Process Technician - 3rd Shift
Job Description:
Process Technician - 3rd Shift
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.
Please submit comprehensive work history or a resume covering the past 3 years. Include all periods of employment, unemployment, self-employment, short-term jobs, caregiving, and education. Ensure you provide accurate month and year ranges for each period.
Pay
$20.42
Plus $2.00 / hour shift premium for 3rd shift hours
Schedule
3rd Shift (Sunday-Thursday, 10:00 p.m. - 6:00 a.m.) Other days and hours as needed
Location
Plant 2A Line 203
10260 McKee Road, Collegedale TN 37315
Job Summary
The Process Technician performs multiple functions (crème operator, crème- capper, weighing waste, operating striper, changing over enrobers, etc.) within the process area.
- Set-up and operation of the crème and capper and other equipment as needed
- Setting belt speeds
- Accurate and continual measuring to ensure product is within specs
- Accurate consumption of lots and ingredients
- Accurate reporting in the OPM program
- Responsible for keeping work area and equipment clean and orderly, keep waste to a minimum
- Documenting production reports
- Entering measurement data and analyzing the information
- Perform other duties as needed
Required Qualifications
- Willingness to be flexible and perform tasks and functions as needed
- Self-motivated with a high degree of initiative and ability to work without direct supervision
- Basic math skills
- Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment
- Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks and be organized
- Minor equipment maintenance
- Demonstrated attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to frequently lift and move 50 lbs.
- Steel-toed safety shoes
- Demonstrated ability to determine cause and effect
- Basic computer skills
- Good work, safety, and attendance records
- Knowledge of and adherence to personal safety, company food safety, product purity, and departmental procedures
- Demonstrated ability to communicate and work with management, co-workers and other departments
- Demonstrated ability to work over or come in early to set-up or shut down the line
- Demonstrated ability to train and develop others on equipment and line operating functions
Preferred Qualifications
- OPM, LPS, MIDAS and PC experience
- Mechanical aptitude and skills
- Lift Truck License
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)
Date Posted: 2026-06-11
Requisition Number: R0033453
Job Category: Manufacturing/Production
Location: Collegedale, TN
Job Profile: MC2102 - Process Technician
EOE: We are an Equal Opportunity Employer
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