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Careers At Clyde's Donuts

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Over a century ago, the Bickford family took ownership of Clyde’s Delicious Donuts. Since 1920, our company has grown to become a beloved name, known for our innovative and high-quality donuts that delight taste buds of all ages. Today, Clyde’s is a thriving, high growth, 4 th generation family-owned food manufacturer and a leading national supplier of donuts to the largest global retailers in mass grocery, convenience stores, and food service. Our Company is financially strong with a consistent track record of stability and growth under the careful leadership of the Bickford family. We invite you to consider a career with our special company.

Summary of Position

Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, the Maintenance Mechanic performs mechanical and electrical preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of production, packaging, physical plant and warehouse equipment including heating and refrigeration systems, conveyors, motors, and related components.

Location: 1120 West Fullerton Avenue, Addison IL

Schedule: 5-day work week (will include either a Saturday or Sunday)

Shift: 3rd Shift/ 10:00pm to 6:30am

Overtime: Voluntary OT is available

Tool Allowance: $1,000 annual allowance paid out quarterly

Call In Premium: Minimum of 4 hours pay, plus an additional $150.00

Weekend Workday Bonus: $75 bonus credit for each Saturday or Sunday you work, paid out annually.

Sign-on Bonus: $3,000

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Build strong, collaborative relationships with production and maintenance management and personnel to identify and communicate areas of concern, critical information for analysis, and actions taken.
• Use computerized maintenance management system, MVP One, to access and disposition preventative maintenance schedule and work orders, and log corrective maintenance actions.
• Complete daily inspections, routine adjustments, assigned preventative maintenance tasks, and emergency repairs of building, production equipment, and systems. Identify and correct deficiencies to the asset and to the preventive maintenance instruction sets and frequencies.
• Install new electrical and mechanical equipment as directed.
• Perform electrical repairs and troubleshoot for the following: PLC controls, AC & DC motor controls, solid state motor controls, advance circuits, and grounding, interpret diagrams and test equipment.
• Maintain facility utilities including wastewater equipment, compressed air, refrigeration, boilers, and building safety equipment.
• Read schematics, drawings, and manuals to establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Maintain accurate spare parts inventory.
• Maintain good housekeeping at job site and in shop.
• Support continuous improvement projects and maintain a safe working environment.
• Be on time as scheduled and highly reliable in attendance.
• Assist in training of others.
• Comply with all safety, security, sanitation and food safety requirements including safe work practices, OSHA requirements, and GMP's when in production areas.
• Report all safety, food safety or quality issues to supervisor or Food Safety department.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Desired Technical Skill Requirements

• Welding: gas, arc, mig, tig, steel, brass, aluminum, stainless, cast iron, and plasma cutting.
• Heating and refrigeration: freezers, coolers, water chillers, air conditioners, gas fired heating systems, boilers, water heaters, and heat exchangers.

Desired Qualifications

• 4+ years of related industrial maintenance experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of the internet, manufacturing, and preventative maintenance software.
• Able to trouble shoot malfunctions, solve practical problems, and deal with a variety of variables under time constraints and pressure to restore operations.
• Able to read, interpret and comprehend a variety of complex work instructions, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and technical manuals furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Able to do basic math and apply concepts of algebra and geometry as may be required.
• Able to communicate effectively and professionally through questioning, listening, speaking and writing.
• Demonstrates sound and accurate judgment.
• Uses time efficiently. Plans repairs and installations to be sure parts are available when needed.

Desired Personal Traits

• A self-starter with a strong work ethic who operates with a sense of urgency.
• Upbeat, calm, and steady demeanor working with people in fast paced environments.
• Enthusiastic about safety, quality and the customer experience.
• Principled, honest, ethical.
• Detail-oriented and highly organized.
• Collaborative with both the desire and ability to lead, train and mentor others.

We Offer

Compensation estimates are provided in good faith at the time of job posting. Job offers may vary based on the candidate’s education, certifications, job-related knowledge, skill, experience, geographic location, shift, and internal equity. Clyde’s may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

• Target Hourly Wage: $30.00 to $42.00 per hour
• Position is eligible for annual bonus
• Medical plan options including HMO, PPO and HDHP with H.S.A
• Dental Plan. Two plan options.
• Vision plan.
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Short-term and long-term disability plans (Company paid).
• Group term life and AD&D insurance (Company Paid).
• Voluntary insurance plans Including life, AD&D, accident and critical illness.
• Generous paid time off benefits and 7 holidays.
• 401(k) plan including 4% matching contribution and immediate vesting.
• Various leaves of absence programs for life’s emergencies.
• Clean, modern, and safe facilities.
• Company-provided uniforms and an annual safety shoe subsidy.

Sponsorship Not Available

We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time. Applicants must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Clyde’s Donuts.

Work Environment and Job Physical Demands

These conditions are common to Maintenance Mechanics.

• Exposure to moving mechanical parts.
• Exposure to wet and/or humid conditions.
• Exposure to extreme hot conditions on such equipment as operating fryers and extreme cold conditions such as blast spiral freezers.
• Exposure to noise, dust, and fumes.
• Standing and walking on slippery floors.
• Working in close proximity to equipment and other employees.
• Lifting of up to 50 pounds and movement of equipment.

Clyde’s Donuts is proud to be an equal opportunity/ reasonable accommodation employer.