General Maintenance Mechanic - Flour Mill

General Mills•Buffalo, NY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

General Mills, Inc. is seeking a General Maintenance Mechanic for its flour mill in Buffalo, NY. This role is responsible for supporting, creating, integrating, troubleshooting, and improving a variety of processing/packaging controls systems. The plant operates 24/7 and offers opportunities for career progression through seniority-based bidding and apprenticeship programs. The company culture emphasizes being a force for good, continuous learning, and collaboration.

Requirements

Minimum of a high school diploma or GED
3-5 years of experience in industrial maintenance or equivalent education in a related field
Solid understanding of maintenance shop skills with the ability to read schematics, troubleshoot, and work on mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems, and ability to perform welding and fabrication tasks
Basic mechanical understanding and blueprint reading
Outstanding mechanical aptitude with applicable, proven maintenance experience.
Proven ability to learn, maintain and practice troubleshooting skills, and use test equipment to diagnose root cause.
Proficiency in basic computer skills
Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs
Must be able to perform physical tasks for extended periods of time including standing, walking, climbing, bending, pushing, pulling and twisting over surfaces
Ability to climb and/or work at heights while utilizing stairs, ladders, personnel lifts, or platforms
Ability to wear protective clothing and equipment such as safety shoes, face masks, safety glasses, hearing protection, a hard hat, a hair/beard net and gloves when required
Willing and able to adhere to all grooming requirements necessary for a food manufacturing environment
Ability to work in hot, cold, noisy, dusty, wet environmental working conditions
Willing to work around industrial high-speed moving machinery
Ability to work with allergens that might be present in a food environment

Nice To Haves

Technical degree in industrial maintenance or related field preferred
Welding, lathe, mill, and fabrication experience preferred

Responsibilities

Installing, maintaining, repairing, and replacing industrial milling machinery, work tools and equipment
Identifying and troubleshooting mechanical issues
Providing technical support and plant leadership for equipment troubleshooting and equipment modifications
Performing welding and fabrication activities
Performing both uptime and downtime preventative maintenance
Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives to increase platform performance
Assist in training new employees