Join America’s favorite family bakery since 1934—home of Little Debbie®, Drake’s® Cakes, and Sunbelt Bakery® Granola Bars. Work with legacy brands that bring smiles to faces nationwide, including yours. You’ll experience a culture committed to work-life balance, guaranteed time off, and supportive health and wellness offerings. Enjoy profit sharing, long-term job security, and a range of exciting career paths. When you join McKee Foods, you’ll discover a better way to live and work.

Pay

$26.78 - $32.89/ hour, depending on experience and qualifications

Schedule

1st Shift (Monday – Friday, 6:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.), other hours as needed

On-site

Location

10618 Apison Pike Collegedale, TN 37415

Job Summary

McKee Foods is seeking a Sheet Metal Fabricator to join our Corporate Shop team..

• Operate Sheet Metal equipment including shears, brakes, rollers, and hand tools to build new guards, chutes, ducts, etc. for the modification of plant machinery
• Build and help install new equipment in the plants
• Travel to branch locations for installations as needed
• Use computers to manage workload, charge time and materials and track daily schedules

Required Qualifications

• Less than two years full-time work experience
• Ability and willingness to work independently, within teams, and with other departments
• High School Diploma or GED
• Demonstrated experience and abilities with sheet metal
• Strong Mechanical Aptitude
• MIG/TIG welding experience
• Demonstrated abilities in shop mathematics
• Excellent attitude with a strong work ethic
• Proven work and attendance record with solid recommendations
• Commitment to personal safety and food safety
• Willingness to work overtime, other shifts and weekends as required
• Willing to travel to branch plants occasionally
• Regularly lift up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally move more than 100 pounds
• LTO license (or ability to obtain). A good driving record is required

Preferred Qualifications

• Good computer knowledge and associated skills
• Aptitude for project leadership
• Working knowledge of AutoCad, Solidworks, and CNC programming
• Millwright experience or HVAC.
• Proficient MIG/TIG welding skills
• Apprenticeship or equivalent vocational-technical training
• Experience with crane rigging and setting heavy equipment
• Ability and willingness to work independently with minimal supervision

Benefits

• Competitive weekly pay
• Profit-sharing cash bonus program
• 401(k) with matching contributions
• Paid Time Off (for vacation, holidays, sick time, personal time, etc.)
• Medical insurance, including health, dental, vision and prescription drug plan
• Supplemental plans, including life insurance
• Fully-paid parental leave
• Health Center and Pharmacy
• Mental wellness counseling (on-site in TN, virtual elsewhere)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Credit Union
• Exercise and recreation facility
• Wellness programs with incentives
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Short-term and long-term disability (company-paid)