Maintenance Manager

Bimbo Bakeries USA•South Saint Paul, MN

5d•$101,000 - $131,300

About The Position

The Maintenance Manager leads the maintenance department and supports bakery operational excellence. The role oversees the department’s financial and reliability health, develops Team Leaders and Associates, and works with bakery and business-unit leadership to improve performance across people, asset reliability, quality, safety, service, and cost. The manager promotes a culture of integrity, accountability, teamwork, continuous improvement, and operational excellence, while ensuring production is on schedule and shipments meet orders. The position is responsible for establishing department priorities, facilitating problem-solving, delivering safety and quality outcomes, and managing budgets, including capital investments, the parts room, pan glazing, downtime, and damages. It also involves coaching and developing Team Leaders, supporting efficient production processes, and implementing Operations Excellence initiatives across manufacturing facilities and processes. The role requires travel for meetings, Factory Acceptance Testing, benchmarking, and related activities, averaging 10–15% of the time. A Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or a related field is preferred; a high school diploma or GED is required. Five or more years of hands-on maintenance management experience is required.

Requirements

Five or more years of hands-on management experience in maintenance.
High school diploma or GED required.
Operational background in electrical circuitry, refrigeration, fuel-burning equipment, and machine mechanics.
Conceptual knowledge of PLC programming.
Conceptual knowledge of Predictive Maintenance techniques.
Familiarity with lean tools or a similar statistical process and control system.
Knowledge of safety and environmental-related concepts, including compliance with State, Federal, and Local regulations.
Ability to travel an average of 10–15% of the time for meetings, Factory Acceptance Testing, benchmarking, and related activities.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or a related field preferred.
AIB certification preferred.
PLC programming experience preferred; PLC programming proficiency is ideal.
A combination of education, training, and experience demonstrating competency may be substituted for the stated education and experience.

Responsibilities

Oversee the financial and reliability health of the maintenance department, including creating and maintaining annual budgets.
Lead the growth and development of Team Leaders and Associates.
Build a culture that values people and community and acts with integrity.
Partner with Business Unit leadership, bakery leadership, and cross-functional teams to identify and implement profit-driving strategies and programs.
Uphold and promote the E5 Leadership Behaviors: Embrace the Consumer, Ensure Operational Capabilities, Empower and Involve, Engage and Develop, and Expect Ownership and Accountability.
Coach Team Leaders toward an empowered, problem-solving mentality and world-class standards.
Support collaboration across departments to resolve issues and ensure production is on schedule and shipments meet orders.
Set department priorities and facilitate problem-solving processes and teams to identify, implement, and communicate solutions.
Deliver key performance indicators for people, asset reliability, quality, safety, service, and cost.
Develop Team Leaders’ core competencies through onboarding, training, coaching, and consistent performance feedback.
Achieve safety goals, deliver safety awareness programs, and comply with workplace standards, company policies, and government regulations.
Ensure product quality by identifying and prioritizing focus issues and bringing solutions to them.
Manage budgets for capital investments, Parts Room Optimization, pan glazing, downtime, and damages.
Equip Team Leaders to serve sales by analyzing data to ensure production processes run efficiently and the team is set up for success.
Set data-based priorities and build plans with Team Leaders, fellow Department Leaders, and the Bakery Leader to improve business KPIs.
Maintain Operations Excellence standards in the department and travel for meetings, Factory Acceptance Testing, benchmarking, and related activities.
Drive continuous improvement and operational excellence, including change initiatives, adoption of lean tools, process capability, and operational discipline.
Develop and inspire associates through coaching, guidance, and leadership that supports greater responsibility and contribution.