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)
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
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