Maintenance Mechanic Apprentice $24.00 per hour 12 hour shifts Great 1st Day Benefits General Mills, Inc. manufactures some of the most beloved foods in the world, including Cheerios and Lucky Charms, Nature Valley granola bars, Totino's pizza rolls, and Yoplait yogurt. Blue Buffalo became part of General Mills in 2018, so even your pets love us too. We are looking for team members who come to the table with a shared passion for making food the world loves, to solve problems and shape General Mills for the future. As a part of our manufacturing group, you will be responsible for preventative and reactive maintenance of processing and packaging equipment and providing technical support to improve and optimize within the manufacturing operations and processes. General Mills encourages growth for our employees; if you want to learn new things, attain and prove competency quickly, and apply technology in the manufacturing space; GMI is a great place to start. Maintenance Mechanic Apprentice What your compensation will look like: $24.00 per hour Shift differential – additional $2.00 per hour when working between the hours of 6pm to 6am What your benefits will look like: 10 days (120 hours) of vacation annually and 11 paid company holidays Great paid time off benefits 401(k) match Health Insurance- Including medical, dental, vision, and life AND much more! What your schedule will look like: 12-hour shifts - 5 on, 3 off, 2 on, 5 off, 4 on, 2 off, 3 on, 4 off schedule Day Shift: 6 am to 6 pm Night Shift: 6 pm to 6 am Training and work schedule will be explained during interview process Eligibility for available shift schedule changes 6 months after successful graduation of apprenticeship Ability and willingness to work overtime, any shift, including days, nights, weekends, holidays, and emergency events Plant operation is 24 hours a day, 7 days per week What your day will look like: Safely creating high quality foods that are eaten EVERYDAY, NATIONWIDE Using TECHNOLOGY in an industry-leading facility Working with HIGH-LEVEL operators on EXPERIENCED teams that are looking to pass down their knowledge to workers WILLING TO LEARN and get paid doing it CHALLENGING yourself to get the JOB DONE RIGHT and gain skills to take with you to your next opportunity Understanding and following all company safety policies and procedures to ensure a safe working environment Successfully completing necessary training to upgrade skills pertaining to effective maintenance of equipment and systems Maintaining and repairing manufacturing equipment including preventative, predictive, overhaul and corrective maintenance Set up, troubleshoot, adjust and operate assigned equipment Understand and utilize Maximo maintenance management system Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives to increase platform performance Assist in training new employees What you have to offer: Minimum of a high school education or GED Basic mechanical and electrical knowledge Experience in a manufacturing/production environment preferred What your growth will look like: Be a part of a team that will learn and grow Develop leadership skills, that will allow you to focus on new KNOWLEDGE and ability to adopt and implement those ideas Ability to operate within a safety culture Expanded technical capabilities Physical requirements: 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 Need to be able to work in a tobacco free environment COMPANY OVERVIEW We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.