Maintenance Engineer 2nd shift/3rd shift

443799BR** **Auto req ID:** 443799BR **Company:** Hormel Foods **Job Code:** _Maintenance _Maintenance **Job Description:** **ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS - Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers. If you have the required skill set, education requirements, and experience, please click the submit button and follow the next steps.** Apply best practices in maintenance and operations and actively support continuous reliability improvement to optimize physical assets as well as guide and direct a staff of skilled maintenance technicians. **RESPONSIBILITIES:** + Makes departmental decisions regarding maintenance (maintenance management) + Develops an understanding of the equipment and manufacturing processes + Trains and supervises mechanics, electricians, plumbers and other skilled trades + Offers sound technical and engineering advice for facilities performance improvement + Utilizes a CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) + Uses CAD to gather information and design custom alterations to equipment + Selects vendors for equipment purchases + Troubleshoots mechanical processes + Installs and starts-up new equipment and processes + Develops creative ideas to cut costs + Supervises equipment design changes + Monitors and controls energy use + Researches alteration requests and provides justification + Negotiates and oversees contract work + Authorizes, delegates and follows-up with maintenance work-orders, schedules preventive maintenance for equipment + Ensures safety and security of physical plant and facilities + Verifies and completes administrative work + Communicates department projects with plant management **QUALIFICATIONS:** + A minimum of 3 years of Maintenance Engineering experience. + Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Technology, Engineering Technology, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Agriculture Engineering, or a related field. + Innovative, have good technical and mechanical knowledge, and possess excellent interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills + Must be a Citizen or National of the United States, a lawful, permanent resident, or have authorization to work in the United States + Applicants must not now, or any time in the future, require sponsorship for an employment visa. **LOCATION:** Beloit, WI **BENEFITS:** Hormel Foods offers an excellent benefits package. Competitive base salary plus target incentive, discretionary annual merit increase, annual performance review, medical, dental, vision, non-contributory pension, profit sharing, 401(k) immediate eligible, stock purchase plan, relocation assistance, paid personal time (PTO), FREE two-year community/technical college tuition for children of employees, and more. **ADVANCEMENT:** + Maintenance Engineering is often the stepping stone to corporate engineering, project engineering, design engineering, or plant management. + Additional opportunities may exist in different departments, facilities, or subsidiaries + Hormel Foods' "promote-from-within" philosophy rewards outstanding performance _At Hormel Foods, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range._ _The base hiring pay range for this role is between $80,800-$113,000_ _per year, and your actual base pay within that range will depend upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, job-related knowledge, skill set, level of experience, and geographic market location_ **Position Title:** Maintenance Engineer 2nd shift/3rd shift **Job Category:** Maintenance **Minimum Education Required:** High School/GED **City*:** Beloit **Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities:** **QUALIFICATIONS:** + Must have a minimum of 3 years relative Maintenance Related experience. + Background in industrial, mechanical, computer systems. Must be willing to upgrade skills in areas where skills are not at the required level. + Background in industrial electrical maintenance is preferred. + Must have the ability to communicate technical information so as to improve the skills of the plant technicians. + Must have a working knowledge of electrical installation and construction. + Must have a high degree of competency in the application of both AC/DC motor drives, gearboxes, hydraulics and pneumatics systems. + Must have the ability and initiative to lead and participate in plant problem solving teams. + Must have knowledge of or be willing and able to train in Maintenance Systems, computer skills, lubricants and lubricating systems, and new technologies in predictive maintenance. + Must be able to apply problem-solving techniques, communicate effectively, demonstrate leadership, and plan effectively. + Will be required to pass job qualification criteria for position that includes, but is not limited to, mechanical knowledge, customer survey and shop equipment. + Must be willing to train self and others in problem solving/troubleshooting of electronic/electrical circuitries. + Must meet pre-qualification criteria, including testing. + Must have and maintain a good attendance record. + Must be able to communicate effectively. **State*:** Wisconsin