Millwright/Production Mechanic
General Mills · Cincinnati, OH
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Food & beverage
- Posted
- 21 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at General Mills (food & beverage) in Cincinnati, OH.
- They ask for
- 2+ years
- Tools it names
- Root cause
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $58k–$84k.
Median of the low and high ends of 37 live postings that list pay, out of 1616 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Ohio plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 108 other live reliability postings in Ohio.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 4+)
Typical $77k–$107k, from 7 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 48%
- PLC 41%
- Welding 34%
- ✓ Root cause 22%
- EHS / safety 20%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: General Mills in Cincinnati
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Full description from General MillsAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Qualifications
- ✓High school diploma or GED
- ✓2 years of experience in a manufacturing/production environment is required
- ✓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)
- ✓Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
- ✓Ability to stand, walk, climb, bend, push, pull, and twist for extended periods
- ✓Willingness to work in hot, cold, noisy, wet, or dusty conditions
- ✓Ability to climb and/or work at heights while utilizing stairs, ladders, personnel lifts, or platforms
- ✓Ability to follow human and food safety, quality, and grooming standards
- ✓Ability to wear such as protective clothing and equipment (Personal Protective Equipment -PPE) such as safety shoes, safety glasses, hearing protection, hard/bump cap, hair/beard net, gloves, and face masks (when required)
- ✓Ability to work around high-speed machinery and food allergens
- ✓All employees must go through a forklift certification course and are required to drive a forklift
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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 another and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.
Position overview
- •Millwright Mechanic
- •Starting Pay: $34.43
- •$38.43/hour after 6 months
- •Additional $.35 per hour for hours worked on 2nd shift
- •Additional $.41 per hour for hours worked on 3rd shift
- •Overtime Pay
- •Time worked after 8 hours of work is paid at 1.5 times regular rate of pay
- •Time worked over 40 hours in a work week is 1.5 times regular rate of pay
- •Time worked on Saturday is paid at 1.5 times regular rate of pay
- •Time worked on Sunday is paid at 2 times (double pay) regular rate of pay
- •Holiday pay (if eligible for holiday pay and holiday is worked, 2x double pay + holiday pay)
Why Join Our Team
Located in a large metropolitan city with a lot to offer, our Cincinnati manufacturing site is the sole source for many of the products made here, so you know where the product is coming from when you see it in store! At our plant, we have family-oriented culture with an open-door policy in order to connect with employees directly. To keep our employees engaged and excited we have a variety of events, such as summer events to King’s Island, the zoo, and sporting events, employee appreciation events every quarter, and volunteering activities in the community.
Our Products
Only a cereal plant. Rice Chex, Wheat Chex, Fiber One, Cheerios Oat Crunch, occasionally Cookie Crisp, and soon to be adding Kix.
What We Have to Offer
- •Great paid time off benefits
- •5 days of PTO offered after 1st year of employment
- •3 Personal Holidays
- •3 Paid Emergency Days
- •2 unpaid Emergency Days
- •10 plant Holidays
- •Pension
- •401K match
- •Health Insurance- Including medical, dental and life
- •And much more!
Your Work Schedule and Shift Information
- •8-hour shifts, 7 days a week -
- •Currently hiring for 2nd and/or 3rd shift
- •1st shift: 7:00 am to 3:00 pm
- •2nd shift: 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm
- •3rd shift: 11:00 pm to 7:00 am
- •Plant operation is 24 hours a day, 7 days per week
- •Ability and willingness to work overtime, any shift, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays
As part of our manufacturing team, you will
- •Working safely while resolving equipment issues
- •Troubleshooting and repairing all kinds of processing and packaging equipment
- •Identifying and resolving mechanical defects and developing issues that will lead to equipment breakdown
- •Providing technical support for equipment troubleshooting and equipment modifications
- •Participating in Root Cause Analysis to help prevent recurrence of equipment failures
- •Performing both uptime and downtime preventative maintenance
- •Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives to increase equipment performance
- •Perform quality and safety checks
- •Participates in continuous improvement initiatives
- •Assist in training new employees
Eligibility
Applicants must meet a minimum 18-year age qualification.
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