Jennie-O - 1st Plant Engineering Clerk, Pelican Rapids, MN (2026)

Hormel Foods Family of Companies•Pelican Rapids, MN

16h•$18 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for supporting the plant engineering department by maintaining various lists, assisting with planning and scheduling, and managing important records related to environmental, safety, and asset management. The position involves developing work schedules, creating planned job packages for recurring tasks, and ensuring the efficient operation of the maintenance program. The clerk will also support maintenance work planning, manage EAM programs, and ensure timely and accurate completion of work orders. Collaboration with craftspersons and maintenance management is key for parts and services procurement. Safety is a top priority in all planning and scheduling activities. The role also includes organizing regulatory files, managing safety programs, and updating budget compliance information.

Requirements

Strong verbal and written communications skills.
Follow verbal and written instructions.
Good attendance.
Proficient in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Good customer service skills.
Willingness to accept challenge.
Self-starter.
Trustworthy and must be able to work independently.
Legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

EAM Integration knowledge

Responsibilities

Maintenance of the backlog list and facilitation of prioritization of outstanding work orders.
Assist in planning of work orders.
Environmental, safety, and asset record maintenance.
Develop a maintenance work schedule for the maintenance area supervisors/engineers with input from entire planning groups.
Develops and maintains planned job packages for recurring jobs including preventative maintenance generating and organizing daily packets.
Supports maintenance work planning.
EAM Integration knowledge and supports EAM programs.
Ensures completed schedules and work orders are returned promptly and all completed work orders are filled out correctly and entered in EAM.
Works with craftsperson/maintenance management when scoping work orders for parts or services needed to incomplete work orders.
Ensure Safety needs are given top priority in work planning and scheduling.
Add, improve, changes the frequency of or deletes task instructions as needed to increase the overall effectiveness of the preventative maintenance program based on parts or services needed.
Develops and organizes work order backlogs for all planning groups.
Distributes to team members on a weekly basis.
Coordinates asset request information for all misc. capital projects and any other equipment needing asset designation.
Organize and maintain all regulatory files.
Plan and manage maintenance safety programs.
Updates budget compliance information for team.
Perform other plan engineering tasks as assigned.