At a glance
- Pay
- $72k – $84k/yr
- Type
- Full Time
- Location
- Stuarts Draft, Virginia
- Posted
- Aug 27, 2026
- Visa sponsorship
- SometimesFrom recent H-1B filings
- Company size
- Large (5K-10K)
- Industry
- Manufacturing
About the role
Location: Stuarts Draft, VA
Process Mechanic – 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.
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.)
Onsite; other days and hours as needed
Location
272 Patton Farm Road Stuarts Draft, Virginia 24477
Job Summary
- McKee Foods is seeking a Process Mechanic to join our Maintenance team.
- Install, maintain, troubleshoot and repair all equipment necessary to the manufacturing function in process area
- Perform other related duties as needed
Required Qualifications
- Working knowledge and thorough understanding of pneumatics, power transmissions (chain drives, e.g.), pumps, valves and bearing application
- Technical maintenance training
- Ability to troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve mechanical equipment issues
- Ability to read mechanical blueprints and drawings
- Accurate measuring ability
- Ability to furnish personal tools as required on the Process Mechanic tool list
- Demonstrated ability to promote continuous process improvement and LEAN principles
Preferred Qualifications
- Sketching ability
- Four years of industrial maintenance experience
- Experience as a Maintenance Utility at McKee Foods
- Hydraulics experience
- Ability to obtain and maintain an L.T.O. Lift Truck Operator license
- Electrical training at a technical school
Basic welding and fabrication
Basic machine shop
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
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