Packaging Mechanic

Join America’s favorite family bakery since 1934—home of Little Debbie®, Drake’s® Cakes, and Sunbelt Bakery® Granola Bars. Work with legacy brands that bring smiles to faces nationwide, including yours. You’ll experience a culture committed to work-life balance, guaranteed time off, and supportive health and wellness offerings. Enjoy profit sharing, long-term job security, and a range of exciting career paths. When you join McKee Foods, you’ll discover a better way to live and work.

Pay

$32.83 - $38.29 / hour, depending on experience and qualifications

Plus $2.00 / hr shift premium for 3rd shift hours

Schedule

3rd Shift (Sunday – Thursday, 10:00 p.m. – 6:30 a.m.)

Clock out for lunch

Onsite; other days and hours as needed

Location

272 Patton Farm Road, Stuarts Draft, Virginia 24477

Job Summary

McKee Foods is seeking a Packaging Mechanic to join our Maintenance team.

• •Install, maintain, troubleshoot and repair all equipment necessary to the manufacturing function in the packaging and shipping areas
• •Perform other related duties as needed

Required Qualifications

• •Basic understanding of pneumatics and power transmissions (chain drives, e.g.)
• •Ability to properly remove and install bearings
• •Ability to troubleshoot basic mechanical equipment
• •Ability to read mechanical blueprints and drawings
• •Accurate measuring ability
• •Ability to furnish own tools
• •Demonstrated ability to promote continuous process improvement and LEAN principles

Preferred Qualifications

• •Two years of industrial maintenance experience
• •Experience as a Maintenance Utility at McKee Foods
• •Mechanical and/or electrical training at a technical school
• •Sketching ability
• •Pneumatics and/or Hydraulics experience
• •Basic machine shop skills
• •Basic welding skills
• •Ability to obtain and maintain a Lift Truck Operator (L.T.O.) license

Benefits

• •Competitive weekly pay
• •Profit-sharing cash bonus program
• •401(k) with matching contributions
• •Paid Time Off (for vacation, holidays, sick time, personal time, etc.)
• •Medical insurance, including health, dental, vision and prescription drug plan
• •Supplemental plans, including life insurance
• •Fully-paid parental leave
• •Health Center and Pharmacy
• •Mental wellness counseling (on-site in TN, virtual elsewhere)
• •Tuition reimbursement
• •Credit Union
• •Exercise and recreation facility
• •Wellness programs with incentives
• •Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• •Short-term and long-term disability (company-paid)

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer