Production Mechanic - Maintenance - 3rd shift

Description

Ready for more than just a job? Build a career with purpose.

At Lactalis in the USA, we’re committed to providing meaningful opportunities for our people to learn, grow, and thrive—whether you’re just starting your journey with us or looking to take the next step in your career. From day one, we offer the tools and support to help you succeed.

As the world leader in dairy, Lactalis is a family-owned company with over 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals across the globe. Each day, we’re proud to produce award-winning dairy products that bring people together.

In the US, we proudly offer an unrivaled house of beloved brands, including Galbani® Italian cheeses and ricotta, Président® specialty cheeses and butters, Kraft® natural and grated cheeses, Breakstone’s® cottage cheese, Cracker Barrel®, Black Diamond® cheddar, and Parmalat® milk. Our yogurt portfolio includes siggi’s®, Stonyfield Organic®, Brown Cow™, Oui®, Yoplait®, Go-Gurt®, :ratio®, Green Mountain Creamery®, and Mountain High®, along with a growing family of ethnic favorites like Karoun®, Gopi®, and Arz®.

At Lactalis, we live by our core values—Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity. We foster a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone’s unique background and ideas are valued.

Even if you don’t meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We want to hear about your PASSION, your STORY, and how your EXPERTISE can help us shape the future of dairy.

From your PASSION to ours:

Summary : Responsible for a variety of tasks that requires knowledge and/or ability to learn both production equipment and major utility systems. Will work closely with a Class 3 Mechanic or mentor. This is a training/apprentice level. Ability to progress and desire to learn of high importance.

From your EXPERTISE to ours:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

1. PM’s will be done on a daily basis.

2. Troubleshoot and repair production equipment in production operations, utilities, buildings & grounds, etc.

3. Maintains machines with respect to bearings, assembly, disassembly, power transmission, rigging, and lubrication.

4. Effectively completes bench work utilizing common hand tools.

5. Learns to do rudimentary pipefitting of water, steam, and air lines with steel, plastic, and copper pipe materials.

6. Performs routing preventative maintenance on designated equipment. Will assist upper class mechanic on major overhauls. Learns to identify potential issues and reports these to the necessary persons.

7. Attention to detail and accuracy in work required.

8. Clear communication abilities, written and verbal.

9. Knowledge of computer software helpful.

Requirements

From your STORY to ours:

Qualified applicants will contribute the following:

Qualifications:

Strong HVAC required.

Previous food manufacturing experience preferred.

Mechanical experience necessary, electrical abilities necessary.

Stationary engineers/ammonia refrigeration experience preferred.

Must have a valid driver’s license.

Education and/or Experience:

High School Diploma Required

Trade School level of Electrical or Mechanical training preferred.

Dairy Experience Preferred

Basic mathematical skills are required (must be able to calculate averages)

At Lactalis, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards Program with a variety of affordable benefits and coverage options. We support insurance costs significantly, contribute generously to retirement plans, and offer Paid Time Off from day one. We are committed to your professional growth, providing training and development opportunities, including Education Reimbursement. Join us and grow your career.

Lactalis is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities.

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