Wet End Maintenance Mechanic 2 (Crew D) Grand Forks, ND
J.R. Simplot · Grand Forks, ND
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Food & beverage
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at J.R. Simplot (food & beverage) in Grand Forks, ND.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Welding
- Openings
- 3 with this title at this site
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 2992 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
North Dakota plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 18 other live reliability postings in North Dakota.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 4+)
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 68%
- ✓ Welding 42%
- PLC 32%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: J.R. Simplot in Grand Forks
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Full description from J.R. SimplotAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Key Responsibilities
- ◆Ensures there is no injury to self or others by following safe work practices (including Standard Operating Procedures) and policies.
- ◆Food Safety is everyone’s responsibility.
- ◆Attend and participate in all training activities for the position. Ensure the acquired skills and knowledge are applied.
- ◆Ensures sanitation of equipment and housekeeping of the entire facility.
- ◆Ensures self-compliance with Company policies, Standard Operating Procedures, and the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
- ◆Must be a team player and help to meet operational goals.
- ◆Conducts oneself in a professional manner and ensures that personal appearance meets the standards necessary to perform the job functions while representing the Company.
- ◆Performs all such other duties as may be reasonably assigned by Manager.
- ◆Under the direction of the maintenance team lead and supervisor, as well as other qualified maintenance department personnel, installs, troubleshoots, repairs and maintains plant equipment.
- ◆Responds to mechanical line calls, completes assigned work orders, plans and schedules additional work as needed.
- ◆Ensures spare parts are available for plant systems and orders parts as required.
- ◆Performs preventive maintenance on all plant equipment.
- ◆Maintains work area and equipment in a clean, organized and operable fashion.
- ◆Accurately fills out and maintains the daily log.
- ◆Communicates with Supervisors, Shift Managers, Team Leaders and other department personnel regarding equipment and/or line conditions.
- ◆Able to read and understand training materials, operation and maintenance manuals, equipment shop drawings related to the task, and complete paperwork in a timely manner.
- ◆Utilize unscheduled/scheduled downtimes maximizing opportunity work time.
- ◆Ensures work area is maintained in a sanitary condition to comply with good manufacturing practices for food plants.
Typical Education
- ✓High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
- ✓AAS in Industrial Maintenance (or equivalent), or 2 years of facility or plant maintenance experience.
Qualifications
- ✓Ability to comprehend and retain written procedures.
- ✓Knowledge of general and job-specific safety practices.
Ability to work with hazardous and corrosive chemicals.
Ability to work in extreme conditions (hot, cold, humid, slippery environments).
Ability to identify hazards and report them appropriately.
Acceptable safety record.
- ✓Ability to read and understand:
- ✓Mechanical drawings, Isometric drawings, Exploded-view drawings
- ✓Understanding and use of
- ✓Hand tools & Power tools
Other Information
Shift: 7pm - 7am "Pitman Shift Style"
Wage: $31.83 p/hr + Nights Differential
Job Requisition ID : 26218
Travel Required : None
Location(s) : GF Plant - Grand Forks
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The J.R. Simplot Company is a diverse, privately held global food and agriculture company headquartered in Boise, Idaho. We are a true farm-to-table company with an integrated portfolio including food processing and food brands, phosphate mining, fertilizer manufacturing, farming, ranching and cattle production, and other enterprises related to agriculture.
Summary
This position will be responsible for maintaining the mechanical operation of all plant equipment in the Process, Packaging, Logistics, Raw Receiving, Water Resources, and Digester Areas. The goal of this position is to gain the experience and proficiency to maintain plant equipment. It is imperative that the person conduct themself in a manner that ensures alertness and constant awareness of the safe and proper operation of equipment and associated components.
This individual must have a working knowledge of safe work practices, plant equipment, mechanical repair procedures (to include welding), and equipment installation under the supervision of the Maintenance Team Leader, Maintenance Supervisor, and other qualified maintenance personnel.
Country: United States
If the Simplot Company decides to offer you this position, such offer will be conditioned on your satisfactory completion of a post-offer criminal background check. For Washington Job Applicants, see the Washington State Attorney General’s Washington Fair Chance Act Guide and RCW 49.94.010 for more information.**
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