Packaging Mechanic - Maintenance - 2nd shift

Lactalis USA; Buffalo (NY); Presencial; USD 52.000 - 66.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Education Reimbursement

Paid Time Off

Retirement contributions

Health insurance

Descripción de la vacante

Lactalis American Group, based in Buffalo, NY, is hiring a Packaging Mechanic to support packaging equipment and utility systems. You’ll progress through hands-on maintenance, learn pipefitting, and assist in major overhauls while growing within a dairy-focused, values-driven company.

The role emphasizes teamwork, safety, and on-the-job training with a comprehensive rewards program, including education reimbursement and time-off from day one.

Formación

• Attention to detail and accuracy required.
• Dependability and tact in daily tasks.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Valid driver’s license required.

Responsabilidades

• Maintain packaging equipment bearings, assemblies and lubrication.
• Perform bench work with common hand tools.
• Collaborate with senior mechanics on electrical systems.
• Learn pipefitting for water, steam and air lines.
• Assist in preventative maintenance and major overhauls.
• Identify issues and report to the supervisor.
• Train on shop equipment and machinery.
• Prepare daily tools as listed by supervisor.

Conocimientos

Attention to detail

Depedability

Strong communication

Driver's license

Educación

High School Diploma

Trade School electrical/mechanical

Dairy experience preferred

Descripción del empleo

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

At Lactalis in the USA, we believe in promoting from within and giving our employees meaningful opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Whether you're just starting out or bringing years of experience, we'll provide the tools and support you need to 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

Lactalis American Group, part of the Lactalis family of companies, is currently hiring a Packaging Mechanic based in Buffalo, NY.

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 of high importance.

From Your EXPERTISE To Ours

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

• Maintains machines with respect to bearings, assembly, disassembly, power transmission, rigging, and lubrication.
• Effectively completes bench work utilizing common hand tools.
• Can work effectively with an upper-class mechanic to work on electrical systems and components.
• Learns to do rudimentary pipefitting of water, steam, and air lines with steel, plastic, and copper pipe materials.
• Performs routing preventative maintenance on designated equipment. Will assist upper class mechanic on major overhauls.
• Learn to identify potential issues and report these to the necessary persons.
• Trains and learns most shop equipment and machinery.
• Works with upper classification mechanic on job layouts and ordering of materials necessary to complete job.
• Assists in troubleshooting and diagnosing most machine failures.
• 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.

At Lactalis, we offer 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 Affiliation Action Employer will comply with all related legal obligations.

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