Agriculture Diesel Mechanic - Military Veterans

Excellence. Pride. Integrity. Compassion. Trust. Are you ready to plant your career in a place where words like these serve as the foundation for doing business every day? At Michigan Sugar, our purpose is Making Life Sweeter, and our mission is Creating Growth and Opportunity.

Michigan Sugar Company has an immediate full-time opportunity for a Agriculture Diesel Mechanic, located at the Bay City Factory.

Job Summary:

Employees maintain diesel equipment operational by completing inspections and preventative maintenance requirements; correcting vehicle deficiencies, making adjustments and alignments, and keeping accurate records.

Prerequisites:

Work history includes the ability to/have:

• Degree and/or course work from vocational schools in diesel or automotive operation or maintenance.
• Must have physical ability to stand strenuous and dangerous work environments
• Possess physical strength to operate heavy and power-driven equipment with manual or electronic methods of operation
• Ability to work in teams and take direction when needed
• Ability to communicate and interact both verbally and written
• Possess a keen eye to details and good decision making skills
• Manage effectively, emergency situations, work pressure and stress
• Ability to complete work projects on time and in an effective manner
• Possess a deep analytical understanding and problem solving skills
• Can work independently with minimum supervision
• Good relationship building ability with fellow employees, shareholders, and truck drivers.
• CDL License or ability to obtain one within reasonable amount of time.

Preferred Prerequisites:

• Possess a high school diploma or equivalent

Job Duties:

• Determines vehicle condition by conducting inspections and diagnostic tests;

identifying worn and damaged parts.

• Keeps equipment available for use by completing preventative maintenance schedules, installing component and part upgrades, controlling corrosion, and completing winterization procedures.
  
• Corrects vehicle deficiencies by removing, repairing, adjusting, overhauling, assembling, disassembling, and replacing major assemblies, sub-assemblies, components, parts, or systems, such as, power and drive trains, electrical, air conditioning, fuel, emission, brake, steering, and hydraulics. Make adjustments and alignments including bearing loads, gear tooth contact, valve mechanisms, governors, oil systems, control linkages, clutches, and traction units.
  
• Verifies vehicle performance by conducting test drives, adjusting controls and systems.
  
• Complies with Federal and State vehicle requirements by testing engine safety and combustion control standards.
  
• Maintains vehicle appearance by cleaning, washing, and painting as needed.
  
• Maintains vehicle records by annotating services and repairs.
  
• Keeps shop equipment operating by following operating instructions, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies, performing preventative maintenance, and calling for repairs as needed.
  
• Contain costs by using warranties, evaluating service and part options.
  
• Keeps supplies ready and available by inventorying stock, placing orders, verifying receipt.
  
• Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading technical and regulation publications.
  
• Enhance agricultural maintenance department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests, exploring opportunities to add value to job tasks.

This list of duties and responsibilities (both generally and specifically) is not intended to be all-inclusive. Other duties or responsibilities may be assigned from time to time as needed.

Michigan Sugar Company offers competitive salary, opportunity for professional growth, and provides excellent medical insurance 100% company paid. A comprehensive benefits package includes: dental and life insurances, 401k match, paid holidays, vacation, sick leave and more. To learn more visit www.michigansugar.com .

Michigan Sugar Company was founded in 1906 when six smaller sugar companies merged their operations. In 2002, Michigan Sugar Company became a grower-owned cooperative and in 2004, it merged with Monitor Sugar Company to form the company that exists today.

Michigan Sugar Company is headquartered in Bay City and has sugar beet processing facilities in Bay City, Caro, Croswell and Sebewaing, Michigan. Its nearly 900 grower-owners plant and harvest up to 160,000 acres of sugar beets each year in 20 Michigan counties, as well as Ontario, Canada. Those beets are sliced at the factories and turned into about 1.3 billion pounds of sugar annually.

That sugar is sold to industrial, commercial and retail customers under the Pioneer and Big Chief brands.

Michigan Sugar Company has 930 year-round employees and an additional 1,100 seasonal workers. It is the No. 1 employer in Huron County, the No. 2 employer in Bay and Sanilac counties and the No. 3 employer in Tuscola County. The company's annual payroll is more than $65 million and its annual local economic impact is about $500 million.

Michigan Sugar Company is the third largest of eight sugar beet processing companies in the United States and Michigan is one of 11 states where sugar beets are grown in the country.

Michigan Sugar Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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