Maintenance Mechanic | Glencoe, MN

Facility: Seneca Foods, Glencoe

Products: Peas, Corn, Carrots

Type: Full-time, hourly

Openings: 3

Union: Non-union

Role overview

You keep processing and packaging equipment running during pack season. In the off-pack months, you support rebuilds, installs, overhauls, and PM work. This is hands-on mechanical work. If you can turn wrenches, troubleshoot, and work safely, you can succeed here. Auto mechanics often do well.

Schedule

Off-pack

• Target schedule: 4x10, Monday to Thursday
• Flex during the week: you can work up to 12 hrs Monday to Thursday to make up time
• No make-up hours on Friday

Pack season (mid-June through 1st week of November)

• Plant shift: 12-hr shifts, 7:00am to 7:00pm or 7:00pm to 7:00am
• Rotation: multiple switches through the season- Pea pack, then Corn pack, then Carrot pack (timing varies, do not plan on exact switch dates)
• Days off pattern (when fully staffed): 7 on / 2 off, 7 on / 2 off, 7 on / 3 off
• Startup note: first days off may not happen until the plant is running well (often 3 to 4 days in, sometimes up to 7 to 10 days depending on startup)

What you’ll do

• Inspect, maintain, and repair processing and packaging equipment
• Troubleshoot breakdowns and reduce downtime
• Dismantle, rebuild, align, and adjust machinery
• Read and apply blueprints, manuals, and mechanical drawings
• Complete PMs and document work completed
• Work safely and follow GMP and food safety requirements
• Support winter projects, rebuilds, and installs

What they look for

• Strong mechanical aptitude and hands-on repair experience
• Comfortable troubleshooting and working with a team
• Welding is helpful, not required
• Reliable attendance, especially during pack season

Pay

• $28 to $32/hr- Can go higher based on experience/industry/tenure, etc
• $1/hr night shift differential
• Pay is experience-based with internal equity in mind

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision
• 401(k)
• PTO
• Life and optional benefits (per company plan)

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