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Plant Maintenance Mechanic 2nd and 3rd Shift - Austin Plant (Austin, MN)

Hormel Foods · Austin, MN

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

The role in 30 seconds

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

They ask for
2+ years · degree required

Read from the posting. The full description is below.

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
Less than usual (2+ 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 2+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

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This plant: Hormel Foods in Austin

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

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Qualifications

  • ✓2-year industrial maintenance degree OR 2+ years of relevant industrial maintenance experience.
  • ✓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.

and experience, starting rate $31.50/hour & yearly raise

  • ✓OT can be earned on a daily and weekly basis
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PLANT MAINTENANCE MECHANIC 2 nd and 3 rd SHIFT – AUSTIN PLANT (AUSTIN, MN)

[Most positions open on an alternate 3 nights on, 2 nights off, 3 nights on, 2 nights off-12-hour shift]

Hormel Foods Corporation

To save time applying, Hormel Foods does not offer sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas for this position at this time.

Pay

  • •Based on

Benefits

  • •Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.

Employee Health and Dental clinics in Austin, MN.

  • •401(k) with employer match, profit sharing, stock purchase plan.
  • •FREE two-year community/technical college tuition for the children of employees.

Education assistance for team members.

Click here to watch a video of what it's like as a Mechanic at Hormel Foods!

https://vimeo.com/hormelstudioh/review/291759037/e7465c5a18

LOCATION: Hormel’s Flagship Plant in Austin, MN

For immediate consideration, apply online at: www.hormelfoods.com/careers

ABOUT HORMEL FOODS — Inspired People. Inspired Food.™

Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minnesota, is a global branded food company with approximately $12 billion in annual revenue across more than 80 countries worldwide. Its brands include Planters®, Skippy ® , SPAM ® , Hormel ® Natural Choice ® , Applegate ® , Justin’s ® , Wholly ® , Hormel ® Black Label ® , Columbus ® , Jennie-O® and more than 30 other beloved brands. The company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, was named one of the best companies to work for by U.S. News & World Report, one of America’s most responsible companies by Newsweek, recognized by TIME magazine as one of the World’s Best Companies, and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts. The company lives by its purpose statement — Inspired People. Inspired Food.™ — to bring some of the world’s most trusted and iconic brands to tables across the globe. For more information, visit www.hormelfoods.com .

At Hormel we invite difference and diversity in all aspects. We offer a space of support, understanding, and community. We are committed to the journey! Learn more about our progress here: https://www.hormelfoods.com/about/diversity-and-inclusion/

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