Candidates applying for Maintenance Mechanic roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Smithfield Foods overall takes an average of 20 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Smithfield Foods as a Maintenance Mechanic according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Background check: 17%
Drug test: 17%
Other: 17%
Presentation: 17%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Smithfield Foods (Kinston, NC) in Apr 2014
Interview
I did a first interview at a hiring conference with one person who use to be a mechanic and if he liked you then he would recommend an interview with the maintenance superintendent.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If a machine is down how would you trouble shoot it to find out what is wrong?
I applied online. I interviewed at Smithfield Foods (Saint Charles, IL) in Aug 2017
Interview
I first got a phone interview and then I went in to interview at the facility a week later. I interviewed with human resource and the plant manager. The human resource person was friendly and professional. The plant manager was a different story.