Mechanical Operator

通用磨坊股份有限公司 • Milwaukee, WI

4d • Onsite

About The Position

General Mills is hiring a Mechanical Operator at its Milwaukee, Wisconsin manufacturing site. The role supports food production, packaging, processing, and sanitation operations, and involves operating and troubleshooting equipment to help create products including Gardettos, Bugles, Chex Mix, and Muddy Buddys. Starting pay is $32.00 per hour. The currently hiring shift is a 12-hour night shift from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM, though the position requires openness to working other shifts when needed. The plant operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Schedules may follow either a 12-days-on, 2-days-off pattern for 8-hour shifts or a 2-2-3 pattern for 12-hour shifts. Employees must be able and willing to work overtime, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays; this may include every other weekend and up to four additional hours before or after a scheduled shift.

The position calls for mechanical and machine-operator experience, physical work in a food manufacturing environment, and adherence to safety and grooming requirements. Operators perform basic preventive maintenance, identify and address equipment defects, coordinate with maintenance staff, and help ensure equipment is operating to specifications. The company describes opportunities for employee growth and training at the site.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Mechanical or maintenance experience.
• Machine operator experience.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to perform physical tasks for extended periods, including standing, walking, climbing, bending, pushing, pulling, and twisting over surfaces.
• Ability to climb and/or work at heights using stairs, ladders, personnel lifts, or platforms.
• Ability to wear required protective equipment, including safety shoes, face masks, safety glasses, hearing protection, a hard hat, a hair/beard net, and gloves.
• Willingness and ability to follow grooming requirements for a food manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work in hot, cold, noisy, dusty, and wet environmental conditions.
• Willingness to work around industrial high-speed moving machinery.
• Ability to work with allergens that may be present in a food environment.
• Must meet the minimum age requirement of 18.
• Must be open to working off-shifts when needed and able and willing to work overtime, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a manufacturing or production environment.

Responsibilities

• Support production packaging and processing operations.
• Support sanitation operations.
• Participate in equipment startup, changeover, and shutdown.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot mechanical or other equipment issues.
• Partner with maintenance staff or other resources to resolve equipment issues.
• Address operational issues promptly and communicate results to the team leader.
• Coordinate and perform basic preventive maintenance on equipment.
• Identify defects and focus on breakdown elimination.
• Remove and replace motors, starters, belts, bearings, chains, and other manufacturing parts.
• Enter work orders for identified defects.
• Perform centerline checks each shift to ensure equipment runs according to recommendations.
• Calibrate processing and packaging systems daily to meet required specifications.
• Assist other packaging machine operators with setup, film changes, and problem solving.
• Perform other tasks as needed.

Benefits

• Up to 15 days (120 hours) of vacation annually, based on an 8- or 12-hour schedule.
• 11 paid company holidays.
• 401(k) match.
• Health insurance, including medical, dental, and life insurance.
• Paid time off benefits.
• Employee appreciation events, family events, sporting events, and watch events.
• Monthly employee events through the Chex Club.
• Opportunities for job growth.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED