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Maintenance Engineer-Montevideo, MN

Hormel Foods · Montevideo, MN

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Level
Engineer
Team
Reliability
Base pay
$84k–$117k
Degree
Required
Experience asked
3+ years
Industry
Food & beverage
Posted
23 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

An engineer-level reliability role at Hormel Foods (food & beverage) in Montevideo, MN. Typically, 50% or more of time spent out in the manufacturing area working directly with assigned staff.

They ask for
3+ years · degree required
Base pay
$84k–$117k
Day to day
relocation help

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

Reliability Engineer roles in Minnesota: typical posted base $95k–$130k. This one lists $84k–$117k.

Median of the low and high ends of 12 live postings that list pay, out of 16 reliability engineer openings in Minnesota, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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

How this role compares

Against 15 other live reliability postings in Minnesota.

Base pay
About 11% below similar roles

Typical $95k–$130k, from 11 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
Less than usual (3+ vs 5+)

Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Team leadership 38%
  • Root cause 31%
  • Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 31%
  • FDA / GMP 25%

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

It asks for 3+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

At a glance

Promotion path mentionedRelocation help

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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.

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Qualifications

  • ✓A minimum of 3 years of Maintenance Engineering experience.
  • ✓Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Technology, Engineering Technology, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Agriculture Engineering, or a related field.
  • ✓Innovative, have good technical and mechanical knowledge, and possess excellent interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills
  • ✓Ability to move to another shift every 12-18 months
  • ✓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 at least 18 years or older.
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Maintenance Engineer – Montevideo, MN

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

About Hormel Foods —

Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minnesota, is a global branded food company with approximately $12 billion in annual revenue. Its brands include PLANTERS ® , SKIPPY ® , SPAM ® , HORMEL ® NATURAL CHOICE ® , APPLEGATE ® , 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. For more information, visit hormelfoods.com .

The person in this position

  • •Applies good engineering and technical practices to ensure personnel and food safety.
  • •Directly manages 2 – 20 hourly maintenance team members.
  • •Assigns work daily and manages priorities of the team to meet plant and department metrics.
  • •Typically, 50% or more of time spent out in the manufacturing area working directly with assigned staff.
  • •Guides the technical development of all assigned staff and ensure timely completion of all assigned training.
  • •Verifies work completion and quality of assigned staff.
  • •Administrative duties such as reviewing/approving of payroll, time off requests, and other reports as required.
  • •Manage contractor and OEM support within assigned department(s) and plantwide as assigned.
  • •Ensure budget compliance related to maintenance for assigned department(s) including labor, parts & supplies, and contractor/OEM work.
  • •Applies engineering and technical analysis, judgment, and best practices to identify and implement improvements to plant operations.
  • •Improvements to preventative maintenance tasks to improve equipment reliability.
  • •Equipment modifications to improve productivity, quality, and/or reliability.
  • •Identify part modifications or substitutions to lower maintenance costs.
  • •Utilizes the company's Enterprise Asset Management System and supports its use as a key management information tool.
  • •Work cross-functionally with other departments and departmental leaders to meet or exceed plant and departmental metrics.
  • •Applies the continuous improvement process philosophy in all daily activities.
  • •Ensures compliance with local, state and federal codes and regulations pertaining to the building, production areas and environment.
  • •Manages project work as assigned. (Supervisor assists project work as assigned)

Location/shift

  • •Montevideo, MN
  • •1st Shift, hours are 5:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., and the schedule is Monday - Friday, and every 3rd weekend

Advancement

  • •Maintenance Engineering is often the stepping stone to corporate engineering, project engineering, design engineering, or plant management.
  • •Additional opportunities may exist in different departments, facilities, or subsidiaries
  • •Hormel Foods' "promote-from-within" philosophy rewards outstanding performance

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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