace that is all in – ensuring everyone has the opportunity to develop and shape a career that matters in an open culture which embraces equity, diversity and belonging. We challenge old ways of thinking; and encourage employee voices to be a guiding force for ongoing learning. Primient supports a culture of inclusion that respects individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe our differences make better decisions, drive excellence, and deliver better business results. Primient employees experience autonomy and accountability in their role. Here, employees control their destiny as there is opportunity for career growth and pathways outside the norm.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

We are believers in the power of difference. We strive to represent the communities in which we operate and to provide an inclusive, welcoming environment for all. We want Primient to be a place where every employee feels they belong and knows they are seen, heard, valued and safe to speak up. Our aspiration is to unlock the full potential in diverse perspectives, while offering everyone an equal chance to grow, Primient is an equal opportunity employer, committed to the strength of an inclusive workforce.

California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA")

The Company is committed to complying with the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and all data privacy and laws in the jurisdictions in which it recruits and hires employees. We collect the following categories of personal information for the purpose of hiring the best qualified applicants and to comply with applicable employment laws: Name and contact information; Job preference and work availability; Social Security Number and/or other identification information; Education and qualifications; Employment history and experience; Military service; Reference and background check information, including relevant criminal history and credit history; Social media information; Pre-employment test results; Post-offer medical examination information and results, including drug test results; Voluntary self-disclosure information regarding minority, veteran, and disability status; and Information provided by you during the hiring process.

Primient is a leading producer of food and industrial ingredients made from plant-based, renewable sources. We deliver value through deep technical, commercial and operational expertise that is backed by our long-standing corn wet milling heritage.