Maintenance Mechanic
Los Banos, CA
Seasonal
Mid Level
The Morning Star Company
The Company
The Morning Star Company and its affiliates operate three tomato processing facilities in Central California, processing over 1/3 of the California processing tomato crop, in addition to tomato transplanting, farming, harvesting and trucking operations. The company employs approximately 600 year-round and 2,500 seasonal colleagues.
The Morning Star Company is the largest independent producer of bulk tomato ingredient products (tomato paste and diced tomatoes) in the world. We also produce canned tomatoes, tomato products and specialty sauces in pouches for customers in the retail and food service markets. The company is known worldwide for its innovation and integrity.
We are organizationally structured through a system we term Mission Focused Self-Management™. Our company is operated by Colleagues without titles or an appointed hierarchy of authority. Authority relative to other Colleagues’ activities is lateral, with our Mission as our guiding principle of action, and respect, influence and success built based on each Colleague’s integrity, competency, effort, persistence and straightforward persuasiveness. Although we have grown significantly, we intend to maintain a culture of individual responsibility and Mission Focused Self-Management.
This role is seasonal, with the possibility for year-round employment.
The Mission and Position:
This colleague's Mission is "to maintain and operate drum manufacturing equipment, to consistently achieve the quality and service expectations of our customers in a cost effective, environmentally responsible manner."
Knowledge, Talent and Experience Requirements
- Excellent understanding of Mechanical concepts & skills
- Ability to listen & communicate written and oral information
- Ability to push, pull and lift to 50lbs
- Ability to work long hours, overnight and weekends throughout the year
- Ability to work in high heat & cold weather conditions
- Ability to follow GMP policies & work safely in fast-paced production areas
- Patient, but persistent in getting results
- Ability to work in a Self-Management culture & be a team player
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) is a plus
Compensation: Starting wage is between $23.00 and $28.00 per hour.
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