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Hormel Foods · Montevideo, MN

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Level
Technician
Team
Reliability
Experience asked
18+ years
Industry
Food & beverage
Posted
30+ days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A technician-level reliability role at Hormel Foods (food & beverage) in Montevideo, MN.

They ask for
18+ years
Tools it names
Welding

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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026

Maintenance Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $62k–$88k.

Median of the low and high ends of 74 live postings that list pay, out of 2669 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

Minnesota plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →

How this role compares

Against 76 other live reliability postings in Minnesota.

Base pay
Not listed in this posting

Typical $72k–$103k, from 8 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
More than usual (18+ vs 3+)

Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Team leadership 44%
  • PLC 32%
  • ✓ Welding 29%
  • Automation 23%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

It asks for 18+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

At a glance

Lifts up to 50 lbs

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This plant: Hormel Foods in Montevideo

3 other open roles at this site · 9 people we found in reliability roles at Hormel Foods.

Full description from Hormel FoodsAs posted on their careers site.Show

Responsibilities

1. Perform middle to high level maintenance tasks, including PMs on equipment, welding, and repairs.

2. Perform other duties assigned by supervisors.

3. Assist other team members in completing work orders and tasks per maintenance schedule.

4. Will be part of the Emergency Response team.

5. Assist in troubleshooting and maintaining industrial equipment.

Qualifications

  • ✓May be required to lift more than 50 pounds at times.
  • ✓Possess a general working knowledge of hand tools and their uses in routine work.
  • ✓Ability to perform basic preventative maintenance work such as greasing, oiling, minor to complex troubleshooting, and repairs.
  • ✓Practice good housekeeping and good manufacturing practices as outlined by company policies.
  • ✓Ability to perform basic equipment and building maintenance with minimal direction.
  • ✓Ability to identify basic machine parts and maintenance supplies.
  • ✓Ability to read/write/communicate in English.
  • ✓Applicants must not now, or at any time in the future, require employer sponsorship for a work visa.
  • ✓Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer.
  • ✓Must be 18 years of age or older.
  • ✓Other duties, as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

  • ✓Basic computer skills - Word, Excel
  • ✓Special boiler license
  • ✓Industrial/manufacturing experience
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Maintenance Technician - Montevideo Days or Nights

12 hour shifts; 3 - 4 shifts per week; alternate weekends

Salary negotiable, pay range $21.25 - $36.75 per hour, based on experience and training

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