Mechanic - Packaging - 1st shift

Lactalis American Group; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Education reimbursement

Job summary

Lactalis American Group is hiring a Packaging Mechanic based in Buffalo, New York. This is a first-shift position focused on maintaining packaging equipment and supporting utility systems. The role emphasizes learning, reliability, and teamwork within a manufacturing environment.

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards Program with retirement contributions, paid time off from day one, training opportunities, and education reimbursement to support career growth.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• Trade school level electrical or mechanical training preferred.
• Dairy experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintains packaging equipment with bearings, assemblies, power transmission, lubrication.
• Performs bench work with common hand tools.
• Collaborates with senior mechanics on electrical systems and components.
• Learns pipefitting for water, steam, and air lines.
• Performs preventative maintenance on designated equipment and assists on major overhauls.
• Trains on shop equipment and machinery.
• Assists in job layouts and material orders.
• Troubleshoots and diagnoses machine failures.
• Arrives with tools as required by supervisor.

Skills

Attention to detail

Strong communication

Valid Driver’s License

Education

High School Diploma

Trade School training (Electrical/Mechanical)

Job description

Description

Ready for more than just a job? Build a career with purpose.

At Lactalis in the USA, we’re committed to providing meaningful opportunities for our people to learn, grow, and thrive—whether you’re just starting your journey with us or looking to take the next step in your career. From day one, we offer the tools and support to help you succeed.

As the world leader in dairy, Lactalis is a family-owned company with over 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals across the globe. Each day, we’re proud to produce award-winning dairy products that bring people together.

In the US, we proudly offer an unrivaled house of beloved brands, including Galbani® Italian cheeses and ricotta, Président® specialty cheeses and butters, Kraft® natural and grated cheeses, Breakstone’s® cottage cheese, Cracker Barrel®, Black Diamond® cheddar, and Parmalat® milk. Our yogurt portfolio includes siggi’s®, Stonyfield Organic®, Brown Cow™, Oui®, Yoplait®, Go-Gurt®, :ratio®, Green Mountain Creamery®, and Mountain High®, along with a growing family of ethnic favorites like Karoun®, Gopi®, and Arz®.

At Lactalis, we live by our core values—Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity. We foster a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone’s unique background and ideas are valued.

Even if you don’t meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We want to hear about your PASSION, your STORY, and how your EXPERTISE can help us shape the future of dairy.

From your PASSION to ours:

Packaging Mechanic based in Buffalo, New York.

1st shift.

Summary: Responsible for a variety of tasks that require knowledge and/or ability to learn packaging equipment and assist when needed on major utility systems. Ability to progress and desire to learn are of high importance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• 1. Maintains machines with respect to bearings, assembly, disassembly, power transmission, rigging, and lubrication.


• 2. Effectively completes bench work utilizing common hand tools.


• 3. Can work effectively with an upper-class mechanic to work on electrical systems and components.


• 4. Learns to do rudimentary pipefitting of water, steam, and air lines with steel, plastic, and copper pipe materials.


• 5. Performs routing preventative maintenance on designated equipment. Will assist upper class mechanic on major overhauls. Learn to identify potential issues and reports these to the necessary persons.


• 6. Trains and learns most shop equipment and machinery.


• 7. Works with upper classification mechanic on job layouts and ordering of materials necessary to complete job.


• 8. Assists in troubleshooting and diagnosing most machine failures.


• 9. Prepares for work daily with complete set of hand tools as mandated by the supervisor’s list.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Attention to detail and accuracy in work required.


• Personal qualities of tact and dependability required.


• Strong communication abilities, written and verbal.


• Valid Driver’s License.

Education and/or Experience:

• High School Diploma Required


• Trade School level of Electrical or Mechanical training preferred.


• Dairy Experience Preferred

Lactalis offers a comprehensive Total Rewards Program with a variety of affordable benefits and coverage options. We support insurance costs significantly, contribute generously to retirement plans, and offer Paid Time Off from day one. We are committed to your professional growth, providing training and development opportunities, including Education Reimbursement. Join us and grow your career.

Lactalis is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities. Further, any division of the Company that is an Affir‑mative Action Employer will comply with all related legal obligations.

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