General Mills, Inc. manufactures some of the most beloved foods in the world, including Cheerios and Lucky Charms, Nature Valley granola bars, Totinos pizza rolls, and Yoplait yogurt. Blue Buffalo became part of General Mills in 2018, so even your pets love us too. 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 another and grow together. Check out why General Mills Manufacturing is the place to grow a career:
Cereal Packing Mechanic
As a Cereal Packing Mechanic you are responsible for the installation, maintenance, repair, and replacement of industrial packaging machinery and equipment, troubleshooting mechanical issues, leading repairs and modifications, performing preventative maintenance, and participating in continuous improvement initiatives, as well as assisting in employee training.
Shift hours: 8-hour night shift 3rd shift, 10:30pm - 6:30am
Ability and willingness to work any shift - days, afternoons, nights, as well as most weekends, holidays, and overtime
Plant operation is 24 hours a day, 7 days per week
Pay: $36.50 per hour
Additional $.34 per hour for hours worked on 2nd shift
Additional $.41 per hour for hours worked on 3rd shift
Overtime Pay
Time worked after 8 hours of work is paid at 1.5 times regular rate of pay
Time worked on Saturday is paid at 1.5 times regular rate of pay
Time worked on Sunday is paid at 2 times (double pay) regular rate of pay
Paid time off benefits
401(k) with match
Health Insurance- includes medical, dental and life
And much more!
Benefits: Vacation and holiday pay. Great paid time off benefits 401(k) match Health Insurance- Including medical, dental and life And much more!
About our Location: The Buffalo, NY plant is located on the waterfront, providing convenient access to Canada and major cities like Toronto and New York City. It offers employees opportunities to progress in their careers through seniority-based bidding and apprenticeship programs. The plant organizes events such as a summer barbecue, a family picnic at a local amusement park during downtime, and a holiday dinner for all three shifts served by the leadership team. Theres a strong sense of community and pride among employees, with many having family ties to the company. Interesting facts include the plants former name, Cheeri-Oats, the transportation of grain by boat, and a fire thatoccurred a day before its opening in 1940.
Our Products: Cheerios, Lucky Charms, Honey Nut Cheerios, Honey Nut Chex, Corn Chex, Gold Medal Flour.
What your day will look like: Creating high quality foods that are eaten EVERYDAY, NATIONWIDE
Using TECHNOLOGY in an industry-leading facility
Working with HIGH-LEVEL tradespeople 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
Installing, maintaining, repairing, and replacing industrial packaging machinery, work tools and equipment
Identifying and troubleshooting mechanical issues
Use your knowledge and skills to lead repairs and modifications to machinery and equipment
Performing both uptime and downtime preventative maintenance
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
5 years of industrial maintenance experience or equivalent in a related field
Ability to read machine prints, troubleshoot, and work on mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems
Ability to perform welding and fabrication tasks is a plus
Experience in a manufacturing/production environment preferred
Previous high speed packaging equipment maintenance and/or operation preferred
Controls and/or electrical experience is a plus
Basic computer skills
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 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.