Maintenance Technician Position Available In Rutherford, Tennessee

Maintenance Technician General Mills, Inc paid time off, paid holidays, 401(k) United States, Tennessee, Murfreesboro Jun 25, 2025 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 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. Check out why General Mills Manufacturing is the place to grow a career: Pillsbury Maintenance Technician – Murfreesboro, TN As a part of our manufacturing group, you will be responsible for supporting production packaging and processing operations, sanitation and participation in startup, changeover, and shutdown of operating equipment.

Shift hours:

Currently Hiring for 2nd and 3rd shifts 8-hour shifts
2nd shift: 2:50 pm to 11:20 pm
3rd shift: 10:50 pm to 7:20 am
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

Pay:

$30.59 per hour up to $35.54 per hour based on skillset and experience
Potential to make $37.36
Shift differential Additional $0.50 per hour when working 2nd shift
Additional $1.00 per hour when working on 3rd shift

Benefits:

15 days (120 hours) of vacation annually and 11 paid holidays
Opportunity to earn 12 additional Paid Days Off
Great paid time off benefits
401(k) match
Health Insurance- Including medical, vision, dental and life
And much more! About our

Location:

Located in beautiful Middle Tennessee, the Murfreesboro manufacturing site is comprised of two plants with over 1000 dedicated employees serving the Morning Foods and Meals & Baking Operating Units for General Mills. We operate in a dynamic business environment in a site that values safety, teamwork, accountability, responsiveness, and respect. We pride ourselves in serving the world by making food people love!

Our Products:

Toaster Strudel, Toaster Scrambles, Pie shells, Pillsbury canned dough product (crescent rolls, cinnamon rolls, breads), shapes cookies, tub cookies. 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

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
Installing, maintaining, repairing, and replacing industrial processing and packaging machinery, work tools and equipment
Identifying and troubleshooting mechanical issues
Providing technical support and plant leadership for equipment troubleshooting and equipment modifications
Understanding, initiating, and participating in Root Cause Analysis (Why, Why)
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
1 year of experience in a manufacturing maintenance in industrial maintenance or a technical degree in industrial maintenance or engineering
Working knowledge of PLC, pneumatic and hydraulic systems preferred
Experience in a manufacturing production environment preferred
Must possess the ability to understand and effectively communicate with co-workers, supervisors and others in the workplace regarding work matters (our business is generally conducted in English).

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

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.