**Maintenance Engineer - Austin, MN** Shift Hours: Annual shift rotation between 1st, 2nd and 3rd To save time applying, Hormel Foods does not offer sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas for this position at this time. • *Hormel Foods Corporation** • *ABOUT HORMEL FOODS -** **_Inspired People. Inspired Food._** Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minnesota, is a global branded food company with approximately $12 billion in annual revenue across more than 80 countries worldwide. Its brands include Planters®, Skippy®, SPAM®, Hormel® Natural Choice®, Applegate®, Justin's®, Wholly®, Hormel® Black Label®, Columbus®, Jennie-O® and more than 30 other beloved brands. The company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, was named one of the best companies to work for by U.S. News & World Report, one of America's most responsible companies by Newsweek, recognized by TIME magazine as one of the World's Best Companies, and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts. The company lives by its purpose statement - Inspired People. Inspired Food. - to bring some of the world's most trusted and iconic brands to tables across the globe. For more information, visit . Apply best practices in maintenance and operations and actively support continuous reliability improvement to optimize physical assets as well as guide and direct a staff of skilled maintenance technicians. • *RESPONSIBILITIES:** + Makes departmental decisions regarding maintenance (maintenance management) + Develops an understanding of the equipment and manufacturing processes + Trains and supervises mechanics, electricians, plumbers and other skilled trades + Offers sound technical and engineering advice for facilities performance improvement + Utilizes a CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) + Uses CAD to gather information and design custom alterations to equipment + Selects vendors for equipment purchases + Troubleshoots mechanical processes + Installs and starts-up new equipment and processes + Develops creative ideas to cut costs + Supervises equipment design changes + Monitors and controls energy use + Researches alteration requests and provides justification + Negotiates and oversees contract work + Authorizes, delegates and follows-up with maintenance work-orders, schedules preventive maintenance for equipment + Ensures safety and security of physical plant and facilities + Verifies and completes administrative work + Communicates department projects with plant management • *QUALIFICATIONS:** + A minimum of 3 years of Maintenance Engineering experience. + Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Technology, Engineering Technology, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Agriculture Engineering, or a related field. + Innovative, have good technical and mechanical knowledge, and possess excellent interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills + Applicants must not now, or at any time in the future, require employer sponsorship for a work visa. + Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer. • *LOCATION:** Austin, MN • *BENEFITS** : Hormel Foods offers an excellent benefits package. Competitive base salary plus target incentive, discretionary annual merit increase, annual performance review, medical, dental, vision, non-contributory pension, profit sharing, 401(k), stock purchase plan, paid personal time off (PTO), FREE two-year community or technical college tuition for children of employees, relocation assistance and more. On-the-job training, certifications and opportunities to expand skill sets. • *ADVANCEMENT:** + Maintenance Engineering is often the stepping stone to corporate engineering, project engineering, design engineering, or plant management. + Additional opportunities may exist in different departments, facilities, or subsidiaries + Hormel Foods' "promote-from-within" philosophy rewards outstanding performance _The base pay range for this position $82,500 to $115,500 per year; however, actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to job-related knowledge, skills set, level of experience, and specific office location._ _At Hormel we invite difference and diversity in all aspects. We offer a space of support, understanding, and community. We are committed to the journey! Learn more about our progress here:_ _ _Hormel Foods provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability._ • *Requisition ID** : 31755 Hormel Foods Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
See More Details >>Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. We're excited to share an opportunity to join a cutting-edge project involving the development and enhancement of a voice-based bot platform built on top of an LLM (Large Language Model) framework. The scope of work includes collaborating on a highly scalable, consumer-facing system designed for production environments with significant traffic. Ideal candidates should be enthusiastic about emerging technologies in the LLM space, as this role offers hands-on experience with advanced tools and the chance to explore innovative solutions within a rapidly evolving AI landscape. If you are located in Austin, Chicago or Minneapolis, you will have the flexibility to work remotely*, as well as work in the office as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week. Primary Responsibilities: • Help design and develop the next generation of NLP, ML & AI products, and services for healthcare • Develop machine learning and deep learning models and systems in domains including, but not limited to: NLP, NLU, NLG, SLU and multidimensional time series forecasting among others • Exposure in RAG, LangChain, VectorDBs • Ability to Quantize, Optimize GenAI models • Manage NLP & ML models lifecycle for a suite of products • Run large complex proof-of-concepts for the healthcare business • Manage prioritization and technology work for building NLP, ML & AI solutions • Lead the full end-to-end machine learning development process including data ingestion and preparation, feature engineering, analysis and modeling, model deployment, performance tracking and documentation • Establish best practices for end-to-end deep learning and machine learning development cycle to ensure rigor in process and quality in outcome • Work with a great deal of autonomy to find solutions to complex problems • Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in. Required Qualifications: • 5+ years of experience in delivering AI/ML projects in a production environment, preferably consumer-facing and high-traffic systems • 5+ years of client-side application development, with a solid track record of building scalable and performant user-facing applications • 5+ years of hands-on coding experience in JavaScript or Python-must be comfortable writing production-quality code • 3+ years of hands-on development experience with Large Language Models (LLMs), including prompt engineering, fine-tuning, or custom LLM orchestration • 2+ years of experience working with agentic AI architectures, including task decomposition, memory management, and autonomous agent workflows Preferred Qualifications: • Experience working with AWS Bedrock, including deploying and orchestrating foundation models within a managed environment • Hands-on experience integrating conversational AI platforms like Amazon Lex V2 with backend services or bots, especially for voice-based or multi-turn conversations • Familiarity with AWS Lambda for building scalable, serverless microservices that integrate with LLM workflows or bot architectures • Experience with Amazon Kendra, Amazon SageMaker, or AWS Step Functions is a plus, especially in the context of LLM-powered knowledge retrieval or orchestration • Understanding of event-driven architecture and serverless patterns using AWS SNS/SQS, API Gateway, and DynamoDB • Experience deploying and monitoring LLM-enabled bots in Amazon Connect or other customer engagement platforms • Experience in deploying scalable solutions to complex problems, from defining the problem, implementing the solution, and launching the new product successfully • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines on AWS (e.g., CodePipeline, CodeBuild) for automating model updates and bot deployments • Proven skills in the following: • NLP, NLU, NLI • Models: GPT, Llama, Mistral • Model Optimization • Retrieval & Ranking, RAG, RAGAS • All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $89,900 to $160,600 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable. At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission. UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations. UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
See More Details >>Posted: 9/25/2025 3:56:19 PM NDT.org Job Number: 81588 * Please reference NDT.org Job Number on all correspondence Contact: Shaunte Payne Company: Acuren State: TX Texas Contact: Shaunte Payne Country: United States Web: https://uscaree...n/job?mode=view Email: shaunte.payne@acuren.com Acuren is currently recruiting for a Lead Pipeline Integrity Technician to support our regional operations in Duluth, MN. The position provides highly specialised expertise in an advanced field responsible to provide technical, procedural, project and resource recommendations to support the delivery of specific technical services. The role reviews and recommends the adoption of new technology, delivers specialized equipment and technical training to staff, validates individual competency levels and ensures the currency and application of work acceptance criteria. The position also engages in project planning and execution, provides technical review and approval of procedures, techniques, standards and reports, and supports business development and service line growth. Skills Responsibilities Calibrate nondestructive test equipment Conduct tests to ensure quality or detect discontinuities (defects) using NDT methods of inspection Establish techniques for proper examination of objects under inspection, ensuring strict adherence to safety regulations Apply testing criteria in accordance with applicable specifications or standards and evaluate results Organize and report test results Perform specialized inspections Review of pipeline integrity inspection reports, including assisting other pipeline integrity technicians with reporting Attending operational meetings with client engineers and project managers Maintaining open lines of communication between clients and pipeline integrity technicians Updating pipeline integrity databases and managing FTP sites Tracking the status of priority digs and ensuring all inspection and testing meets client specifications Assisting in technician training Assisting with dig package and cost estimating Maintaining metrics on reporting, costs, productivity etc. Resolving any technical issues in the field Reporting the results obtained from investigations May instruct and supervise others Perform other job related tasks by manager Requirements Post-secondary degree in an Engineering or technical field is preferred Client (Embridge , designation) Level II PT, MT, and UT II Shear wave with Advanced Sizing & Detection Technique or above required Knowledge of the pipeline industry and, more specifically, pipeline integrity inspections required Superior communication skills, both oral and written. Organizational and time management skill Interpersonal and leadership skills. Technical proficiency and attention to detail are essential to the position Computer literate with Microsoft Office skills (including Word and Excel) Ability to manage and organize large and varied amounts of data Experience in report/scientific writing Experience with AutoCAD a plus Technical background in NDT methods and procedures Highschool School Diploma/GED Required Benefits Competitive salary Medical, dental, and supplemental insurance 401K Plan Paid Holidays Paid Time Off Company Overview Acuren is a trusted, single source provider of technology-enabled asset protection solutions used to evaluate the structural integrity of critical energy, industrial and public infrastructures. Committed to delivering a Higher Level of Reliability, Acuren provides an unrivaled spectrum of capabilities including inspection, traditional and advanced NDE/NDT, failure analysis, rope access, materials engineering, field engineering, reliability engineering, drones, robotics, V-Deck and condition-based monitoring services. Our work is critical to the integrity and safety of industrial firms, including petroleum refinery, pipeline, power generation, pulp & paper, mining, pharmaceutical, aerospace and automotive industries. Acuren employs over 4,000 dedicated professionals supporting the mechanical integrity and inspection programs of the world’s largest industrial segments. Acuren is a market leader. Our formula for success is straightforward: be capable locally, with certified and well-equipped personnel supported by trained, experienced leaders. Continuing to build on a strong heritage of safety, quality and professionalism, Acuren strives to maintain incident free work environments, pursues advanced technical developments, and supports reliability programs that are valued by clients and employees. Apply for this job online Email this job to a friend Share on your newsfeed We commit to an equal employment opportunity workplace. Consideration for employment is based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as established by applicable law.
See More Details >>Embarking on a career in the mechanical trade in Austin, MN, typically begins with an apprenticeship, blending hands-on experience with classroom learning, allowing individuals to earn while they learn. Apprenticeships last about three to four years, requiring extensive training under licensed professionals. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are approximately 503,000 mechanical trade professionals nationwide, with wages averaging around $754 per week in Austin, MN. The job outlook is promising, with an expected 11% growth from 2023 to 2033. Trade schools, unions, and platforms like HireLevel help aspiring mechanical professionals find apprenticeship opportunities, leading to a career with strong earning potential—often exceeding $954 per week for experienced professionals.
