Mechanic

Michigan Sugar Company; Bay City (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Michigan Sugar Company in Bay City, MI is seeking an Industrial Mechanic for its Packaging & Warehouse facility. The role covers maintenance and repair of packaging machinery while following GMP/SQF guidelines.

You will troubleshoot, change over equipment, order parts, support crews, monitor sugar-path equipment, and complete work orders—often with weekend shifts and summer overtime. This is an hourly, full-time position.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• College certificate or license in maintenance preferred.
• 3+ years of industrial mechanic experience preferred.
• Ability to navigate computers and PLCs to operate machinery.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot mechanical repairs and perform changeovers on packaging equipment.
• Order and track parts with maintenance team and parts cage attendant.
• Navigate parts cage to locate in-stock parts and charge to equipment number.
• Support supervisors, foreman, team leaders and maintenance crews to minimize downtime and production loss.
• Monitor and repair all inbound & outbound sugar path equipment; perform summer maintenance.
• Respond to radio calls for mechanical repairs and report downtime.
• Complete all assigned work orders on time and plan future projects.
• Fill out daily shift change forms and information handoff.
• Research and store information on maintenance website and files for future use.
• Measure and determine size and quantity of materials & manage inventories.
• Use calipers, shiv alignment, temp readers and other measurement devices.
• Rigging and lifting equipment and parts across floors.
• Understand blueprint reading and basic math calculations.
• Work weekends every 3rd weekend and overtime during summer maintenance.

Skills

PLC systems

Mechanical repair

Blueprint reading

Education

College certificate or license in maintenance

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Calipers

Temp readers

Shiv alignment

Job description

Tradition. Pride. Excellence. Are you ready to plant your career in a place where words like these serve as the foundation for doing business every day?

Michigan Sugar Company has an immediate full-time opportunity at its Bay City Factory Packaging & Warehouse facility. This position is an hourly position working a variable schedule and is part of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers, and Grain Millers Local # 263-G.

Job Summary

The Mechanic will be responsible for maintenance and repair of the packaging warehouse sugar path equipment, production packaging machinery. The employee is expected to follow all GMP/SQF guidelines while continuously maintaining quality and improving production.

Primary Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot mechanical repairs and perform change overs on packaging equipment.
• Order and track all parts from start to finish while working with the maintenance coordinator and parts cage attendant through email and in person.
• Navigate parts location in parts cage for in stock parts and charge parts out to equipment number.
• Mechanics will also provide support to supervisors, foreman, team leaders and maintenance crews to minimize downtime and production loss.
• Monitor and repair all inbound & outbound sugar path equipment and perform summer maintenance.
• Respond to radio calls for mechanical repairs while prioritizing importance and reporting any downtime to supervisor or foreman.
• In timely fashion complete all assigned work orders and find projects to fill your schedule.
• Fill out daily shift change forms of work performed and information handoff.
• Research and store information on maintenance website and files for future use.
• Measure and determine size and quantity of materials & manage inventories.
• Use various technical tools and measuring devices such as calipers, shiv alignment, temp readers.
• Rigging and lifting equipment and parts multiple floors.
• Understands blueprint reading and basic mathematical calculations such as decimal/fractions.
• Work weekends every 3rd weekend and overtime during summer maintenance.

Position Qualifications

• College certificate or license in maintenance field.
• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Preferred 3+ years of industrial mechanic work.
• Preferred knowledge of plumbing and compressed air systems.
• Ability to navigate through computers and equipment PLCs to operate machinery.

Michigan Sugar Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.