Maintenance Engineer-Montevideo, MN

Hormel Foods Family of Companies•Montevideo, MN

3h•$82,500 - $115,500•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Engineer applies engineering and technical practices to support personnel and food safety, equipment reliability, productivity, quality, and maintenance cost control at Hormel Foods’ Montevideo, Minnesota plant. The role directly manages 2–20 hourly maintenance team members, assigning and prioritizing work, developing staff, ensuring training completion, verifying work quality, and handling administrative duties. At least 50% of the time is typically spent in the manufacturing area working with assigned staff. The engineer manages contractor and OEM support, maintains budget compliance for labor, parts, supplies, and contracted work, and uses the company’s Enterprise Asset Management System as a management information tool. The position collaborates across departments, supports continuous improvement, ensures compliance with applicable codes and regulations, and manages assigned project work. The position is on first shift, 5:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, with every third weekend. The employee must be able to move to another shift every 12–18 months.

Requirements

At least 3 years of Maintenance Engineering experience.
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Technology, Engineering Technology, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, or a related field.
Innovative, with good technical and mechanical knowledge and excellent interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills.
Ability to move to another shift every 12–18 months.
Must not now, or at any time in the future, require employer sponsorship for a work visa.
Must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer.
Must be at least 18 years old.

Responsibilities

Apply sound engineering and technical practices to ensure personnel and food safety.
Directly manage 2–20 hourly maintenance team members.
Assign daily work and manage team priorities to meet plant and department metrics.
Spend typically 50% or more of working time in the manufacturing area working directly with assigned staff.
Guide the technical development of assigned staff and ensure timely completion of training.
Verify assigned staff’s work completion and quality.
Perform administrative duties, including reviewing and approving payroll, time-off requests, and other reports.
Manage contractor and OEM support within assigned departments and plantwide as assigned.
Ensure maintenance budget compliance for labor, parts and supplies, and contractor/OEM work.
Use engineering and technical analysis, judgment, and best practices to identify and implement improvements to plant operations.
Improve preventive maintenance tasks to increase equipment reliability.
Modify equipment to improve productivity, quality, and/or reliability.
Identify parts modifications or substitutions to lower maintenance costs.
Use the company’s Enterprise Asset Management System and support its use as a key management information tool.
Work cross-functionally with other departments and departmental leaders to meet or exceed plant and departmental metrics.
Apply continuous improvement principles in daily activities.
Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal codes and regulations concerning the building, production areas, and environment.
Manage project work as assigned.