We are Hiring!! Pay rate: $38.63/hr. Sign-on bonus of $2,500 Benefits: Vacation: Accrual rate of 2 weeks beginning the first of the month following the hire date. Holidays: 10 designated and 1 floating 401K: company match of 100% on employee’s first 6% contribution Medical Plans: 2 options with one being a plan with a Health Savings account. Other plan offer a Healthcare Flex Spending Account. Dental and vision plans available. Life Insurance: company provided with option for employee to purchase additional for employee, partner, and dependents. Schedule Monday through Friday 6 am to 4 pm.(availability to work on weekends when required) The Maintenance Mechanic will be responsible for performing diagnostics and repairs on the mechanical systems of the plant's machines and equipment, including but not limited to hydraulic, steam, and chemical piping systems. In addition, be required to inspect equipment and diagnose malfunctions through preventive maintenance plans, analyze equipment failures, and assist in determining root causes. Core Responsibilities/Essential Functions: Develop plant maintenance programs to ensure continuous achievement of Safety, Production and quality goals. Supervise, control, and audit the Mechanical Stores including critical spares Oversee completion of preventative and predictive maintenance programs Actively seek and implement practices, lowering working capital dollars while ensuring adequate availability of parts to meet the operational need of the plant. Give feedback on ideas for improving or streamlining tasks. Help develop solutions to assist with efficiency, safer workplace, higher quality ratings, etc. in a positive manner with customers and team members. Incorporate standard work practices into the maintenance department Work closely with Operations in developing and implementing Plover’s strategies that ensures the success of the plant. Maintain yearly maintenance budget and responsibility to ensure costs are controlled Track contractor hours and evaluate spend Maintain relationship with 3rd party process control resource and ensure plant systems are up to date and running efficiently Ensure effective coordination and communication with all departments regarding maintenance work. Assess performance and progress of members of the maintenance team and develop and execute plans to improve skills. Ensure maintenance is performed in accordance with best practices including proper documentation Responsibility for maintaining plant grounds Represent Ingredion Plover operations to 3rd party agencies and customer auditors. Identify opportunities to streamline operations to increase output, reduce waste, and lower costs. Develop, initiate, and execute maintenance capital projects Ensure compliance with all regulatory standards and inspections (pressure vessel, fire, arc flash, etc.) Work within plant leadership team to develop strategy for continuous improvement on safety culture and becoming an injury free workplace. Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to work effectively in a team environment, build consensus, and foster relationships at multiple organization levels and across different organizational functions. Qualified candidates will have: Work Environment: Optimize the planned maintenance process utilizing existing metrics as appropriate to drive work order completion Create weekly maintenance plan Lead and direct the work of plant maintenance technicians and contractors Maintain an atmosphere of teamwork and joint accountability with the production unit, recognizing mutual goals, accountabilities, and needs as well as build consensus Create weekly maintenance plan Lead and direct the work of plant maintenance technicians and contractors Evaluate maintenance coverage to best utilize resources Ensure the appropriate safety tools are used in performing the job. Organize and execute all assigned work orders as efficiently as possible. Ability to be a decisive, goal-oriented individual, capable of independent decision making with the ability to successfully meet targeted goals and time and budgetary constraints. Ability to effectively use current Microsoft Office Software including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and various other databases. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Ingredion seeks to provide a work environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. We will not tolerate any form of discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, handicap or disability—mental or physical—marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability resulting from military service, or any other classification protected by law (“protected classifications”). We are committed to establishing and maintaining a work environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. Relocation Available: No Ingredion is a leading global ingredients solutions company. We make sweeteners, starches, nutrition ingredients and biomaterials that are used by customers in everyday products from foods and beverages to paper and pharmaceuticals. We turn grains, fruits, vegetables and other plant materials into ingredients that make crackers crunchy, candy sweet, yogurt creamy, lotions and creams silky, plastics biodegradable and tissues softer and stronger. Our innovative ingredient solutions help customers stay on trend with simple ingredients and gluten-free or high-fiber foods that appeal to today's consumers. Grounded in our values of Care First, Be Preferred, Everyone Belongs, Innovate Boldly and Owner's Mindset, we employ approximately 12,000 employees around the world. Our customers operate in more than 120 countries and represent 60 diverse sectors, including food, beverage, paper and corrugating, brewing and other industries. Don’t see the dream job you are looking for? Share your contact information and CV/Resume - we will reach out for exciting career opportunities! We understand that to progress our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) journey, we must be intentional and focused on our culture, measure our improvements, identify our opportunities and seek partnerships that make a difference. Through this work, we are fostering a company full of high-performing teams and bringing a global mindset to everything we do. Business Resource Groups (BRGs) and our councils are integral to the success of our DEI strategy and inclusive culture. Please ask your Ingredion connection about our Employee Referral Process!