Maintenance Mechanic
Mondelez · Portland, OR
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Industry
- Food & beverage
- Posted
- 16 days ago
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A technician-level reliability role at Mondelez (food & beverage) in Portland, OR.
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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.
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How this role compares
Against 22 other live reliability postings in Oregon.
- Experience asked
- Not stated
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- Welding 39%
- Team leadership 30%
- Automation 22%
- PLC 22%
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Job Description
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.
You independently operate and maintain at least one process, equipment or systems following autonomous maintenance (AM) standards and use your technical skills to improve line and/or system performance to meet business needs.
How you will contribute
You are a key ingredient in changing how the world snacks. With coaching, you will operate and maintain equipment to deliver on our safety, quality, cost, delivery, sustainability and morale targets. You will use execute all standard work processes on your equipment using AM (autonomous maintenance) and PM (progressive maintenance) standards and ensure that safety processes are observed, and that quality assurance activities are performed. You will understand the losses in their area and equipment and report them.
What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in:
- •Operating machines with coaching
- •Safety and quality standards for operating machines
- •Reading and writing, and fluently conversant in the language of communication as appropriate to the site
- •Collaborating well in a diverse work environment
More about this role
Work schedule
4 on & 4 off
6.30 pm - 6.30 am OR
6.30 am - 6.30 pm
Salary and Benefits
The hourly wage for this position is $41.99/hour. The position offers healthcare benefits, retirement benefits, and paid time off, in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Some of these benefits have eligibility requirements.
Business Unit Summary
The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, we produce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands—including Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products —are close at hand for our consumers across the country.
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Job Type
Regular
Manufacturing core
Manufacturing