Since 1968, our production facility in Minster, Ohio, has proudly manufactured fresh yogurt, producing the products you and your family have grown to love: Dannon, Activia, Oikos, Triple Zero and Danimals.. Our mission is to bring health through food to as many people as possible.

Danone North America in Minster Ohio is looking to add Maintenance Mechanics due to market growth and pending retirements. If you have experience with Multi-craft (electrical, robotic) machinery repair, are a professional automotive mechanic or HVAC technician we would love to discuss our opportunities with you. Our mechanics work on state of the art equipment in a climate controlled facility with the opportunity for training to grow your career to become a State Certified Journeyman Mechanic.

Seeking a Maintenance Mechanic / First Responder on a 12-hour night shift (5:48PM - 6:00AM). The Maintenance Mechanic will be responsible for all emergency and unplanned breakdowns associated with production lines. Pay starts at $34.54/hr plus $1.00/hr shift premium with the opportunity to grow to a State Certified Journeyman Mechanic at $38.78/hr plus a $1.00/hr shift premium. Additionally, Danone's great benefits include the standards like medical, dental, vision and life insurances as well as some not-so-standard benefits like paid breaks and lunches, tuition reimbursement, wellness program and gym membership reimbursement, annual tool allowance, retiree health care, free uniforms and safety shoes, pay for performance bonus and parental bonding leave.

Specific Job Duties & Tasks:

• Consistently communicate service actions and equipment issues with operators, maintenance, and all corresponding departments (e.g., scheduling, processing, packaging, distribution)
• Follow safety protocols and utilization documents (e.g., safety manuals, manufacturer instructions, diagrams, etc.)
• Perform CILT (i.e., clean, inspect, lubricate, tighten) quality checks on production lines to ensure machinery is properly functioning
• Prevent safety hazards and service requests via proper supervision, observation, and quality checks
• Ask questions regarding equipment failure in order to properly diagnose issues
• Monitor several production lines or utilities systems (if working in utilities) simultaneously
• Evaluate, test and maintain electrical wiring
• Troubleshoot and repair malfunctioning equipment
• Efficiently assemble/disassemble machinery when necessary
• Install specialized equipment, devices, or parts for repairs
• Receive daily reports to verify the status of production lines
• Receive work orders via computer systems or phone
• Document resolutions to equipment failure for future reference
• Remove defective machinery/equipment with industrial trucks (e.g., forklifts, etc.)
• Annually attend in-house trainings (e.g., forklift, automation, welding, ladder, lock-out/tag-out, and safety)
• Cleaning and sanitation tasks (e.g., part lubrication and cleaning, general housekeeping)
• Work 12-hour night shifts, 5:48pm - 6:00am on a 3-2-2 schedule

Essential Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Knowledge
  • Mechanically and technically inclined
  • Computer literacy and automation mechanics
  • Dairy processing experience (preferred)
  • Experience with continuous improvement
    • Total Preventative Maintenance (preferred)
• Skills
  • Properly utilizes equipment (e.g. power tools, phones, wrenches, screw drivers, cutting blades, tape measure, etc.)
  • Exceptional verbal/written communication skills
  • Meticulous work ethic and keen awareness to detail
  • Effective problem-solving skills
  • Prioritizes responsibilities and tasks
  • Meets deadlines in timely fashion
  • Proficiency in data entry
• Abilities
  • Open to team-collaboration, building relationships, and sharing of knowledge/ideas
  • Awareness of surroundings and anticipation of potential hazards/issues
  • Adequate vision, hearing, and hand-eye coordination
  • Excellent accuracy and precision during work functions
  • Stress tolerance during high-volume situations
  • Proactivity, foresight, and quick thinker/respondent
  • Demonstrates comfort in a highspeed environment
  • Multi-tasking, adaptability, and flexibility
  • Welcomes constructive criticism
  • Patience for uncertainty
  • Desire for new challenges
  • Sound memorization skills
  • Conceptualization skills

Education:

• Minimum Requirement: High school diploma, G.E.D., or some educational equivalent
• Advanced Education (e.g., Associates, Bachelors, or Technical Degree) or professional licenses/certificates in robotics and automation or engineering (preferred)
  • Recertification is an essential requirement

At Danone North America, you'll work with some of the best-known food and beverage brands in the world like Activia, Silk, Two Good, Oikos, evian, and Happy Family. You'll be part of the largest Certified B Corp in the world, working together to make sure our brands create real benefits for people, communities, and the planet. We have 6,000+ employees across the U.S. and Canada. Come join our movement for a healthier world: One Planet. One Health BY YOU.

Danone North America doesn't just welcome what makes you unique, we value it. We're proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All hires to our team are based on qualifications, merit and business needs. We recruit, employ, train and promote regardless of race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, genetic characteristic or any other protected status. Faithful to our values of openness and humanism, all of our employees share in the commitment to engage one another with dignity and respect.

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