Industrial Maintenance Manager
About The Position
Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) is a leading producer of packaged bakery goods in the United States, with 2024 sales of $5.1 billion. The company is known for brands like Nature's Own, Wonder, Dave's Killer Bread, Canyon Bakehouse, and Tastykake. Flowers Foods fosters a culture valuing Honesty & Integrity, Respect & Inclusion, Sustainability, Passion, and Humility, with a commitment to innovation. The Engineering Manager (referred to as Industrial Maintenance Manager in the title) is responsible for ensuring optimal efficiency through project planning, program management, and succession planning, striving for uninterrupted production schedules while adhering to company maintenance standards. This role involves close collaboration with plant leaders, requiring competency in plant safety, legal/labor compliance, and food quality standards. The manager leverages internal and external resources to provide insightful and innovative solutions to all items that impede plant efficiency, production, and departmental morale. Additionally, this role is responsible for contributing to and fostering the professional development, aptitude, and technical expertise/performance of all members of the industrial maintenance department.
Requirements
- 5+ years of proven leadership or supervisory experience, preferably in industrial operations or related field.
- Strong knowledge of project management, quality assurance, and employee development.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field is desired/High school diploma or equivalent is required
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of industrial machinery and preventive maintenance a plus.
Responsibilities
- Manage superintendents and projects: small scale maintenance project planning and down day planning with superintendents
- Manage Capital expenditure (CapEx) program and Maintenance Repair and Operations (MRO) annual planning and forecasting, while teaching superintendent
- Manage employee development and succession planning
- Utilize SAP to review and approve: breakdown report, overtime report, and purchase orders. Must conduct root cause analysis (RCA) of inventory variances
- Review spare parts stock level
- Attend plant operation meetings
- Attend vendor meetings and coordinate planning
- Oversee financial review and reporting, monitoring and reporting on Profit & Loss (P&L) reports for maintenance spend
- Conduct floor walks with superintendent for department-work verification
- Manage equipment trends: parts usage, breakdown frequencies, and top cost contributors
- Conduct critical equipment inspection work verification
- Conduct preventive maintenance (PM) program assessments and modify based on trending, plant needs, and/or changes
- Demonstrate innovative, critical, and strategic thinking
- Practice and comply with all Company policies and procedures (EEO, Harassment, Safety, Sarbanes Oxley, etc.)
- Perform other duties which are deemed by management to be an integral part of the job, including but not limited to fulfillment of work schedules, adherence to attendance policies, and other applicable operating rules, policies and procedures
- Possess or attain licenses required by their respective municipal, county/ward or state regulatory agencies to work with boilers, refrigeration components and various other job-related equipment
Benefits
- Comprehensive health and medical benefits
- 401(k) Retirement savings plan
- Professional growth and leadership training
- Paid vacation, holidays, and parental leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
