Assistant Maintenance Manager

Bimbo Bakeries USA•Orangeburg, SC

42d

About The Position

Have you ever enjoyed Arnold®, Brownberry® or Oroweat® bread? A Thomas’® English muffin or bagel? Or perhaps snacked on a Sara Lee®, Entenmann’s® or Marinela® cake or donut? If the answer is yes, then you know Bimbo Bakeries USA! More than 20,000 associates in bakeries, sales centers, offices and on sales routes work to ensure our consumers have the freshest products at every meal. In addition to competitive pay and benefits, we provide a safe and inclusive work environment that appreciates diversity, promotes development and allows our associates to be their authentic selves. #LI-JV1 Come join the largest baking company in the world and our family of 20,000 associates nationwide! The Assistant Maintenance Leader is responsible for providing leadership within the Maintenance Department in the Baking facility, ensuring the highest standards of safety, quality, and sanitation. This role supports the Maintenance Department Leader through assisting to lead the team of mechanics, overseeing mid-size capital projects, and ensuring smooth operations of preventative maintenance programing.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent.
Minimum 3-5 years’ supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably in the food industry.
Strong communication, leadership, and team-building skills, with a strong PLC knowledge base being a plus. Experience in electrical circuitry, bread and roll production equipment repair, refrigeration, and fuel-burning equipment is essential.
Must be computer literate and have a proven ability to build, develop, and lead teams.
Ability to identify various parts and read mechanical and electrical drawings, instructions, gauges, meters, etc.

Nice To Haves

Technical or BA degree in a related field or AIB Maintenance Correspondence Course a plus.
Strong PLC knowledge base being a plus.

Responsibilities

Execute the Bakery’s preventive and predictive maintenance programs to ensure reliable operational performance of bakery equipment and processes.
Plan, organize, direct, and control the work performed by Mechanics utilizing the plant’s PM program.
Provide coverage in the absence of the Maintenance Department Leader and technical support for controls, electrical, and mechanical systems and equipment.
Manage and improve all components and software required to efficiently operate a primarily automated manufacturing line.
Monitor Maintenance Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and PM system reports, using these reports to initiate remedial actions to improve maintenance performance.
Inspect completed work for conformance to specifications and standards, ensure compliance with governmental requirements (OSHA, EPA, FDA), and verify completion of maintenance procedures in line with company policies.
Requisition tools, equipment, and supplies necessary for maintenance activities.
Ensure maintenance personnel are trained on Lock-Out / Tag-Out, Confined Space, Hazard Material Handling, and Personal Protective Equipment.
Perform tasks that require standing for long periods, climbing, reaching above shoulders, walking, lifting, grasping, kneeling, bending, and twisting. Must ascend and descend building stairways, ladders, and ramps.
Undertake special assignments on a case-by-case basis and perform all other related tasks, including assisting and training other associates as required by supervision.