Packaging Mechanic

Job Description:

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

$32.83 - $38.29 / hour, depending on experience and qualifications

Plus shift differential of $2.00 for any hours worked on 3rd Shift

Schedule

3rd Shift (Sunday – Thursday, 10:00 p.m. – 6:30 a.m.)

Clock out for lunch & other days and hours as needed

Onsite

Location

272 Patton Farm Road Stuarts Draft, Virginia 24477

Job Summary

McKee Foods is seeking a Packaging Mechanic to join our Maintenance team.

  • Install, maintain, troubleshoot and repair all equipment necessary to the manufacturing function in the packaging and shipping areas
  • Perform other related duties as needed

Required Qualifications

  • Basic understanding of pneumatics and power transmissions (chain drives, e.g.)
  • Ability to properly remove and install bearings
  • Ability to troubleshoot basic mechanical equipment
  • Ability to read mechanical blueprints and drawings
  • Accurate measuring ability
  • Ability to furnish own tools
  • Demonstrated ability to promote continuous process improvement and LEAN principles

Preferred Qualifications

  • Two years of industrial maintenance experience
  • Experience as a Maintenance Utility at McKee Foods
  • Mechanical and/or electrical training at a technical school
  • Sketching ability
  • Pneumatics and/or Hydraulics experience
  • Basic machine shop skills
  • Basic welding skills
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Lift Truck Operator (L.T.O.) 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)
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

Date Posted: 2026-04-24

Requisition Number: R0033670

Job Category: Maintenance/Facilities

Location: Stuarts Draft, VA

Job Profile: MS0136 - Pkg Mechanic-Multi Skilled

EOE: We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

Why Work at McKee Foods